VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Aatu Raty had two goals and an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday night to snap a four-game skid.
Tom Willander and defenseman Elias Pettersson also scored for the Canucks, and Nikita Tolopilo stopped 27 shots.
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Vancouver Canucks Aatu Raty, left, scores on Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt (30) during second period NHL hockey action in Vancouver on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (14) and Vancouver Canucks Filip Hronek (17) battle for the puck during second period NHL hockey action in Vancouver on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks Quinn Hughes (43) and Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (97) vie for the puck during third period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks Aatu Raty (54) and goaltender Nikita Tolopilo (60) celebrate after defeating the Minnesota Wild after third period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello scored for the Wild. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 16 shots while losing in regulation for the first time in 11 starts (8-1-2) this season.
Wallstedt allowed the four goals after giving up only five in his last six games — with four shutouts in that span.
Boldy scored on the first shot of the game at 3:11, but Vancouver took control with three goals in a span of 5:43 in the second period.
Willander’s goal at 9:29 was his first in the NHL, while Pettersson’s at 11:46 was his first of the season and second of his career. Raty made it 3-1 with 4:48 remaining in the middle period.
Raty then pushed the led to three goals at 5:09 of the third and Zuccarello beat Tolopilo on a power play with 2:38 remaining.
Before what would have been his 500th career game, Vancouver forward Elias Pettersson left the pregame warmup and was scratched from the lineup with an upper-body injury
Wild: At Seattle on Monday to finish a four-game trip.
Canucks: Host Detroit on Monday.
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Vancouver Canucks Aatu Raty, left, scores on Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt (30) during second period NHL hockey action in Vancouver on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (14) and Vancouver Canucks Filip Hronek (17) battle for the puck during second period NHL hockey action in Vancouver on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks Quinn Hughes (43) and Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (97) vie for the puck during third period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks Aatu Raty (54) and goaltender Nikita Tolopilo (60) celebrate after defeating the Minnesota Wild after third period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
SEATTLE (AP) — Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:29 remaining in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Saturday night.
Emmitt Finnie, Andrew Copp and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Red Wings. Simon Edvinsson added two assists and John Gibson made 24 saves completed a sweep of the two-game season series.
Kane, now three goals shy of 500 for his career, helped the Red Wings extend their point streak to four games (2-0-2). Alex DeBrincat found Kane in the slot for his second consecutive game with a goal.
Brandon Montour, Adam Larsson, and Chandler Stephenson scored for the Kraken, who have lost five straight (0-4-1). Joey Daccord stopped 21 shots.
Larsson tied it 2–2 at 6:44 of the second period with his second goal of the season. Vince Dunn assisted on the play for his 300th career point.
The Kraken then took their first lead of the game 3-2 on Stephenson’s deflection goal with 7:16 left in the period.
Van Riemsdyk tied it at 3 with 28 seconds remaining in the second. He has a goal in three consecutive games and five of his last six.
UP NEXT
Red Wings: At Vancouver on Monday night.
Kraken: Host Minnesota on Monday night.
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Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson (6) reacts to a goal by center Chandler Stephenson (9) against the Detroit Red Wings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Detroit Red Wings left wing James van Riemsdyk (21), center, celebrates a goal with center Michael Rasmussen (27) and left wing J.T. Compher, right, against the Seattle Kraken during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane (88) is congratulated after scoring against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane (88) reacts after scoring against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)