The Vancouver Canucks are one point behind Calgary for the final wild-card spot in the West. The Canucks will play with double revenge. Last December, Minnesota won 3-2 in OT as Kirill Kaprizov tallied the winner. In a February 2024 matchup, the Wild won 10-7, with Joel Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov responsible for six of the 10 goals. They are both OUT for this game. The Wild have won two straight despite getting outshot in both games, 64-42. Vancouver has gone 4-3 without Quinn Hughes, and there is a chance he'll be back for this game. Minnesota is ranked 27th in shots against and owns a -164 shot differential. Kevin Lankinen is 8-2 with a 2.43 GAA on Friday's last three seasons.