It’s so emotional time of the season. Every one matters so much. And every loss sucks even more,” said Wild forward Marco Rossi.

Three hit goal posts and one bad late third-period shift cost the Wild during a 3-1 defeat at Rogers Arena on Friday.

Minnesota fell to a wild-card spot and now must chase teams that improved their rosters at the trade deadline.

The Vancouver Canucks took down the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Arena with a strong goaltending performance from Kevin Lankinen and a solid team effort. Head Coach Rick Tocchet said he liked the team’s start and the resolve from his group to close the game out.

Declining to sell in a historic sellers' market is a significant risk. But the die is cast. This is Vancouver's team.

Elias Pettersson scored a power-play goal 16 minutes, 14 seconds into the first period for a 1-0 lead for the Canucks (29-22-11) that held until Brock Faber knotted it up for the Wild (36-23-4) with a power-play goal 7 minutes, 12 seconds into the third period.

After a gritty win over the Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet didn’t hold back. Find out what he revealed about the NHL team’s performance and future plans.

With both teams dealing with injuries to key stars, Neil Parker expects this West Coast clash to be a low-scoring one in Vancouver.