This was one of those games that it was a shame somebody had to win. A scoreless game throughout with very little action, Jake Virtanen’s goal at 10:07 of the third period was all that would be needed to give the Vancouver Canucks the win. A shame, indeed.
The Wild needed to re-focus on defense having given up a plethora of goals so far this season. I guess you could call giving up just the one tally a positive. However, there just wasn’t much for anything in terms of offense. The Wild failed to challenge Anders Nilsson, and couldn’t raise the puck over the 6-foot, 6-inch goalie that took away everything low.