Virtanen and Zucker drop the gloves and put on a show in Minny

It’s been awhile since the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild shared a healthy rivalry. The two clubs may be in separate divisions now, but the classic Northwest Division rivalry is on full display tonight as evidenced by this healthy scrap between Jake Virtanen and Jason Zucker.

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Good scrap, better hit. Love it.

In other Canucks news, superstar forward Elias Pettersson was pulled from his team’s lineup just moments before puck drop due to a lower body injury.

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According to Canucks insider Jeff Paterson, Pettersson was injured on a late hit from Boston Bruins blueliner Matt Grzelcyk last game.