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Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–2 on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Minnesota Wild 5 39-34-9
at Montreal Canadiens 2 30-36-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 2 2 1 5
Montreal Canadiens 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 11 15 9 35
Montreal Canadiens 5 9 14 28

Three stars

  1. M. Fleury, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
  2. K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. J. Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:20 Minnesota Wild Brandon Duhaime (2) Jake Middleton (2) Shorthanded MIN 1, MTL 0
1st 09:45 Minnesota Wild Connor Dewar (1) Unassisted Shorthanded MIN 2, MTL 0
2nd 02:17 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (2) Mats Zuccarello (3), Kirill Kaprizov (3) Power play MIN 3, MTL 0
2nd 09:47 Montreal Canadiens Tanner Pearson (2) Unassisted Even strength MIN 3, MTL 1
2nd 17:22 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (1) Mats Zuccarello (4), Calen Addison (2) Power play MIN 4, MTL 1
3rd 05:20 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (3) Kirill Kaprizov (4), Mats Zuccarello (5) Power play MIN 5, MTL 1
3rd 17:35 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook (3) David Savard (1), Cole Caufield (1) Even strength MIN 5, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 35 28
Power play 3 of 8 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 44 40
Hits 10 29
Blocked shots 7 20
Giveaways 10 15
Takeaways 6 4
Faceoffs won 25/55 (45.5%) 30/55 (54.5%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 2 0 2 +1 16 4 3 0 2 64.7% 18:04
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 17:52
20 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 12:04
21 B. Duhaime L 1 0 1 +1 7 5 0 0 0 11:00
23 M. Rossi C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 28.6% 13:56
26 C. Dewar C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 28.6% 13:12
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 3 3 -1 0 4 0 2 0 19:00
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 0 0 42.9% 18:38
89 F. Gaudreau C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53.8% 18:02
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:31
97 K. Kaprizov L 1 2 3 -1 0 6 0 0 1 22:04
2 C. Addison D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 19:31
4 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:26
5 J. Middleton D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 1 0 19:47
6 D. Mermis D 0 0 0 -1 17 0 1 0 0 10:27
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:22
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 20:26
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 28 26 2 .929 59:54 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 14:32
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 46.2% 22:02
15 A. Newhook C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 41.7% 16:26
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 16 1 5 0 0 15:13
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 14:20
22 C. Caufield R 0 1 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 18:11
49 R. Harvey-Pinard L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:48
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 0 10 1 7 0 0 05:46
56 J. Ylonen R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 11:09
70 T. Pearson L 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 3 0 100% 13:58
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 11:56
91 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 62.5% 17:49
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 2 0 25:38
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 10:19
26 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 0 19:15
54 J. Harris D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 22:16
58 D. Savard D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 4 1 0 18:49
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 16:10
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 35 30 5 .857 58:16 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:10 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
1st 08:43 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman Tripping 2
2nd 01:25 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Tripping 2
2nd 02:01 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Slashing 2
2nd 05:46 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield Tripping 2
2nd 11:14 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:14 Minnesota Wild Brandon Duhaime Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:09 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek Interference 2
2nd 15:46 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Interference 2
2nd 18:00 Minnesota Wild Brandon Duhaime Hooking 2
2nd 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Roughing 2
3rd 00:35 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Roughing 2
3rd 00:35 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek Slashing 2
3rd 03:41 Montreal Canadiens Tanner Pearson High sticking 2
3rd 13:15 Minnesota Wild Dakota Mermis Instigator 2
3rd 13:15 Minnesota Wild Dakota Mermis Fighting (major) 5
3rd 13:15 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Fighting (major) 5
3rd 13:15 Minnesota Wild Dakota Mermis Instigator misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 14:08 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
3rd 14:08 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
3rd 14:08 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek Roughing 2
3rd 14:08 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 14:08 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 18:16 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Tripping 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Dean Evason
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Michel Cormier
Minnesota Wild scratches
Alex Goligoski, Jared Spurgeon, Matt Boldy
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Cayden Primeau, Kirby Dach, Justin Barron

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 17

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Arizona Coyotes 0 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Seattle Kraken 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final/SO Game page

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