The Minnesota Wild (1-1) and Montreal Canadiens (1-0-1) meet at Bell Centre on Tuesday, October 17 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSN, and BSWIX. The Wild fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 in their last outing, while the Canadiens are coming off a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Wild vs. Canadiens Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Wild and Canadiens Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Wild Insights
- The Wild’s 239 goals scored last season (2.9 per game) ranked 23rd in the league.
- Defensively, the Wild were one of the stingiest units in league action, allowing 219 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank sixth.
- They had the league’s 14th-ranked goal differential at +20.
- The 54 power-play goals the Wild recorded last season ranked 15th in the NHL (on 252 power-play chances).
- The Wild’s 21.43% power-play conversion rate was 15th in the league.
- The Wild scored 14 shorthanded goals last season (third among NHL squads).
- The Wild had the league’s 10th-best penalty-kill percentage (82.03%).
- The Wild had the 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 47.7%.
- The Wild had a 9.4% shooting percentage, which ranked 23rd in the league.
- The Wild shut out opponents five times last season. As a team, they averaged 21.8 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.
Wild Key Players
- With 40 goals and 35 assists last season, Kirill Kaprizov was one of Minnesota’s leading contributors (75 points).
- Mats Zuccarello posted 67 points (22 goals, 45 assists), adding significantly to the team’s offensive efforts last season.
- Minnesota’s scoring effort last season was aided by Matthew Boldy’s 67 points, including 32 assists.
- Last season for Minnesota, Filip Gustavsson (22-9-7) registered a 1.0 goals-against average, and a save percentage of 93.095.
Wild Injuries
Jared Spurgeon: Upper Body (Out), Matthew Boldy: Undisclosed (Questionable), Patrick Maroon: Undisclosed (Questionable)
Canadiens Insights
- With 227 goals (2.8 per game) last season, the Canadiens had the league’s 26th-ranked offense.
- The Canadiens gave up 3.7 goals per game (305 in total), 29th in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of -78, they were 28th in the league.
- The Canadiens had 38 power-play goals (on 236 chances), 28th in the NHL.
- The Canadiens had the NHL’s 29th-ranked power-play percentage (16.1%).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canadiens had eight.
- The 72.73% penalty-kill percentage of the Canadiens was 29th in the league.
- The Canadiens were 24th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48.5%).
- With a shooting percentage of 10.1%, the Canadiens were 16th in the league.
- The Canadiens shut out their opponents once.
Canadiens Key Players
- Nicholas Suzuki totaled 26 goals and 40 assists in 82 games for Montreal last season, resulting in 66 points.
- Kirby Dach helped lead the offense for Montreal last season with 14 goals and 24 assists.
- Montreal’s Cole Caufield was among the leading scorers on the team with 36 total points (26 goals and 10 assists).
- Samuel Montembeault was 16-19-3 last season, allowing 133 goals (1.6 goals against average) with a 90.112 save percentage (37th in the league).
Canadiens Injuries
Carey Price: Knee (Out), Kirby Dach: Lower Body (Out), Chris Wideman: Back (Out), Christian Dvorak: Knee (Out)
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