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2011-12 regular season

Wild at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Canadiens beat Wild 5–4 in a shootout at Bell Centre on March 1, 2012.

MIN – MTL
30–28
Shots on goal
0/5–3/7
Power play
22–29
Hits
14–18
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
David Desharnais
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 23:31 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Nick Johnson
3 A
4 shots · 12:44 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Max Pacioretty
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 23:41 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 P.K. Subban PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:33
Assists: Tomas Kaberle, David Desharnais · beat Niklas Backstrom
0–1
🇨🇦 Lars Eller PP 1st · 04:28
Assists: Scott Gomez, Chris Campoli · beat Josh Harding
0–2
🌲 Matt Kassian 1st · 15:27
Assists: Darroll Powe, Nick Johnson · beat Carey Price
1–2
2nd period
🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty PP 2nd · 11:59
Assists: David Desharnais, P.K. Subban · beat Josh Harding
1–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 David Desharnais 3rd · 08:50
Assists: Max Pacioretty, Tomas Kaberle · beat Josh Harding
1–4
🌲 Matt Kassian 3rd · 16:07
Assists: Nick Johnson, Nate Prosser · beat Carey Price
2–4
🌲 Dany Heatley 3rd · 18:17
Assists: Kyle Brodziak, Devin Setoguchi · beat Carey Price
3–4
🌲 Devin Setoguchi Tying 3rd · 19:50
Assists: Matt Cullen, Nick Johnson · beat Carey Price
4–4
Shootout
🇨🇦 David Desharnais Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Josh Harding
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Heatley · Brodziak · Cullen 23:16
L2 Peters · Clutterbuck · Setoguchi 17:32
L3 Powe · Johnson · Palmieri 11:10
L4 Veilleux · Kassian · Ortmeyer 8:17
D1 Gilbert · Spurgeon 26:05
D2 Scandella · Falk 20:49
D3 Foster · Prosser 16:03
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Cole · Pacioretty · Desharnais 23:41
L2 Plekanec · Eller · Bourque 18:56
L3 Nokelainen · Geoffrion · Staubitz 12:01
L4 White · Gomez · Palushaj 5:55
D1 Subban · Gorges 29:03
D2 Emelin · Weber 19:16
D3 Kaberle · Campoli 16:44

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN MTL🇨🇦
30 Shots on goal 28
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7
22 Hits 29
14 Blocked shots 18
9 Takeaways 0
6 Giveaways 16
27 Penalty minutes 34
MIN shooting 13.3% (4/30) MTL shooting 17.9% (5/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Josh Harding
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 60:30 TOI
Niklas Backstrom
5/6
.833 SV% · 1 GA · 02:52 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
P.K. Subban · 1st 02:33 · 0–1 Lars Eller · 1st 04:28 · 0–2 Matt Kassian · 1st 15:27 · 1–2 Max Pacioretty · 2nd 11:59 · 1–3 David Desharnais · 3rd 08:50 · 1–4 Matt Kassian · 3rd 16:07 · 2–4 Dany Heatley · 3rd 18:17 · 3–4 Devin Setoguchi · 3rd 19:50 · 4–4
MIN MTL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 10-8 (56% win rate, 18 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-5-2 (53% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Wild
Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
Mar 202011 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 8–1 Dec 172009 🌲MIN @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Oct 302008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 2–1 Nov 222006 🌲MIN @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 Dec 172005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 3–4 OT
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Who won Wild vs Canadiens on March 1, 2012?

Canadiens won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Wild 4, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Wild?

Matt Kassian (2), Dany Heatley, Devin Setoguchi.

Who scored for Canadiens?

David Desharnais, Lars Eller, Max Pacioretty, P.K. Subban.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Josh Harding made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Wild vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeFeb 28 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 4–0 AfterMar 2 🌲MIN @ 🐙DET 0–6
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeFeb 28 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterMar 3 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1
Also on March 1
😈NJD 3–4 🐻BOS 🏝️NYI 3–6 🔔PHI 🗽NYR 3–2 🌪️CAR 🐆FLA 0–7 ✈️WPG 🧥CBJ 2–0 🏔️COL 🔥CGY 4–2 🌵PHX 🎵STL 0–2 🐋VAN ⚔️BUF 1–0 🦈SJS
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