Minnesota fell to a wild-card spot and now must chase teams that improved their rosters at the trade deadline.

Kiefer Sherwood scored late in the third period, Kevin Lankinen stopped 37 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1

Lankinen stopped 37 of 38 shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Wild. Lankinen has won four of his last six outings, and this is the fifth time in that span he's allowed two or fewer goals. His shutout bid was spoiled by Brock Faber's power-play tally,

The Vancouver Canucks are currently in the hunt for the last wild card spot in the Western Conference. Many of the teams in this conference made big improvements before the March 7 cutoff. Last time,

Lankinen will guard the home net versus Minnesota on Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

How do Western Conference teams stack up against previous Stanley Cup champions and what could they shop for at the deadline?