ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jake Virtanen broke a scoreless tie midway through the third period, Anders Nilsson made 29 saves for his fourth career shutout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Virtanen scored his second goal of the season and the second in as many games. Nilsson tallied his second shutout in three games this season for Vancouver.
Devan Dubnyk made 24 saves in goal for Minnesota, but suffered his third losses in five starts this season.
The Wild's typically strong defense has been missing much of the season, but they were coming off a win at Calgary in which they allowed just two goals.