Canadiens vs. Wild — December 19, 2026: preview

MTLMTL
12-3-4
W1 · L10: 8-0-2
W
OT
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W
OT
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W
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W
Sun, Dec 20
@
Grand Casino Arena
MINMIN
14-3-4
W2 · L10: 8-0-2
W
W
OT
W
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OT
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W
PUCKLAB EDGEMIN 64%

Matchup: Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4) at Minnesota Wild (14-3-4). PuckLab Edge: Wild, 64% (better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams, better goal differential).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
MTLMIN
Scoring & Defense
3.53GF/GP3.33
3.00GA/GP2.19
+10Goal Diff+24
Analytics
51.45v5 CF%50.6
50.55v5 xGF%52.8
.899SV%.915
52.4FO %47.7
Special Teams & Discipline
13.8PP%27.4
78.1PK%79.7
10.6PIM / GP8.4
Record Splits
7-1-1Road / Home5-0-2

Season Series

MTLMIN
0
1
Nov 10Final/OT
MINMIN 2—1 MTLMTL
SOG: 24-28xG: 3.0-3.6
Series Leaders
Bobby BrinkMIN1G0A1PNick SuzukiMTL1G0A1PKirill KaprizovMIN1G0A1PLane HutsonMTL0G1A1PCole CaufieldMTL0G1A1P
MTL

MTL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Cole CaufieldR19126181.0952.5Lane HutsonD19315180.2456.9Nick SuzukiC1379160.7156.0Josh AndersonR1884121.1148.4Juraj SlafkovskýL19210120.6051.3
MIN

MIN Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Kirill KaprizovL211718350.8155.7Quinn HughesD21622280.2756.4Matt BoldyL211011210.9257.0Joel Eriksson EkC21611171.2258.1Maxim ShabanovR2085130.6747.9

Team Profile

MTL
Avg Age
25.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
MIN
Avg Age
29.7
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
196 lbs
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