The tension around the GM Place was electric. The GLHL leading and defending champs Minnesota Wild were in town. Given the current standings this should have been a romp for the Wild. However, early on the tone was set and the Canucks played like a team possessed. Being outshot 9-5 in the first the Canucks were the only ones to manage to get on the scoresheet as Stu Barnes scored his 6th of the year unassisted. He picked off a pass up the middle from Scott Hannan went in all alone on Luongo beat him with a wrister glove side.
The second again was dominated by the Wild outshooting the Canucks 11-3. This time however, it would be the Wild getting on the board as Oleg Tverdovsky blistered home a nice one-timer. The teams would held into the locker room tied at 1.
Coming off a loss the night before to Edmonton in which the Oilers scored 2 third period goals it was imperative that the Canucks play better. Things turned out better tonight as Vaclav Prospal and Pavel Kubina scored to make it 3-1 with just 4 minutes and change left. The Wild wouldnt quit as Daniel Sedin would make it 3-2 with just under 3 minutes left. The Wild appeared to had tied it late in the third with the tender on the bench but video review showed the puck never fully crossed the line.
Star # 1 Vaclav Prospal
Star #2 Shawn Horcoff
Star #3 Anton Volchenkov
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