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Minnesota Wild 3, Montréal Canadiens 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 3, Montréal Canadiens 4. Shots on goal: MIN 20, MTL 33. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 1-2 MTL; P2 MIN 1-1 MTL; P3 MIN 1-1 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 10:44 Vladimir Tarasenko (assists: Mats Zuccarello, Quinn Hughes) to make it MIN 1-0 MTL; P1 15:22 Phillip Danault (assists: Josh Anderson, Kaiden Guhle) to make it MIN 1-1 MTL; P1 19:08 Alexandre Carrier (assists: Mike Matheson, Ivan Demidov) to make it MIN 1-2 MTL; P2 10:16 Brock Faber (assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Vinnie Hinostroza) to make it MIN 2-2 MTL; P2 12:35 Lane Hutson (assists: Ivan Demidov, Jayden Struble) to make it MIN 2-3 MTL; P3 12:40 Vladimir Tarasenko (assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello) to make it MIN 3-3 MTL; P3 19:45 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) to make it MIN 3-4 MTL. Top skaters: Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN) 2 G, 0 A; Lane Hutson (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Mats Zuccarello (MIN) 0 G, 2 A; Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jakub Dobes (MTL) 16 saves on 19, decision W; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 29 saves on 33, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Vladimir Tarasenko
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:46 TOI
Goals · MTL
Lane Hutson
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 19:29 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
16 saves on 19 shots (.842) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MIN 1 largest lead P1 10:44 (MIN 1, MTL 0)
MTL 1 largest lead P1 19:08 (MIN 1, MTL 2) · 2-0 run, P1 15:22–P1 19:08
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 10:44 Vladimir Tarasenko (Mats Zuccarello, Quinn Hughes) MIN · Power play · snap shot · MIN 1, MTL 0
  • P1 15:22 Phillip Danault (Josh Anderson, Kaiden Guhle) MTL · snap shot · MIN 1, MTL 1
  • P1 19:08 Alexandre Carrier (Mike Matheson, Ivan Demidov) MTL · tip-in shot · MIN 1, MTL 2
  • P2 10:16 Brock Faber (Kirill Kaprizov, Vinnie Hinostroza) MIN · snap shot · MIN 2, MTL 2
  • P2 12:35 Lane Hutson (Ivan Demidov, Jayden Struble) MTL · slap shot · MIN 2, MTL 3
  • P3 12:40 Vladimir Tarasenko (Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello) MIN · Power play · snap shot · MIN 3, MTL 3
  • P3 19:45 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) MTL · slap shot · MIN 3, MTL 4

Linescore

123 T
MIN 111 3
MTL 211 4

Shots on goal: MIN 19, MTL 33

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MINMTL
20Shots on goal33
60Shot attempts62
29Faceoff wins31
17Hits18
22Blocked shots12
2Power-play goals0
2Takeaways5
15Giveaways16
6Penalty minutes8
87.9%Save %84.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN210820
MTL159933

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild3 G · 34 attempts
Vinnie Hinostroza: saved (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netMats Zuccarello: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: goal (snap)Jake Middleton: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netYakov Trenin: saved (backhand)Quinn Hughes: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (snap)Danila Yurov: saved (snap)Daemon Hunt: saved (snap)Jake Middleton: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: missed the netBrock Faber: goal (snap)Daemon Hunt: saved (slap)Hunter Haight: missed the netJake Middleton: saved (snap)Vinnie Hinostroza: saved (snap)Brock Faber: saved (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (snap)Yakov Trenin: missed the netYakov Trenin: saved (deflected)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Mats Zuccarello: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: goal (snap)Jared Spurgeon: saved (snap)Mats Zuccarello: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 17Saved50% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net41% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens4 G · 49 attempts
Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (backhand)Noah Dobson: missed the netJake Evans: saved (tip-in)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netJake Evans: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (tip-in)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: missed the netJoseph Veleno: saved (backhand)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netJayden Struble: missed the netJosh Anderson: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: saved (tip-in)Phillip Danault: goal (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netKirby Dach: saved (deflected)Jake Evans: saved (tip-in)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Alexandre Carrier: goal (tip-in)Brendan Gallagher: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Jayden Struble: missed the netLane Hutson: goal (slap)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (tip-in)Cole Caufield: saved (tip-in)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: missed the netKaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: saved (backhand)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (slap)
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 29Saved59% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Vladimir Tarasenko R 202-231115:46
Kirill Kaprizov L 022010023:40
Mats Zuccarello R 022-110121:52
Brock Faber D 101021027:47
Quinn Hughes D 011020330:03
Vinnie Hinostroza C 011+120113:30
Ryan Hartman R 000010020:44
Jake Middleton D 000-222119:54
Jared Spurgeon D 000-110119:29
Yakov Trenin C 000-316215:59
Marcus Foligno L 000004015:50
Danila Yurov R 000-110113:26
Hunter Haight C 000-101111:34
Nico Sturm C 000-100111:27
Daemon Hunt D 000-220311:02
David Spacek D 000-101209:31
Ben Jones C 000-100307:19
Tyler Pitlick C 000001106:13
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jesper Wallstedt L 293387.9458:54
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Lane Hutson D 112+220019:29
Ivan Demidov R 022+131015:07
Cole Caufield R 101+140118:37
Alexandre Carrier D 101+151018:01
Phillip Danault C 101+310014:53
Mike Matheson D 011+120223:40
Nick Suzuki C 011+111220:10
Kaiden Guhle D 011022119:31
Josh Anderson R 011+112012:11
Jayden Struble D 011+104011:08
Noah Dobson D 000+111124:00
Juraj Slafkovský L 000+121017:08
Kirby Dach C 000021316:46
Jake Evans C 000020214:03
Joseph Veleno C 000022013:54
Oliver Kapanen C 000010013:24
Brendan Gallagher R 000+121011:55
Zachary Bolduc R 000001010:57
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 161984.2360:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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Minnesota Wild 28-14-9 L1 L10 4-4-2 Next game recap: vs DET · Thu, Jan 22
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