Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey LeagueKaprizov leads Wild to 3-0 win over Canadiens with assist and empty-net goal
Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi also scored.
Boldy opened the scoring in the second period when he tapped in a goal-mouth feed from Marcus Johansson. Rossi added a power-play goal in the third for the Wild.
The Canadiens pulled their goalie with a minute and a half to play, and Kaprizov scored into the empty net with 20 seconds left to clinch it for the Wild, who are 6-1-1 since Oct. 29.
Sam Montembeault stopped 25 shots for the Canadiens, who are 1-6-1 in their last eight games.
Wild: Minnesota played most of the night without forwards Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek. Both players suffered lower-body injuries in the first period and did not return. Kaprizov and Boldy skated double shifts for most of the last two periods.
MIN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 2nd Period 12:43 | Matt Boldy Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (3), Kirill Kaprizov (20) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 12:19 | Marco Rossi Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (4), Declan Chisholm (4) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:40 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Frederick Gaudreau (7) |
Statistics
MTL | MIN | |
---|---|---|
11 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
22 | Hits | 14 |
2 | Takeaways | 5 |
19 | Shots | 28 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
27 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
54.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.0 |
9 | Giveaways | 10 |
3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
8 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 17,012 | Capacity:
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 17,012 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
Florida | 12 | 6 | 25 | 1 |
Tampa Bay | 10 | 6 | 21 | 1 |
Buffalo | 9 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
Boston | 8 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
Ottawa | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
Montreal | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 16 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
Minnesota | 12 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
Dallas | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
Colorado | 10 | 9 | 20 | 0 |
Utah | 7 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
St. Louis | 8 | 11 | 17 | 1 |
Nashville | 6 | 11 | 15 | 3 |
Chicago | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 |