VANCOUVER, BC - JANUARY 27: Brock Boeser #6 of the Vancouver Canucks looks to make a pass during NHL hockey action against the Ottawa Senators at Rogers Arena on January 27, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
On March 25th, 2017, the Vancouver Canucks were gearing up to play the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.
At the time, this contest didn’t have too much significance for the Canucks, aside from airing on a Saturday night. The team, who had missed the playoffs the previous year, was in the middle of their drastic rebuild, and their position in the standings indicated that they were destined to be on the outside looking in once again.