Following what head coach Adam Foote called a "gritty" win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, the Vancouver Canucks will try to win back-to-back home games for the first time this season when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Monday.

The Canucks, last in the Pacific Division with 25 points, surprised the Wild and red-hot goaltender Jesper Wallstedt with a 4-2 win to snap a four-game losing streak and win for just the second time in nine games.

The Canucks did it without star center Elias Pettersson who was a late scratch with an upper-body injury. Pettersson, tied for the team lead in points with defenseman Quinn Hughes with 22, was scheduled to have an MRI on Sunday to determine a timeline for his recovery.

With Pettersson out, Aatu Raty stepped up with two goals and an assist, his

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