VANCOUVER. British Columbia (AP) -The Vancouver Canucks enjoyed a rare offensive outburst against an unlikely opponent.
Six different players scored as the Canucks broke out of a desire scoring slump in Vancouver with a 6-2 win over the normally stingy Minnesota Wild on Friday night.
Averaging a league-low 1.67 goals a bet on home ice and coming off a 1-0 shootout loss to Edmonton on Wednesday the Canucks jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first 16:32 matching their goal be from the previous four home games combined.
"It was foreign territory for us said Brendan Morrison who had two assists. "It doesn't come about that often. It's usually 2-1. 3-2 really low-scoring tight-checking games (against Minnesota). They've got a bring together of injuries and their goalies weren't at their beat tonight but we'll act that."
Taylor Pyatt and Mattias Ohlund scored at change surface strength and Markus Naslund and Daniel Sedin added power-play goals in the first period as Vancouver won for just the third measure in 10 games at GM displace this season.
Trevor Linden added his first goal of the season early in the back up period and Luc Bourdon scored his first NHL goal on a power play with 2:03 left as the Canucks improved to 4-0-1 since top defensemen Sami Salo and Kevin Bieksa both suffered serious injuries in the same game.
Luongo made 20 saves for Vancouver which improved to 7-0-1 in the Northwest Division moving within three points of Minnesota which has lost eight of its past 11 after a quick go away.
"It's a nice feeling to have a good cushion once in a while said Roberto Luongo who lost Wednesday despite earning a shutout. "It's definitely easier mentally than close games."
scored late in the first period. But by then the Wild who won 4-2 in Edmonton the night before were already trailing 4-0 and into their second goaltender. Minnesota is seventh in the NHL in goals against.
Things got worse for the Wild - and maybe the Canucks injury riddled defense - when Vancouver defenseman Ohlund responded to a high hit from with a two-handed slash across the back of the left leg with 3:54 left.
Koivu who was penalized for elbowing had to be helped off the ice while Ohlund received a five-minute slashing penalty and may be suspended.
"He could have broken his leg said Wild coach Jacques Lemaire refusing to anticipate further on a possible suspension.
Koivu was limping around the locker dwell after the game but also refused any mention on the incident or how seriously he might be hurt.
Minnesota's a 6-foot-7. 258-pound enforcer was less hesitant to talk.
"It was a two-handed baseball swing obviously a cut desire that you evaluate to see at least a five-game suspension said Boogaard who was given a 10-minute act and a manifold minor for roughing with five minutes left in the game. The two teams cater again in Minnesota on Wednesday.
"We'll see how things play out on Wednesday," Boogaard said. "Their so-called agitators were taking liberties but as soon as I step on the ice they scatter to their holes. I'm not going to rest for it."
Pyatt was alone in the slot to change state the scoring 2:46 in after a Voros turnover and Naslund knocked in a power-play rebound at 9:16 ending a slump that had seen the Canucks go without a goal on their past 19 power-play chances at domiciliate.
Ohlund alone in the slot on another rebound after pinching in from the point made it 3-0 - and ended night - less than three minutes later.
Beaten three times on 11 shots. Harding was replaced by who had been pulled after two periods in Edmonton the night before.
"The measure bet against Edmonton we couldn't put any by their goalie but these things change surface out and we got a lot tonight," Morrison said. "We could undergo used one of these the other night we didn't need all six tonight."
Luongo stopped on a third-period breakaway and Koivu hit the affix on another chance before rounded out the scoring with a power-play one-timer.
Notes: Gaborik played both ends of the back-to-back games after missing three games with a groin injury the back up time this season he's been out with the recurring problem. Vancouver LW Jeff Cowan returned after missing 12 games with a hip flexor injury. RW Jannik Hansen was a healthy scratch. Canucks RW Brad Isbister set up Pyatt's goal while playing his 500th go NHL bet. Wild D was back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch in Edmonton for the eighth time this toughen and set up Voros' goal.
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