Wild 2, Canadiens 1 (OT) — November 10, 2026: recap and analysis

MINMIN
Minnesota Wild
12-3-4 · OT1 · L10: 6-1-3
OT
W
W
W
OT
W
W
W
L
OT
Final/OT
2—1
Nov 10, 2026 · Centre Bell
MTLMTL
Montréal Canadiens
11-3-3 · W2 · L10: 8-0-2
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
W
OT
W

Final score: Minnesota Wild 2, Montréal Canadiens 1. Decided in overtime. Wild won with fewer expected goals, 3.00 to 3.59. PuckLab's first star: Jesper Wallstedt (27/28 saves, .964 SV%, +1.7 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Canadiens, 56% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
MIN xG
3.00
ACTUAL
2 — 1
MTL xG
3.59

Scoring Timeline

0.25
HIGH xG
MIN3P 02:53Even Strength
Bobby Brink
10
Bobby Brink(2)
R · MIN · #10
MIN 1 - 0 MTL
0.24
HIGH xG
MTL3P 18:22Even Strength
MIN 1 - 1 MTL
0.14
HIGH xG
MINOT 00:21Power Play
MIN 2 - 1 MTL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jesper Wallstedt
30
Jesper Wallstedt
G · MIN · #30
27/28 saves, .964 SV%, +1.7 GSAX
★2
Jacob Fowler
Jacob Fowler
G · MTL
22/24 saves, .917 SV%, +0.5 GSAX
★3
Bobby Brink
10
Bobby Brink
R · MIN · #10
1G, 5 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

MINMTL
24Shots28
3.00xGF3.59
48.05v5 CF%52.0
34.6FO%65.4
1/3PP0/2
22Hits18
23Blocks12
17Giveaways15
3Takeaways7
6PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodMIN SOGMTL SOGMIN xGMTL xG
1st951.171.62
2nd6120.930.99
3rd8110.760.98
OT100.140.00
Total24283.003.59

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 10:46
MIN
Ryan HartmanTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Adam Engstrom
1P 20:00
MTL
Josh AndersonRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Foligno
1P 20:00
MIN
Nick FolignoRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson
2P 04:58
MIN
Olli MaattaTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Suzuki
2P 14:45
MTL
Kirby DachHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Olli Maatta
3P 07:20
MTL
Josh AndersonHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Maxim Shabanov
3P 19:03
MTL
Cole CaufieldSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Quinn Hughes

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