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Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Tuesday, January 26, 2027 · Grand Casino Arena

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Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+ and SNP.

This is the third of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canucks

Game 5 of a road trip: Colorado, Nashville, Chicago and Pittsburgh, now Minnesota.

  1. 162027-01-16: vs CBJ
  2. 172027-01-17: no game
  3. 182027-01-18: at COL
  4. 192027-01-19: no game
  5. 202027-01-20: at NSH
  6. 212027-01-21: no game
  7. 222027-01-22: at CHI
  8. 232027-01-23: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 242027-01-24: no game
  10. 252027-01-25: no game
  11. 262027-01-26: at MIN
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~734 mi
traveled since last game
on this road trip
~3,669 mi
on this road trip
local time vs home
+2 h
local time vs home

Wild

Back home after a game in Utah.

  1. 162027-01-16: at STL
  2. 172027-01-17: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 182027-01-18: no game
  4. 192027-01-19: at WPG
  5. 202027-01-20: no game
  6. 212027-01-21: vs DET
  7. 222027-01-22: no game
  8. 232027-01-23: vs NYR
  9. 242027-01-24: no game
  10. 252027-01-25: at UTA
  11. 262027-01-26: vs VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~992 mi
traveled since last game
on the road trip just ended
~1,985 mi
on the road trip just ended
local time vs home
Same time zone
local time vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = back-to-back, the second of two games on consecutive days. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5-on-5
  4. NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5-on-5
  1. NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44 together on the power play
  2. PP2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54 together killing penalties
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5-on-5
  4. NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5-on-5
  1. NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00 together on the power play
  2. PP2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37 together killing penalties

Behind the bench

How each coach tends to run his bench, compared with every other NHL team. Each gray tick is one team, the dashed line is the league average, and the two dots are these teams.

VANMIN

Lines kept together · 2026–27

VAN 71% (13th most settled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Pulling the goalie when down a goal · 2025–26

VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts · 2025–26

VAN 32% (13th most often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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