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Montréal Canadiens 3, Minnesota Wild 4 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 3, Minnesota Wild 4 (overtime). Shots on goal: MTL 20, MIN 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-2 MIN; P2 MTL 1-0 MIN; P3 MTL 1-1 MIN; OT MTL 0-1 MIN.

Scoring plays: P1 00:38 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Marcus Johansson, Matt Boldy) to make it MTL 0-1 MIN; P1 15:48 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Quinn Hughes, Ryan Hartman) to make it MTL 0-2 MIN; P1 19:08 Brendan Gallagher (assists: Phillip Danault, Mike Matheson) to make it MTL 1-2 MIN; P2 19:43 Ivan Demidov (assists: Lane Hutson, Alexandre Carrier) to make it MTL 2-2 MIN; P3 00:12 Kirby Dach (assists: Nick Suzuki, Noah Dobson) to make it MTL 3-2 MIN; P3 07:05 Brock Faber (assists: Marcus Johansson, Quinn Hughes) to make it MTL 3-3 MIN; OT 03:38 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Quinn Hughes, Matt Boldy) to make it MTL 3-4 MIN. Top skaters: Quinn Hughes (MIN) 0 G, 3 A; Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 2 G, 0 A; Marcus Johansson (MIN) 0 G, 2 A; Matt Boldy (MIN) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 17 saves on 20, decision W; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 20 saves on 24, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Quinn Hughes
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 33:19 TOI
Goals · MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 23:50 TOI
Goaltending · MIN
Filip Gustavsson
17 saves on 20 shots (.850) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P3 0:12 (MTL 3, MIN 2) · 3-0 run, P1 19:08–P3 0:12
MIN 2 largest lead P1 15:48 (MTL 0, MIN 2) · 2-0 run, P1 0:38–P1 15:48
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:38 Joel Eriksson Ek (Marcus Johansson, Matt Boldy) MIN · wrist shot · MTL 0, MIN 1
  • P1 15:48 Kirill Kaprizov (Quinn Hughes, Ryan Hartman) MIN · tip-in shot · MTL 0, MIN 2
  • P1 19:08 Brendan Gallagher (Phillip Danault, Mike Matheson) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, MIN 2
  • P2 19:43 Ivan Demidov (Lane Hutson, Alexandre Carrier) MTL · snap shot · MTL 2, MIN 2
  • P3 0:12 Kirby Dach (Nick Suzuki, Noah Dobson) MTL · tip-in shot · MTL 3, MIN 2
  • P3 7:05 Brock Faber (Marcus Johansson, Quinn Hughes) MIN · wrist shot · MTL 3, MIN 3
  • OT 3:38 Kirill Kaprizov (Quinn Hughes, Matt Boldy) MIN · Power play · snap shot · MTL 3, MIN 4

Linescore

123OT T
MTL 1110 3
MIN 2011 4

Shots on goal: MTL 20, MIN 24

Biggest Period

The Minnesota Wild scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLMIN
20Shots on goal24
44Shot attempts66
31Faceoff wins27
16Hits18
13Blocked shots15
0Power-play goals1
6Takeaways6
11Giveaways13
6Penalty minutes2
83.3%Save %85.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
MTL595120
MIN679224

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens3 G · 29 attempts
Phillip Danault: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netKirby Dach: saved (tip-in)Brendan Gallagher: goal (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netKaiden Guhle: saved (slap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (wrist)Jake Evans: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: saved (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netIvan Demidov: goal (snap)Kirby Dach: goal (tip-in)Zachary Bolduc: saved (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: saved (wrap-around)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals10% of attempts
  • 17Saved59% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net31% of attempts
Minnesota Wild4 G · 50 attempts
Joel Eriksson Ek: goal (wrist)Ryan Hartman: missed the netTyler Pitlick: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: goal (tip-in)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netMarcus Johansson: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: missed the netVinnie Hinostroza: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netVinnie Hinostroza: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (snap)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: saved (snap)Yakov Trenin: missed the netDanila Yurov: saved (wrist)Zach Bogosian: missed the netDanila Yurov: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netBrock Faber: goal (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: missed the netDanila Yurov: saved (backhand)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (snap)Jared Spurgeon: saved (backhand)Marcus Johansson: saved (backhand)Danila Yurov: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (backhand)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: goal (snap)
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 20Saved40% of attempts
  • 26Missed the net52% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kirby Dach C 101-141017:19
Ivan Demidov R 101010114:11
Brendan Gallagher R 101+120013:03
Lane Hutson D 011+300025:55
Mike Matheson D 011-310225:41
Noah Dobson D 011033325:10
Nick Suzuki C 011-101020:34
Alexandre Carrier D 011+200219:42
Phillip Danault C 011+121316:26
Kaiden Guhle D 000-201120:41
Cole Caufield R 000-110019:03
Juraj Slafkovský L 000020018:09
Jake Evans C 000021115:44
Oliver Kapanen C 000010014:23
Josh Anderson R 000+103013:06
Joseph Veleno C 000001011:24
Zachary Bolduc R 000013011:18
Arber Xhekaj D 000001005:51
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes O 202483.3462:52
MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Quinn Hughes D 033060033:19
Kirill Kaprizov L 202-141023:50
Matt Boldy L 022+121021:10
Marcus Johansson L 022+110015:58
Brock Faber D 101+120328:21
Joel Eriksson Ek C 101+112020:14
Ryan Hartman R 011011217:49
Jake Middleton D 000002021:55
Jared Spurgeon D 000-121219:31
Mats Zuccarello R 000000118:17
Zach Bogosian D 000000316:18
Yakov Trenin C 000006016:17
Danila Yurov R 000-121015:27
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000-121215:13
Nico Sturm C 000000008:18
Vinnie Hinostroza C 000010108:09
Tyler Pitlick C 000002008:00
Daemon Hunt D 000000101:52
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson W 172085.0363:38

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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