MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
OT
W
Final/OT
3—4
2026-02-02 · Xcel Energy Center
MIN
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
W
OT
W
L
W
W
L
L
MTL controlled xG 2.2 to 2.2 but MIN won on execution · MIN controlled 58.6% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RDOT
MTL xG
2.23
ACTUAL
3 — 4
MIN xG
2.20

Scoring Timeline

0.01
LOW xG
MIN1P 00:38Even Strength
Joel Eriksson Ek
14
Joel Eriksson Ek(15)
C · MIN · #14
Marcus Johansson (23), Matt Boldy (28)
MTL 0 - 1 MIN
0.12
HIGH xG
MIN1P 15:48Even Strength
Kirill Kaprizov
97
Kirill Kaprizov(31)
L · MIN · #97
Quinn Hughes (48), Ryan Hartman (12)
MTL 0 - 2 MIN
0.14
HIGH xG
MTL1P 19:08Even Strength
Brendan Gallagher
11
Brendan Gallagher(5)
R · MTL · #11
Phillip Danault (11), Mike Matheson (23)
MTL 1 - 2 MIN
0.07
MED xG
MTL2P 19:43Even Strength
Ivan Demidov
93
Ivan Demidov(12)
R · MTL · #93
Lane Hutson (48), Alexandre Carrier (12)
MTL 2 - 2 MIN
1.11
HIGH xG
MTL3P 00:12Even Strength
Kirby Dach
77
Kirby Dach(7)
C · MTL · #77
Nick Suzuki (47), Noah Dobson (26)
MTL 3 - 2 MIN
0.07
MED xG
MIN3P 07:05Even Strength
Brock Faber
7
Brock Faber(13)
D · MIN · #7
Marcus Johansson (24), Quinn Hughes (49)
MTL 3 - 3 MIN
0.07
MED xG
MINOT 03:38Power Play
Kirill Kaprizov
97
Kirill Kaprizov(32)
L · MIN · #97
Quinn Hughes (50), Matt Boldy (29)
MTL 3 - 4 MIN

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Filip Gustavsson
32
Filip Gustavsson
G · MIN · #32
17/20 saves, .850 SV%, -0.7 GSAx
★2
Jakub Dobes
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
20/24 saves, .833 SV%, -0.8 GSAx
★3
Quinn Hughes
43
Quinn Hughes
D · MIN · #43
3A, 6 SOG

Team Stats

MTLMIN
20Shots24
2.23xGF2.20
41.4CF%58.6
53.4FO%46.6
0/1PP1/3
16Hits18
13Blocks15
12Giveaways14
6Takeaways6
6PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGMIN SOGMTL xGMIN xG
1st440.340.59
2nd870.430.75
3rd481.410.51
OT110.060.35
Total17202.242.20

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 00:55
MTL
Oliver Kapanenhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mats Zuccarello
2P 07:53
MTL
Lane Hutsontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Quinn Hughes
2P 11:14
MIN
Zach Bogosiantripping (2 min)
Drawn by Oliver Kapanen
OT 02:34
MTL
Phillip Danaulthooking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov