Preview: Minnesota Wild looking to apply more pressure on Canucks

Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty ImagesGoing into Game 1 of the Minnesota Wild’s play-in series against the Vancouver Canucks, many (including myself) were expecting the Vancouver offense to have a field day against a Wild team that struggled to keep pucks out of the net during the regular season.

Funny how things turn out.

When: 9:45 p.m. CT

Where: Rogers Place

TV: USA, Sportsnet, FS-N

Radio: KFAN 100.3 FM

Stream: NHL.TV, Fox Sports Go App

Instead of succumbing to the Canucks’ electrifying young talent, the Wild completely shut them down and put together a convincing 3-0 shutout win to kick off the series. Jared Spurgeon, one of the best defensemen on the planet that no one seems to talk…