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VANCOUVER CANUCKS<br />
WASHINGTON CAPITALS<br />
<strong>TEAM</strong> INFORMATION<br />
Home Ice (Cap., Built)................................ Rogers Arena (18,910, 1995)<br />
Mailing Address............................................................ 800 Griffiths Way<br />
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 6G1<br />
Telephone.......................................................................... 604.899.4600<br />
Fax .................................................................................... 604.899.4640<br />
Website...............................................................................canucks.com<br />
Twitter.............................................................................. @VanCanucks<br />
Founded.....................................................................................1970-71<br />
Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................................None<br />
Colors....................................................................Blue, White and Green<br />
DIRECTORY<br />
Chairman and Governor .............................................Francesco Aquilini<br />
President Hockey Ops. & Alt. Gov.......................................Trevor Linden<br />
General Manager ................................................................ Jim Benning<br />
Head Coach................................................................... Willie Desjardins<br />
Assistant Coach...................................................................Doug Lidster<br />
Assistant Coach.....................................................................Perry Pearn<br />
Goaltending Coach...............................................................Dan Cloutier<br />
<strong>TEAM</strong> INFORMATION<br />
Home Ice (Cap., Built).............................. Verizon Center (18,506, 1997)<br />
Mailing Address............................................. 627 N. Glebe Rd, Suite 850<br />
Arlington, VA 22203<br />
Telephone.......................................................................... 202.266.2200<br />
Fax .................................................................................... 202.266.2210<br />
Website.................................................................. washingtoncaps.com<br />
Twitter..................................................................................@washcaps<br />
Founded.....................................................................................1974-75<br />
Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................................None<br />
Colors.............................................................................Red, White, Blue<br />
DIRECTORY<br />
Chairman, Majority Owner & CEO......................................... Ted Leonsis<br />
Vice Chairman and President, COO......................................Dick Patrick<br />
Senior VP and General Manager....................................Brian MacLellan<br />
Head Coach.............................................................................Barry Trotz<br />
Assistant Coach.............................................................. Blaine Forsythe<br />
Assistant Coach.................................................................Lane Lambert<br />
Assistant Coach.................................................................. Todd Reirden<br />
Goaltending Coach..................................................................Mitch Korn<br />
WILD vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS<br />
2015-16 Wild Record: 2-1-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-0-0 at Vancouver)<br />
All-Time Wild Record: 36-32-14 (22-15-5 at Xcel Energy Center, 14-17-9 at Vancouver)<br />
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning Goaltender<br />
Date Opp. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.<br />
VAN 1 1 1 – 3 9 10 9 – 28 1-1 3-6 Hansen (1) Miller (31-33)<br />
