Canucks Vs Wild Live Stream: Watch Online Free 10:00 ET Friday - Both Teams Coming Off Shutout Victories, Kesler Questionable
Canucks vs Wild live stream: Watch online free 10:00 ET Friday night as both teams are coming off shutout victories after their first game back from the Olympics.
Vancouver defeated the first-place St. Louis Blues 1-0 on Wednesday while Minnesota went into Edmonton last night vs the Oilers and defeated them 3-0. Watch the free live stream online to see who strikes first in what could be a defensive showdown between the Wild (32-21-7) and the Canucks (28-24-9).
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Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves to earn his second shutout of the season for the Wild last night.
"We did a real good job, we were aware of the situation, and everyone was focused tonight," Kuemper said. "It was just a solid team game."
It was the Wild's first game after the break for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and Kuemper told NHL.com that a week of practice helped Minnesota get back to basics.
"We had seven days of practice," he said. "You just use the first two [practices] to get the fundamentals back, and then you worry about the next game. I stuck to my game, and obviously, the team played great in front of me."
The Canucks hadn't tasted victory since beating Phoenix 5-4 in overtime Jan. 26, literally a month. The 1-0 victory could keep this team in the playoff-race as they have slipped toward the back end of the top 8 of the past two months.
"It feels very good to be able to shut the door. It was very big for our team. It's a big relief," said Lack, who improved to 4-1-2 with a 1.90 goals-against average at home. "I feel like I have been working on this start for a while and I was really excited to play. And, (goalie coach Rollie Melanson) has been bugging me for weeks saying we need to win these 1-0 games, so it's huge."
Ryan Kesler leads the team with 20 goals but was sidelined Wednesday due to a hand injury suffered in Sochi. He is listed as questionable for Friday night's game.
"It's making progress," Kesler, who denied rumors that he asked out of Vancouver with the trade deadline less than a week away, told NHL.com. "You always hope to play, I always want to play. I didn't want to sit out last game, but I think the couple extra days of rest helped.