Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Minnesota Wild 5–4 in a shootout on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Minnesota Wild 4 35-36-11
at Montreal Canadiens 5 31-35-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Minnesota Wild 1 0 3 0 0 4
Montreal Canadiens 2 1 1 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Minnesota Wild 7 7 15 1 0 30
Montreal Canadiens 9 8 9 2 0 28

Three stars

  1. D. Desharnais, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. M. Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. P. Subban, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:33 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban (1) Tomas Kaberle (1), David Desharnais (1) Power play MIN 0, MTL 1
1st 04:28 Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller (1) Scott Gomez (1), Chris Campoli (1) Power play MIN 0, MTL 2
1st 15:27 Minnesota Wild Matt Kassian (1) Darroll Powe (1), Nick Johnson (1) Even strength MIN 1, MTL 2
2nd 11:59 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty (1) David Desharnais (2), P.K. Subban (1) Power play MIN 1, MTL 3
3rd 08:50 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais (1) Max Pacioretty (1), Tomas Kaberle (2) Even strength MIN 1, MTL 4
3rd 16:07 Minnesota Wild Matt Kassian (2) Nick Johnson (2), Nate Prosser (1) Even strength MIN 2, MTL 4
3rd 18:17 Minnesota Wild Dany Heatley (1) Kyle Brodziak (1), Devin Setoguchi (1) Even strength MIN 3, MTL 4
3rd 19:50 Minnesota Wild Devin Setoguchi (1) Matt Cullen (1), Nick Johnson (3) Even strength MIN 4, MTL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty Saved
1 Minnesota Wild Matt Cullen Saved
2 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais Goal (winner)
2 Minnesota Wild Dany Heatley Saved
3 Montreal Canadiens Rene Bourque Saved
3 Minnesota Wild Devin Setoguchi Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Stat Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 30 28
Power play 0 of 5 3 of 7
Penalty minutes 27 34
Hits 22 29
Blocked shots 14 18
Giveaways 6 16
Takeaways 9 0
Faceoffs won 39/73 (53.4%) 34/73 (46.6%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 40% 23:16
Number 10 D. Setoguchi R 1 1 2 +2 2 4 0 0 0 17:32
Number 14 D. Powe C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 25% 11:10
Number 15 D. Heatley L 1 0 1 +2 2 4 0 0 0 22:16
Number 17 N. Palmieri R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10:56
Number 19 S. Veilleux L 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 08:17
Number 21 K. Brodziak C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 55.2% 24:35
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 18:15
Number 25 N. Johnson R 0 3 3 +2 0 4 2 0 0 100% 12:44
Number 28 M. Kassian L 2 0 2 +2 2 4 3 0 0 07:08
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer R 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 10:07
Number 43 W. Peters C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 0 84.6% 13:11
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 24:09
Number 20 K. Foster D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 1 1 0 17:26
Number 39 N. Prosser D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 4 0 14:40
Number 44 J. Falk D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 2 0 17:29
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 25:13
Number 77 T. Gilbert D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 26:57
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 N. Backstrom 6 5 1 .833 02:52
Number 37 J. Harding 22 19 3 .864 60:30 OT loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 S. Gomez C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 66.7% 05:55
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -2 2 4 1 3 0 45.5% 21:28
Number 15 P. Nokelainen C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 12:05
Number 25 B. Staubitz R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 08:33
Number 27 R. Bourque R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18:56
Number 51 D. Desharnais C 1 2 3 -1 0 3 1 2 0 46.9% 23:31
Number 53 R. White C 0 0 0 0 22 0 1 0 0 100% 08:20
Number 57 B. Geoffrion C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 12:01
Number 60 A. Palushaj R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:29
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 1 1 2 -1 0 7 2 0 1 23:41
Number 72 E. Cole L 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 24:40
Number 81 L. Eller C 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 44.4% 15:14
Number 17 C. Campoli D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 15:36
Number 22 T. Kaberle D 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 17:53
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 3 0 27:18
Number 68 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 1 0 17:57
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 20:35
Number 76 P. Subban D 1 1 2 -2 0 2 2 2 1 30:48
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 30 26 4 .867 65:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:10 Montreal Canadiens Ryan White Fighting (major) 5
1st 00:10 Minnesota Wild Stephane Veilleux Fighting (major) 5
1st 01:36 Minnesota Wild Jed Ortmeyer High sticking double minor 4
1st 02:23 Minnesota Wild Justin Falk Holding 2
1st 07:49 Minnesota Wild Dany Heatley Cross checking 2
1st 13:10 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Interference 2
1st 15:43 Montreal Canadiens Ryan White Instigator 2
1st 15:43 Montreal Canadiens Ryan White Fighting (major) 5
1st 15:43 Montreal Canadiens Ryan White Misconduct (misconduct) 10
1st 15:43 Minnesota Wild Stephane Veilleux Slashing 2
1st 15:43 Minnesota Wild Stephane Veilleux Slashing 2
1st 19:38 Montreal Canadiens Petteri Nokelainen Roughing 2
2nd 01:15 Montreal Canadiens Brad Staubitz Roughing 2
2nd 10:34 Minnesota Wild Cal Clutterbuck Tripping 2
2nd 12:34 Minnesota Wild Warren Peters Boarding 2
2nd 13:03 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Kaberle Interference 2
3rd 05:50 Minnesota Wild Matt Kassian Roughing 2
3rd 05:50 Montreal Canadiens Blake Geoffrion Roughing 2
3rd 06:52 Montreal Canadiens Yannick Weber Roughing 2
3rd 06:52 Minnesota Wild Devin Setoguchi Roughing 2
3rd 09:27 Minnesota Wild Jed Ortmeyer Holding 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Mike Yeo
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Randy Cunneyworth
Referees
Dave Jackson, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Michel Cormier
Minnesota Wild scratches
Erik Christensen
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Mathieu Darche, Raphael Diaz

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