11/25 MIN 1 0 1 – 2 13 5 15 – 33 1-3 1-2 Dubnyk (25-28) *18,877<br />
VAN 0 1 1 – 2 12 9 10 – 31 0-0 6-17 MILLER (30-36); Markstrom (5-5)<br />
12/15 MIN 2 4 0 – 6 17 19 5 – 41 3-5 2-7 Parise (3) Kuemper (29-31) *18,804<br />
MIN 2 2 1 – 5 17 6 11 – 34 1-4 4-8 Fontaine (1) Dubnyk (24-26)<br />
2/15 VAN 1 1 0 – 2 4 8 14 – 26 2-4 4-8 Markstrom (29-34) 18,437<br />
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Goaltenders<br />
TOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays (%) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)<br />
VAN 2 3 2 – 7 25 27 33 – 85 3-5 (60.0) 13-31 Miller (1-1-0, 61-69); Markstrom (0-1-0, 34-39)<br />
MIN 5 6 2 – 13 47 30 31 – 108 5-12 (41.7) 7-17 Dubnyk (1-1-0, 49-54); Kuemper (1-1-0, 29-31)<br />
WILD vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS<br />
2015-16 Wild Record: 0-2-0 (0-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-1-0 at Washington)<br />
All-Time Wild Record: 9-8-1 (7-2-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-6-1 at Washington)<br />
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning Goaltender<br />
Date Opp. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.<br />
WSH 0 3 1 – 4 10 15 8 – 33 1-5 5-10 Chimera (2) Holtby (33-36)<br />
2/11 MIN 0 1 2 – 3 8 15 13 – 36 1-5 5-10 Dubnyk (29-32) *19,213<br />
MIN 1 1 0 – 2 12 10 10 – 32 1-3 1-2 Kuemper (24-27)<br />
2/26 WSH 0 1 2 – 3 3 13 11 – 27 1-1 3-6 Orlov (3) Holtby (30-32) *18,605<br />
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Goaltenders<br />
TOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays (%) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)<br />
WSH 0 4 3 – 7 13 28 19 – 60 2-6 (33.3) 8-16 Holtby (2-0-0, 63-68)<br />
MIN 1 2 2 – 5 20 25 23 – 68 2-8 (25.0) 6-12 Dubnyk (0-1-0, 29-32); Kuemper (0-1-0, 24-27)<br />
SERIES NOTES<br />
2015-16: Minnesota won the season series 2-1-0…The Wild fell in the first contest, 3-2 (11/25) and won 6-2 in the second (12/15), both played at Xcel<br />
Energy Center, and earned a 5-2 victory in the third game at Rogers Arena (2/15)…C Mikko Koivu led the Wild with seven points (1-6=7)…LW Thomas<br />
Vanek notched five points (2-3=5)…LW Zach Parise (2-2=4) and D Ryan Suter (1-3=4) posted four points each…G Devan Dubnyk went 1-1-0 with a 2.52<br />
GAA and a .907 SV% in two starts…G Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves in the second game to earn the win…C Henrik Sedin led the Canucks with five points<br />
(1-4=5)…LW Daniel Sedin tallied four points (1-3=4)…RW Jannik Hansen (2-0=2) and RW Radim Vrbata (2-0=2) recorded two points each…G Ryan<br />
Miller went 1-1-0 with a 4.80 GAA and a .884 SV% in two starts…G Jacob Markstrom went 0-1-0 with a 3.75 GAA and a .872 SV% in two games (one start).<br />
WILD LEADERS: Koivu leads Minnesota with 40 points (11-29=40) in 52 games against Vancouver…Suter has 18 points (3-15=18) in 41 matches…Parise<br />
has 13 points (8-5=13) in 17 meetings…RW Chris Stewart owns 11 points (4-7=11) in 31 contests.<br />
WILD GOALIES: Dubnyk is 9-8-3 with a 2.54 GAA, .921 SV% and three shutouts in 22 games (19 starts) vs. the Canucks…Kuemper is 2-2-0 with a 2.15<br />
GAA and a .923 SV% in four career starts.<br />
CANUCKS LEADERS: H. Sedin owns 67 points (13-54=67) in 80 games against Minnesota…He ranks first all-time against the Wild in assists and second in<br />
games played and points…D. Sedin has 63 points (22-41=63) in 77 matches…He ranks second in assists and third in games played and points against<br />
Minnesota…LW Loui Eriksson owns 33 points (14-19=33) in 33 matches...D Alexander Edler owns 20 points (4-16=20) in 40 contests.<br />
CANUCKS GOALIES: Miller is 5-6-0 with a 3.34 GAA, a .886 SV% and one shutout in 11 starts vs. the Wild…Markstrom is 0-1-0 with a 3.75 GAA and a .872<br />
SV% in two games (one start).<br />
CONNECTIONS: Wild Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson skated in 27 games with the Canucks in 1998-99…Goaltending Coach Bob Mason appeared in<br />
