Kirill Kaprizov scored a power-play goal 21 seconds into overtime, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Tuesday night, Nov. 10, at Bell Centre in Montreal. The Wild improved to 13-3-4. Montreal fell to 11-3-4.
How it happened
The game was scoreless through two periods. Bobby Brink broke the deadlock at 2:53 of the third period with an unassisted goal, his second of the season. Nick Suzuki tied it at 18:22 of the third, with assists to Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson, leaving the score 1-1 with 1:38 left in regulation.
Caufield was called for slashing at 19:03 of the third. On the power play 21 seconds into overtime, Kaprizov scored his 17th goal of the season, assisted by Matt Boldy and Quinn Hughes.
By the numbers
- Final: Wild 2, Canadiens 1 (OT)
- Goalies: Jesper Wallstedt made 27 saves on 28 shots; Jacob Fowler made 22 saves on 24 shots
- Shots: Canadiens 28, Wild 24
- Attendance: 20,962 at Bell Centre
The NHL recap said the win extended Minnesota’s point streak to nine games (7-0-2) and Kaprizov’s point streak to nine games (six goals, nine assists).
Up next
The Wild stay on the road. According to the NHL schedule, they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. CT at Scotiabank Arena, then play the Boston Bruins on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. CT at TD Garden.
Sources: NHL game recap; NHL official game summary; Hockey-Reference box score; NHL schedule.
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