Canucks snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, beating the Minnesota Wild in OT

By jhallcknw980 CKNW

Posted January 15, 2018 5:38 am EST

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File photo. The Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in overtime on Sunday night. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press

The Vancouver Canucks stuck it out to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in overtime Sunday night.

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Brandon Sutter scored the winner in the extra period, after Thomas Vanek tied the game late in the third period.

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Also scoring for the Canucks was Loui Eriksson.

Jason Zucker and Daniel Winnik put goals on the board for Minnesota.

It was Brandon Sutter’s first game since Nov. 24, after a groin-related injury took him off the ice.

The Canucks will next face off against the Edmonton Oilers, on Jan. 20.

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