six games with Vancouver in 1990-91…C Jordan Schroeder was selected by the Canucks with the 22nd overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and skated<br />
in 56 games with Vancouver (2012-14)…C Markus Granlund is the younger brother of Wild C Mikael Granlund.<br />
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 8-3-0 in its last 11 games against the Canucks including a 4-1-0 mark in its last five games in Vancouver…The Wild is 10-5-0<br />
in the last 15 games played in Saint Paul…Minnesota’s 86 points vs. the Canucks are its third-most against any NHL franchise.<br />
SERIES NOTES<br />
2015-16: The Wild lost both meetings against the Capitals suffering a 4-3 loss at Xcel Energy Center (2/11) and a 3-2 loss at Verizon Center (2/26)…D<br />
Ryan Suter led Minnesota with four points (1-3=4)…C Mikko Koivu (1-1=2), LW Zach Parise (0-2=2) and RW Jason Pominville (0-2=2) tallied two points<br />
apiece…G Devan Dubnyk stopped 29-of-32 shots faced in the first match…G Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves in the second match…LW Alex Ovechkin<br />
(4-1=5) and C Nicklas Backstrom (0-5=5) each led Washington with five points…LW Jason Chimera, D Dmitry Orlov and D Brooks Orpik netted a goal<br />
apiece…G Braden Holtby went 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA and a .926 SV% in two starts.<br />
WILD LEADERS: C Eric Staal leads Minnesota with 71 points (27-44=71) in 72 contests against Washington – his most vs. any NHL team…Parise owns 24<br />
points (8-16=24) in 29 games…Pominville owns 25 points (11-14=25) in 36 contests…Suter has 10 points (5-5=10) in 14 games.<br />
WILD GOALIES: Dubnyk is 2-3-0 with a 3.24 GAA and a .891 SV% in five career starts vs. the Capitals…Kuemper stopped 24-of-27 shots in his sole career<br />
action against Washington (2/26/16).<br />
CAPITALS LEADERS: RW Justin Williams leads the Capitals with 19 points (9-10=19) in 27 games against Minnesota…RW T.J. Oshie has 17 points (7-<br />
10=17) in 23 contests…Ovechkin has 14 points (10-4=14) in 10 matches…D Matt Niskanen owns 11 points (5-6=11) in 20 contests.<br />
CAPITALS GOALIES: Holtby is 5-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA, .921 SV% and one shutout in seven starts vs. the Wild…G Philipp Grubauer has not faced Minnesota.<br />
CONNECTIONS: Minnesota Head Coach Bruce Boudreau served as the Capitals head coach in parts of five seasons (2007-11), compiling a 201-88-40 (.672)<br />
record and winning the Southeast Division four times and won the 2008 Jack Adams Award…Wild Assistant Coach Scott Stevens was drafted in the first<br />
round (fifth overall) by Washington in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft…He collected 429 points (98-331=429) and 1,628 PIM in 601 games during eight seasons<br />
(1982-90) with the Capitals…Wild Hockey Operations Advisor Andrew Brunette was selected by Washington in the seventh round (174th overall) of the<br />
1993 NHL Entry Draft and recorded 40 points (18-22=40) in 62 games (1995-98) with the Capitals…Goaltending Coach Bob Mason went 35-29-7 in 76<br />
games for the Capitals in five seasons (1983-87, 1989-90)…Niskanen is native of Virginia, Minn., and played at the University of Minnesota Duluth (2005-<br />
07)…Oshie played high school hockey in Warroad…D Nate Schmidt is a native of St. Cloud, Minn., and played at the University of Minnesota (2010-13).<br />
FAST FACTS: Washington was the second to last NHL team to earn a regulation win at Xcel Energy Center (3/19/15)…The Wild has outscored the Capitals<br />
24-17 at Xcel Energy Center…Six of Minnesota’s nine games played at Washington have been decided by one goal (2-3-1).<br />
2016-2017 MATCHUPS 2016-2017 MATCHUPS<br />
Tue. 11/29 Rogers Arena 9:00 P.M.<br />
Sat. 2/4 Rogers Arena 9:00 P.M.<br />
Sat. 3/25 Xcel Energy Center 1:00 P.M. Tue. 3/14 Verizon Center 6:00 P.M. Tue. 3/28 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 P.M.<br />
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