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Led by young stars Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser, and with key mid-career players still at their peak, anything seems possible for the Canucks. No one would have predicted that when this season began 10 months ago. (imacSportsnet)

, a former Stanley Cup winner in Los Angeles and one of a handful of experienced players brought in by Benning the last couple of years.

The Wild had looked defensively impenetrable while winning the series-opener 3-0 last Sunday. But the Canucks put together their first three-game playoff win streak since 2011 and on Friday were able to rescue shaky starterMarkstrom allowed awful goals to Eric Staal and Nico Sturm — whose shot from an acute angle rattled through the goalie’s arm and body to put Minnesota ahead 4-3 with 51 seconds left in the second period.

 

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Canucks imacSportsnet I think a lot of people predicted us being a playoff team and led by these guys . Who else is going to lead us ? Beagle and Sutter

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