Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks — 2026-10-25

Sunday, October 25, 2026Final
Wild
4–2
SOG: 34 – 17
Canucks
★Quinn Hughes1G 1A★★Kirill Kaprizov1G 1A★★★Max Sasson1G
Watch:MINNHLWild+SN

SCORING SUMMARY

P1 1:27
Max Shabanov(Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy)
1–0
5v4
P2 14:06
Bobby Brink(Michael McCarron)
2–0
P2 7:05
Quinn Hughes(Joel Eriksson Ek, Max Shabanov)
3–0
5v4
P3 16:22
Kirill Kaprizov(Quinn Hughes)
4–0
P3 13:36
Max Sasson(Filip Hronek, Elias Pettersson)
4–1
P3 3:07
Brock Boeser(Elias Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk)
4–2
MIN
VAN
Expected goals share

MIN controlled play with 73% of expected goals.

5.381.94
High-danger
3010
Chances
4425
Attempts
6244
Shots
3418
Shots by period
1ST
510
VAN 67%
2ND
163
MIN 84%
3RD
135
MIN 72%
Irons (Posts & Crossbars)
2
0
Possession
46.7%
Faceoff %
53.3%
5
Takeaways
6
14
Giveaways · fewer is better
21
Physical & discipline
32
Hits
20
10
Blocks
11
4
Penalty minutes · fewer is better
12
Special teams
Power play · filled = goal, hollow = chance
2 for 5
0 for 1

ANALYTICS LEADERS

Most dangerous shooter
Blake Coleman
MIN · LW · #20
0.80
expected goals
0 goals on 3 shots
Drove play *
Michael McCarron
MIN · C · #47
89%
of expected goals while on the ice
14:49 played
High-danger presence
Quinn Hughes
MIN · D · #43
+16
high-danger chances while on the ice
18 for, 2 against
Goalie
Leevi Meriläinen
VAN · G · #31
+0.89
goals saved above expected
faced 4.89 expected, allowed 4

* min 10 minutes played

GAME GRADE LEADERS

Top forward
Kirill Kaprizov
MIN · LW · #97
8.4
Game Grade
Very good
Production 8.5 · Quality 7.8
Top defenceman
Quinn Hughes
MIN · D · #43
9.5
Game Grade
Elite
Production 8.9 · Quality 9.0
Top goalie
Leevi Meriläinen
VAN · G · #31
6.6
Game Grade
Average
Production 6.2 · Quality 6.9
Best quality of play
Jared Spurgeon
MIN · D · #46
9.5
Quality grade
Elite
Game Grade 8.0 · Production 6.6

Grades run 0 to 10 and an ordinary game is a six. A skater needs 7 minutes of ice time to be graded, a goalie 20. How the Game Grade works

MA INSIGHTS

Game Summary

Kaprizov and Hughes Power the Wild Past the Canucks 4-2

Minnesota cashes in on the power play while Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek ring the iron in a game that was never as close as the score

The Minnesota Wild won by two goals in Vancouver. On the run of play, it could have been many more.

Minnesota outshot the Canucks almost two to one, 34 to 18, and its looks were far more dangerous. Expected goals measure how many goals a team's chances were worth. The Wild's chances added up to 5.38, against 1.94 for Vancouver.

The gap could have been wider still. Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek each rang a shot off the iron. Kaprizov still finished with a goal and an assist.

Quinn Hughes also had a goal and an assist in 26:10 of ice time. Max Shabanov added a goal and a helper of his own.

Michael McCarron and Eriksson Ek each put five shots on net. Bobby Brink scored, and the power play went 2 for 5.

Vancouver drew just one power play and never got going. For the Canucks, the final score was the kindest part of the night.

— by MA Insights AI —
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IRON METRICS

MIN
2Iron Hits
Joel Eriksson Ek (1), Kirill Kaprizov (1)
VAN
0Iron Hits
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