For years since their inception into the National Hockey League, the Minnesota Wild have stifled the Vancouver Canucks with trapping, defensive minded hockey. Last night, the roles were somewhat reversed.
To begin with, let’s evaluate the game for what it really boiled down to: Goaltending. Niklas Backstrom, named the games’ Crown Royal 1st star by CBC, stopped 37 of 39 shots, for a .949 SV%. At the other end, with half the workload, Roberto Luongo earned his 3rd home win of the season, stopping 17 of 18 shots, for a .944 SV%. Backstrom made a huge stop [...]
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Oct18th
FanSided
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