VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Raffi Torres, Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler scored in the first period and the Vancouver Canucks hung on for their sixth straight win with a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.
Kesler added his second goal into an empty net with 3.4 seconds left after the Wild failed to convert two power plays in the final 5 minutes with a chance to tie the game.
Roberto Luongo finished with 32 saves for the league-leading Canucks, who were back home after sweeping a five-game road trip, and became the first NHL team to pass the century mark this season with 101 points.
Minnesota captain Mikko Koivu returned to the lineup after missing 11 games with a broken finger to set up Andrew Brunette’s goal late in the second period, and scored one of his own 4:32 into the third period. They were Minnesota’s first goals in three games but came too late to prevent a third straight loss.
