Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Thursday, December 22, 2016 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
13 |
8 |
6 |
27 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
11 |
15 |
8 |
34 |
Three stars
- M. Granlund, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)
- E. Staal, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
- J. Petry, Montreal Canadiens
Scoring summary
Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
02:01 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Max Pacioretty (14) |
Phillip Danault (8), Shea Weber (11) |
Shorthanded |
MIN 0, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
07:09 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jordan Schroeder (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MIN 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
10:35 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Artturi Lehkonen (7) |
Brian Flynn (3), Tomas Plekanec (13) |
Even strength |
MIN 1, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
15:43 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jared Spurgeon (2) |
Jason Zucker (12), Mikael Granlund (15) |
Even strength |
MIN 2, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
03:08 |
Minnesota Wild |
Eric Staal (11) |
Mikael Granlund (16), Ryan Suter (14) |
Shorthanded |
MIN 3, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
19:37 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jason Zucker (7) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
MIN 4, MTL 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Minnesota Wild |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
27 |
34 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
26 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
23 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/65 (44.6%) |
36/65 (55.4%) |
Box score
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
19:34 |
| Number 7 C. Stewart |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
12:55 |
| Number 9 M. Koivu |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
63.3% |
20:13 |
| Number 10 J. Schroeder |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
05:44 |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
26.7% |
23:08 |
| Number 16 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:05 |
| Number 22 N. Niederreiter |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
16:04 |
| Number 42 P. Cannone |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
33.3% |
05:00 |
| Number 44 T. Graovac |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
27.3% |
11:28 |
| Number 63 K. Gabriel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
02:15 |
| Number 64 M. Granlund |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:55 |
| Number 5 C. Folin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
10:35 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
15:51 |
| Number 20 R. Suter |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
29:27 |
| Number 24 M. Dumba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
17:31 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
20:31 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:17 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 D. Dubnyk |
34 |
32 |
2 |
.941 |
60:00 |
Win |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
70.6% |
17:26 |
| Number 15 C. Terry |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
07:37 |
| Number 17 T. Mitchell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:03 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
42.1% |
16:55 |
| Number 32 B. Flynn |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
40% |
13:14 |
| Number 34 M. McCarron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
60% |
11:47 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:55 |
| Number 43 D. Carr |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:32 |
| Number 47 A. Radulov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:25 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
21:27 |
| Number 6 S. Weber |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
30:09 |
| Number 20 Z. Redmond |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
06:55 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
|
26:37 |
| Number 28 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
27:43 |
| Number 45 M. Barberio |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
22:01 |
| Number 71 J. Hanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:35 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
58:41 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:14 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brian Flynn |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
13:10 |
Minnesota Wild |
Christian Folin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:26 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:35 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Max Pacioretty |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:29 |
Minnesota Wild |
Charlie Coyle |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:04 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jared Spurgeon |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:48 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:27 |
Minnesota Wild |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
Game information
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Bruce Boudreau
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Michel Therrien
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Eric Furlatt
- Linesmen
- Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Zach Parise, Erik Haula, Nate Prosser
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Alexei Emelin
Other NHL games on Dec 22
Other NHL games on Thursday, December 22, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at Buffalo Sabres
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
0
 at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
1
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
|
 Anaheim Ducks
1
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
|
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Florida Panthers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Nashville Predators
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
6
 at Colorado Avalanche
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
|
 Winnipeg Jets
4
 at Vancouver Canucks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
|
Sources and further reading
Minnesota Wild 
at Montreal Canadiens