"This time there was no late goal to bust the goose egg.

The cries were "Looooo, "not "boooo," although there must be many fans at Rogers Arena who switch back and forth, depending on how their goalie has played that night.

There was no early softie.

There was just Roberto Luongo making 33 saves on 33 Minnesota shots, 13 of those saves coming before the Canucks got on the scoreboard, which is important because you don't want to fall behind the Northwest Division-leading Wild unless your idea of fun is to chip and chase all night."