CANUCKS (22-44-8) at WILD (41-21-12)

8 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, SNP

Wild and crazy game last night! Worst beats best 8-6 is the best part of the worst season. So far.

Today is a different kind of Wild game. Expect it a cold, calculated game from our former cold, calculated traitor D. And we just don't care.

Besides... we have cranial flat-spots to heal from last night. So much bouncing on the couch, smacking our skulls on the ceiling. The outcome of this game means nothing to us. Kind of.

We have already witnessed the greatness this team can attain. At least for one game a season. That's enough. Almost.

If the hungover, jet-lagged Nucks win again or if a Douglas Fir crushes a certain traitor, that'd be a nice bonus.

If the Nucks lose, they will math-o-magically secure 32nd place for the season. Win-win.

So much winning in such a short time. And so much not winning in a long time. Both can be true.

Game Day Chatter

Very funny, what was the real score? #Canucks 🥴

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— TheDarkCanuck🇨🇦 (@bigherbs.bsky.social) April 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM

Meanwhile...stats are a funny thing too.

Points Per Game is always a funny stat to base a player's season on because there is a chance that both #Canucks center Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser could finish with a higher points per game this year compared to last year.

— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 9:46 AM

Game Day Lineups

Canucks projected lineup

Drew O’Connor -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser

Liam Ohgren -- Elias Pettersson -- Linus Karlsson

Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Jake DeBrusk

Curtis Douglas -- Aatu Raty -- Nils Hoglander

Zeev Buium -- Filip Hronek

Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Elias Pettersson -- P.O. Joseph

Nikita Tolopilo

Kevin Lankinen

Scratched: Victor Mancini, Ty Mueller

Injured: Evander Kane (undisclosed), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Wild projected lineup

Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello

Marcus Johansson -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy

Vladimir Tarasenko -- Danila Yurov -- Bobby Brink

Yakov Trenin -- Michael McCarron -- Marcus Foligno

Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber

Jonas Brodin -- Jared Spurgeon

Jake Middleton -- Zach Bogosian

Filip Gustavsson

Jesper Wallstedt

Scratched: Nick Foligno, Daemon Hunt, Hunter Haight, Robby Fabbri, Nico Sturm, Jeff Petry

Injured: None

Status report

The Canucks did not hold a morning skate; Tolopilo is expected to start after Lankinen made 24 saves in an 8-6 win at the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. … Mueller was called up from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Wednesday but it’s not clear if the forward will play. ... Spurgeon returns after missing one game with an undisclosed injury. … Yurov goes into the lineup after being scratched the past two games and forward Nick Foligno comes out after playing 11 straight since joining the team after a March 6 trade from the Chicago Blackhawks. “He’s healthy, just a night off,” Wild coach John Hynes said. … Hughes will face Vancouver for the first time since he was acquired by Minnesota in a trade on Dec. 12.

Game Day Battle Hymn

Not much further to go - enjoy the ride.

F*uck the war mongering fascists and enjoy the game. As best you can.