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Kaprizov leads Wild to 3-0 win over Canadiens with assist and empty-net goal

Montreal Canadiens vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Canadiens: Montreal entered the game ranked 30th in the league in shots on goal, and it only managed to put the puck on target 19 times as it was shut out for the first time this season.

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.

Key moment With over 11 minutes left in the game, Canadiens defenseman Jayden Struble was called for a double minor after his stick struck Minnesota’s Jared Spurgeon in the face. With four seconds left in the four-minute power play, Rossi fired a wrist shot from the high slot that beat Montembeault over the shoulder to put Minnesota on top 2-0.

Key stat Kaprizov added an assist on Boldy’s goal and now has 20 assists and 30 points this season, trailing only Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon in both categories.

Up next The Canadiens return home to face Columbus on Saturday, the same day the Wild host the Stars.

Regular Season Series

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

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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

Xcel Energy Center

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
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