Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 7–1 on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Montreal Canadiens 1 47-26-9
at Minnesota Wild 7 49-25-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 0 1 1
Minnesota Wild 1 3 3 7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 8 6 7 21
Minnesota Wild 6 8 10 24

Three stars

  1. E. Staal, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. J. Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)
  3. D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:34 Minnesota Wild Christian Folin (1) Eric Staal (23), Jonas Brodin (12) Even strength MTL 0, MIN 1
2nd 06:35 Minnesota Wild Eric Staal (14) Charlie Coyle (20), Mathew Dumba (11) Even strength MTL 0, MIN 2
2nd 07:14 Minnesota Wild Jordan Schroeder (3) Jared Spurgeon (13), Ryan Suter (18) Even strength MTL 0, MIN 3
2nd 17:58 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter (10) Mikko Koivu (17), Mathew Dumba (12) Even strength MTL 0, MIN 4
3rd 03:31 Minnesota Wild Jason Zucker (10) Jared Spurgeon (14), Mikael Granlund (22) Power play MTL 0, MIN 5
3rd 06:06 Minnesota Wild Ryan Suter (6) Mathew Dumba (13), Eric Staal (24) Power play MTL 0, MIN 6
3rd 14:26 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter (11) Jason Pominville (12), Erik Haula (6) Even strength MTL 0, MIN 7
3rd 19:51 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (6) Mark Barberio (3), Sven Andrighetto (4) Power play MTL 1, MIN 7

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
Stat Montreal Canadiens Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 21 24
Power play 1 of 1 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 4
Hits 18 10
Blocked shots 12 14
Giveaways 4 4
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 24/53 (45.3%) 29/53 (54.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 0 1 66.7% 16:17
Number 15 C. Terry L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 0 12:13
Number 17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 37.5% 15:28
Number 24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 46.2% 17:14
Number 32 B. Flynn C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 50% 15:19
Number 34 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 36.4% 11:28
Number 41 P. Byron L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 1 0 13:38
Number 42 S. Andrighetto R 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:19
Number 43 D. Carr L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 11:24
Number 47 A. Radulov R 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 16:57
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 12:29
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:00
Number 6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 2 0 23:46
Number 20 Z. Redmond D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 14:08
Number 26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 0 0 17:45
Number 28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 1 0 22:35
Number 45 M. Barberio D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18:01
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 4 0 23:45
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 24 17 7 .708 60:00 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 20% 16:11
Number 7 C. Stewart R 0 0 0 +1 4 3 0 0 0 14:01
Number 9 M. Koivu C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 63.6% 15:24
Number 10 J. Schroeder C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:16
Number 11 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 15:40
Number 12 E. Staal C 1 2 3 +2 0 1 0 0 0 70% 15:24
Number 16 J. Zucker L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:37
Number 22 N. Niederreiter R 2 0 2 +2 0 3 2 0 0 14:00
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 13:28
Number 44 T. Graovac C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 14:14
Number 56 E. Haula L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 54.5% 14:10
Number 64 M. Granlund C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 15:43
Number 5 C. Folin D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 3 0 18:39
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 17:29
Number 20 R. Suter D 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 1 24:04
Number 24 M. Dumba D 0 3 3 +3 0 2 2 0 0 15:46
Number 25 J. Brodin D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 20:44
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 4 0 23:18
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk 21 20 1 .952 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 13:51 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Radulov High sticking double minor 4
3rd 01:32 Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault Hooking 2
3rd 04:51 Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber Slashing 2
3rd 17:59 Minnesota Wild Chris Stewart Cross checking 2
3rd 17:59 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron Roughing 2
3rd 17:59 Minnesota Wild Chris Stewart Roughing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Minnesota Wild head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Brian Mach
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Bobby Farnham, Nikita Scherbak, Ryan Johnston
Minnesota Wild scratches
Nate Prosser, Kurtis Gabriel

2016-2017 season series

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