Canadiens 3–4 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
🇨🇦 MTL	0	1	2	0	3
🌲 MIN	2	0	1	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Marco Rossi

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 16:00 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Kirill Kaprizov

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 29:09 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Brock Faber

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 33:25 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Matt Boldy PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:19

Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi · beat Sam Montembeault

0–1

🌲 Marco Rossi 1st · 14:54

Assists: Zach Bogosian, Marcus Foligno · beat Sam Montembeault

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 David Savard 2nd · 08:17

Assists: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki PP Tying 3rd · 01:09

Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky, Mike Matheson · beat Filip Gustavsson

2–2

🌲 Brock Faber PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:57

Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi · beat Sam Montembeault

2–3

🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky Tying 3rd · 16:57

Assists: David Savard, Mike Matheson · beat Filip Gustavsson

3–3

Overtime

🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Go-ahead OT · 04:55

Assists: Marcus Johansson, Brock Faber · beat Sam Montembeault

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Monahan · Caufield 21:56

L2 Slafkovsky · Evans · Dvorak 17:41

L3 Anderson · Armia · Gallagher 15:16

L4 Heineman · Stephens · Ylonen 6:04

D1 Matheson · Savard 26:06

D2 Barron · Guhle 20:44

D3 Kovacevic · Struble 14:10

🌲Wild

L1 Kaprizov · Boldy · Eriksson Ek 23:22

L2 Johansson · Gaudreau · Rossi 19:02

L3 Foligno · Maroon · Dewar 14:04

L4 Lettieri · Duhaime 8:52

D1 Faber · Middleton 30:10

D2 Bogosian · Goligoski 18:00

D3 Merrill · Mermis 9:46

D4 Hunt 4:28

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL MIN🌲

25 Shots on goal 24

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

17 Hits 21

14 Blocked shots 11

2 Takeaways 8

6 Giveaways 12

19 Penalty minutes 25

MTL shooting 12.0% (3/25) MIN shooting 16.7% (4/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 64:55 TOI

🌲Wild

Filip Gustavsson

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 64:37 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL MIN

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-6-2 (33% win rate, 12 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Wild lead the season series 2–0

Oct 172023 🌲MIN @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 Nov 12022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 1–4 Oct 252022 🌲MIN @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Apr 192022 🌲MIN @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 Jan 242022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 2–8

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❓ MTL vs MIN, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Wild on December 21, 2023?

Wild won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Canadiens 3, Wild 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

David Savard, Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki.

Who scored for Wild?

Brock Faber, Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi, Matt Boldy.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 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?

Wild lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 18 🇨🇦MTL @ ✈️WPG 3–2 AfterDec 22 🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI 5–2

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 19 🌲MIN @ 🐻BOS 4–3 AfterDec 23 🐻BOS @ 🌲MIN 2–3

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