Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 8–2 on Monday, January 24, 2022 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 22-49-11
at Minnesota Wild 8 53-22-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 1 2
Minnesota Wild 2 3 3 8

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 7 6 21
Minnesota Wild 21 11 7 39

Three stars

  1. N. Sturm, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. C. Dewar, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:23 Montreal Canadiens Mike Hoffman (7) Laurent Dauphin (4), Jeff Petry (4) Even strength MTL 1, MIN 0
1st 03:04 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon (4) Alex Goligoski (22), Jordan Greenway (8) Even strength MTL 1, MIN 1
1st 09:22 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno (17) Jordan Greenway (9), Jon Merrill (10) Even strength MTL 1, MIN 2
2nd 04:01 Minnesota Wild Connor Dewar (1) Nico Sturm (7), Alex Goligoski (23) Even strength MTL 1, MIN 3
2nd 04:23 Minnesota Wild Nico Sturm (7) Connor Dewar (2), Jared Spurgeon (11) Even strength MTL 1, MIN 4
2nd 19:29 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello (12) Kirill Kaprizov (31) Even strength MTL 1, MIN 5
3rd 04:24 Montreal Canadiens Rem Pitlick (8) Cedric Paquette (2), Jake Evans (4) Even strength MTL 2, MIN 5
3rd 06:04 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy (3) Kirill Kaprizov (32), Mats Zuccarello (26) Power play MTL 2, MIN 6
3rd 09:58 Minnesota Wild Jordie Benn (1) Nico Sturm (8), Kevin Fiala (18) Even strength MTL 2, MIN 7
3rd 15:12 Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala (11) Frederick Gaudreau (10), Matt Boldy (3) Even strength MTL 2, MIN 8

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 39
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 35 29
Hits 33 27
Blocked shots 13 10
Giveaways 5 11
Takeaways 8 5
Faceoffs won 22/56 (39.3%) 34/56 (60.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 13 C. Paquette C 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 33.3% 11:40
Number 14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 1 0 33.3% 19:31
Number 17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 9 2 5 1 0 16:24
Number 25 R. Poehling C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 1 0 35.7% 15:55
Number 28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 00:36
Number 32 R. Pitlick C 1 0 1 -1 2 2 0 0 0 17:07
Number 45 L. Dauphin C 0 1 1 -2 2 1 1 1 0 75% 16:56
Number 55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 -1 14 0 4 0 0 100% 08:16
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 15:33
Number 68 M. Hoffman C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:28
Number 71 J. Evans C 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 36.8% 19:31
Number 73 T. Toffoli C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 14:56
Number 8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 22:31
Number 20 C. Wideman D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 0 15:48
Number 26 J. Petry D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 2 0 22:27
Number 27 A. Romanov D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 3 0 19:38
Number 58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 1 0 20:20
Number 77 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 17:36
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Primeau 32 27 5 .844 40:00 Loss
Number 70 M. McNiven 7 4 3 .571 20:00

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 N. Sturm C 1 2 3 +2 0 2 1 0 0 20% 12:42
Number 12 M. Boldy L 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 0 1 18:21
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 +2 0 4 4 1 0 71.4% 19:13
Number 17 M. Foligno L 1 0 1 +1 14 2 2 0 0 16:19
Number 18 J. Greenway L 0 2 2 +2 0 2 2 0 0 14:19
Number 21 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 +3 0 1 6 0 0 11:13
Number 22 K. Fiala L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 1 0 16:35
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 50% 17:09
Number 38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 2 0 50% 14:35
Number 52 C. Dewar C 1 1 2 +1 2 3 1 0 0 62.5% 11:30
Number 89 F. Gaudreau C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 66.7% 13:06
Number 97 K. Kaprizov L 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 18:33
Number 4 J. Merrill D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 17:25
Number 8 J. Benn D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 18:12
Number 24 M. Dumba D 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 21:06
Number 29 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 17:26
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 1 1 2 +3 0 2 1 1 0 20:06
Number 47 A. Goligoski D 0 2 2 +4 2 1 0 0 0 17:56
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 33 C. Talbot 15 14 1 .933 40:00 Win
Number 34 K. Kahkonen 6 5 1 .833 20:00

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:32 Montreal Canadiens David Savard Elbowing 2
1st 14:28 Minnesota Wild Alex Goligoski Interference 2
1st 15:28 Montreal Canadiens Rem Pitlick Hooking 2
1st 18:56 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba Roughing 2
1st 18:56 Montreal Canadiens Laurent Dauphin Embellishment 2
1st 18:56 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba Roughing 2
2nd 05:05 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Holding 2
2nd 19:55 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Slashing 2
2nd 19:55 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:55 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman Interference 2
2nd 19:55 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman Fighting (major) 5
3rd 05:25 Montreal Canadiens Cedric Paquette Interference 2
3rd 11:52 Montreal Canadiens Chris Wideman Interference 2
3rd 19:49 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:49 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:49 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Roughing 2
3rd 19:49 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Roughing 2
3rd 19:49 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Roughing 2
3rd 19:49 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Roughing 2
3rd 19:54 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans Roughing 2
3rd 19:54 Minnesota Wild Connor Dewar Roughing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Dominique Ducharme
Minnesota Wild head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Vaughan Rody
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Samuel Montembeault, Sami Niku, Kale Clague
Minnesota Wild scratches
Nick Bjugstad, Victor Rask

2021-2022 season series

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