The Minnesota Wild spoiled the Vancouver Canucks' home opener as Matt Dumba scored the winner in the third period.
Alex Chiasson, on a power play, and Bo Horvat scored for the Canucks , who saw a two-game win streak snapped.The Canuck home-opener was the first game with full capacity at Rogers Arena in 595 days.
Dumba's goal came after Vancouver's Brock Boeser had taken a hard shot that went over the top of Minnesota's net and around the boards. The Wild moved the puck up the ice and Dumba scored off a pass from Rem Pitlick. A Canucks turnover gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead at 2:27 of the second period. Vancouver defenceman Jack Rathbone coughed up the puck at his own blue line. Brodin fired a shot that Demko stopped, but then scored his first of the season on the rebound.
Vancouver cut the lead to 2-1 on a power play at 10:26. With Nick Bjugstad off for interference, and Marcus Foligno playing without a stick, the Canucks controlled the puck in the Wild end. With five second remaining on the penalty Elias Pettersson sent a slap-pass in front of the net which Chiasson directed past Talbot.
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