🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 19-18-5 before this game

2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	0	1	2
MIN	1	2	1	4

Canadiens at Wild

Wild beat Canadiens 4–2 at Xcel Energy Center on January 8, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Jan 8, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Wes Walz

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:44 TOI · +3

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Antti Laaksonen

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:14 TOI · +3

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Sergei Zholtok

1 G

4 shots · 17:50 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Antti Laaksonen Go-ahead 1st · 09:21

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Wes Walz · beat Jeff Hackett

0–1

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov Tying 1st · 10:14

Assists: Craig Rivet, Doug Gilmour · beat Manny Fernandez

1–1

2nd period

🌲 Wes Walz Go-ahead 2nd · 01:57

Assists: Antti Laaksonen, Jason Marshall · beat Jeff Hackett

1–2

🌲 Wes Walz SH 2nd · 05:26

Unassisted · beat Jeff Hackett

1–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Shaun Van Allen 3rd · 02:16

Assists: Joe Juneau, Patrice Brisebois · beat Manny Fernandez

2–3

🌲 Sergei Zholtok 3rd · 08:50

Assists: Richard Park, Marian Gaborik · beat Jeff Hackett

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL MIN🌲

17 Shots on goal 34

18 Hits 11

5 Blocked shots 16

3 Takeaways 7

13 Giveaways 20

8 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 11.8% (2/17) MIN shooting 11.8% (4/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 58:23 TOI

🌲Wild

Manny Fernandez

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 19-18-5 (45% win rate, 42 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 16-18-8 (38% win rate, 42 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Gilmour · Perreault · Petrov 22:44

L2 Savage · Ribeiro · Zednik 16:07

L3 Juneau · Van Allen · Dackell 10:00

L4 Kilger · Simpson · Asham 6:50

D1 Brisebois · Rivet 22:16

D2 Markov · Traverse 19:42

D3 Dykhuis · Quintal 17:16

🌲Wild

L1 Laaksonen · Hendrickson · Dowd 18:14

L2 Brunette · Zholtok · Walz 17:44

L3 Park · Gaborik · Dupuis 15:22

L4 Blouin · Johnson · Gavey 7:13

D1 Kuba · Mitchell 22:37

D2 Bombardir · Benysek 19:14

D3 Sekeras · Marshall 15:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs MIN, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Wild on January 8, 2002?

Wild won 4–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Wild?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Wild 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Markov, Shaun Van Allen.

Who scored for Wild?

Wes Walz (2), Antti Laaksonen, Sergei Zholtok.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Wild season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 6

🌲Wild

Previous game · Jan 6

Also on January 8, 2002

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