Wild 5–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Oct 17, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🌲 MIN

Kirill Kaprizov

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 22:04 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Mats Zuccarello

3 A

4 shots · 19:00 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Joel Eriksson Ek

2 G

4 shots · 18:04 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Brandon Duhaime SH Go-ahead 1st · 09:20

Assists: Jake Middleton · beat Sam Montembeault

1–0

🌲 Connor Dewar SH 1st · 09:45

Unassisted · beat Sam Montembeault

2–0

2nd period

🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek PP 2nd · 02:17

Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov · beat Sam Montembeault

3–0

🇨🇦 Tanner Pearson 2nd · 09:47

Unassisted · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–1

🌲 Kirill Kaprizov PP 2nd · 17:22

Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Calen Addison · beat Sam Montembeault

4–1

3rd period

🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek PP 3rd · 05:20

Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello · beat Sam Montembeault

5–1

🇨🇦 Alex Newhook 3rd · 17:35

Assists: David Savard, Cole Caufield · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

5–2

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Kaprizov · Zuccarello · Hartman 19:00

L2 Johansson · Eriksson Ek · Gaudreau 18:04

L3 Foligno · Rossi · Dewar 13:56

L4 Maroon · Duhaime 11:32

D1 Faber · Brodin 21:54

D2 Middleton · Addison 19:39

D3 Merrill · Mermis 12:26

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Monahan · Caufield 18:11

L2 Newhook · Anderson · Gallagher 15:13

L3 Slafkovsky · Pearson · Harvey-Pinard 13:58

L4 Pezzetta · Evans · Ylonen 11:09

D1 Matheson · Harris 23:57

D2 Kovacevic · Savard 19:02

D3 Xhekaj · Guhle 13:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN MTL🇨🇦

35 Shots on goal 28

3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

10 Hits 29

7 Blocked shots 20

6 Takeaways 4

10 Giveaways 15

44 Penalty minutes 40

MIN shooting 14.3% (5/35) MTL shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Marc-Andre Fleury

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:54 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 58:16 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

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Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 1–0

Nov 12022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 1–4 Oct 252022 🌲MIN @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Apr 192022 🌲MIN @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 Jan 242022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 2–8 Oct 202019 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 3–4

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Questions and what's next

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Who won Wild vs Canadiens on October 17, 2023?

Wild won 5–2. The final score was Wild 5, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Wild?

Joel Eriksson Ek (2), Brandon Duhaime, Connor Dewar, Kirill Kaprizov.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Newhook, Tanner Pearson.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeOct 14 🌲MIN @ 🍁TOR 4–7 AfterOct 19 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 7–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 14 🪶CHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 AfterOct 21 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3

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