National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vancouver 2, Minnesota 0
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 8, 2008
Where: General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Lyle Seitz
Attendance: 18630
Where: General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Lyle Seitz
Attendance: 18630
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Vancouver Canucks have a 5-2-0-0 record at home this season. The Minnesota Wild have a 5-3-0-0 record on the road.
- Vancouver has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Canucks have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Minnesota has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Wild have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Kevin Bieksa played for 23:23 during 27 shifts and scored 2 points. Kevin Bieksa had 0 goals and 2 assists.
- Vancouver had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
- Minnesota had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota | Vancouver | |
| N/A | Points | Kevin Bieksa 2 |
| N/A | Goals | Sami Salo 1 |
| N/A | Assists | Kevin Bieksa 2 |
| N/A | Power Play Goals | Sami Salo 1 |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Niklas Backstrom .931 | Save Percentage | Roberto Luongo 1.000 |
| Niklas Backstrom 27 | Saves | Roberto Luongo 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| Minnesota | 29 | 0 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 19 | 25 |
| Vancouver | 29 | 2 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 13 | 26 |
Upcoming Games
- Vancouver will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Canucks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .667 after a loss.
- Minnesota will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Wild have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .750 after a loss.