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Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 30-36-16
at Minnesota Wild 4 39-34-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 1 2 0 3
Minnesota Wild 2 0 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 3 12 8 2 25
Minnesota Wild 13 4 5 2 24

Three stars

  1. M. Rossi, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. B. Faber, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:19 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy (9) Kirill Kaprizov (18), Marco Rossi (9) Power play MTL 0, MIN 1
1st 14:54 Minnesota Wild Marco Rossi (11) Zach Bogosian (2), Marcus Foligno (9) Even strength MTL 0, MIN 2
2nd 08:17 Montreal Canadiens David Savard (2) Cole Caufield (15), Nick Suzuki (19) Even strength MTL 1, MIN 2
3rd 01:09 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (9) Juraj Slafkovský (7), Mike Matheson (17) Power play MTL 2, MIN 2
3rd 08:57 Minnesota Wild Brock Faber (2) Kirill Kaprizov (19), Marco Rossi (10) Power play MTL 2, MIN 3
3rd 16:57 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (3) David Savard (3), Mike Matheson (18) Even strength MTL 3, MIN 3
OT 04:55 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (11) Marcus Johansson (13), Brock Faber (14) Even strength MTL 3, MIN 4

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 25 24
Power play 1 of 5 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 19 25
Hits 17 21
Blocked shots 14 11
Giveaways 6 12
Takeaways 2 8
Faceoffs won 28/55 (50.9%) 27/55 (49.1%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 14:57
13 M. Stephens C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 75% 06:46
14 N. Suzuki C 1 1 2 +1 0 6 1 3 1 68.8% 24:17
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 16:45
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 17:41
22 C. Caufield R 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 0 0 21:56
28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69.2% 16:48
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 15:16
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:56
56 J. Ylonen R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06:04
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10% 18:07
91 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 20:09
8 M. Matheson D 0 2 2 +1 2 3 0 3 0 28:46
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -1 5 2 2 1 0 20:01
26 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14:13
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:06
52 J. Barron D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 21:26
58 D. Savard D 1 1 2 +1 2 1 1 2 0 23:25
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 24 20 4 .833 64:55 OT loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
10 V. Lettieri C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 1 0 08:18
12 M. Boldy L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 2 1 50% 22:39
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 55.2% 23:22
17 M. Foligno L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 3 0 0 14:48
20 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:04
21 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 09:25
23 M. Rossi C 1 2 3 +1 17 3 0 0 0 16:00
26 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 10:09
89 F. Gaudreau C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 61.5% 19:02
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 20:41
97 K. Kaprizov L 1 2 3 +2 0 2 0 1 0 29:09
4 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 10:31
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 26:56
6 D. Mermis D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:01
7 B. Faber D 1 1 2 -1 0 2 3 1 1 33:25
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 +1 4 2 2 0 0 19:42
33 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 16:17
48 D. Hunt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 04:28
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 F. Gustavsson 25 22 3 .880 64:37 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:47 Montreal Canadiens David Savard Roughing 2
1st 14:54 Montreal Canadiens Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
2nd 06:07 Minnesota Wild Vinni Lettieri Tripping 2
2nd 08:52 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Interference 2
2nd 09:39 Minnesota Wild Marco Rossi Instigator 2
2nd 09:39 Minnesota Wild Marco Rossi Fighting (major) 5
2nd 09:39 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Fighting (major) 5
2nd 09:39 Minnesota Wild Marco Rossi Instigator misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 12:22 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Tripping 2
2nd 14:42 Minnesota Wild Zach Bogosian Roughing 2
2nd 14:42 Minnesota Wild Zach Bogosian Roughing 2
2nd 15:07 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Interference 2
2nd 19:30 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Boarding 2
3rd 08:50 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Holding 2
3rd 18:33 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield Cross checking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Furman South
Linesmen
Bevan Mills, Mitch Hunt
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Michael Pezzetta, Cayden Primeau, Gustav Lindstrom
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jared Spurgeon, Ryan Hartman, Jake Lucchini

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 Dec 21

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 9 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/SO Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 5 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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