| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MIN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Kirill Kaprizov
· LW
Kirill Kaprizov
· LW
Team Stats
11Blocked Shots16
22Hits14
2Takeaways5
19Shots28
0Power Play Goals1
3Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
27Faceoffs Won23
54.0Faceoff Win Percent46.0
9Giveaways10
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:40
Lucas Condotta faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov
19:40
Kirill Kaprizov Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Frederick Gaudreau (7)
19:24
Cole Caufield Slap Shot Wide Right
19:16
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
19:16
Timeout - Visitor
19:16
Goalie Stopped
19:14
Nick Suzuki Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
18:49
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Jakub Lauko
18:04
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
18:04
Goalie Stopped
18:02
Arber Xhekaj Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
17:54
Frederick Gaudreau shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
17:49
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
17:01
Takeaway by Marcus Johansson
16:44
Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov
16:43
David Savard hit Kirill Kaprizov
16:21
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Matt Boldy
16:21
TV Timeout
16:21
Lane Hutson Roughing against Ryan Hartman
16:16
Ryan Hartman hit Lane Hutson
16:05
Ryan Hartman Slap Shot Wide Left
15:58
Ryan Hartman hit Lane Hutson
15:32
Marat Khusnutdinov hit Joel Armia
15:18
Giveaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
14:56
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Alex Newhook
14:56
Off-side
13:57
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
13:46
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
13:46
Puck in Benches
13:42
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
13:10
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
13:07
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
13:07
TV Timeout
13:07
Marat Khusnutdinov High-sticking against Kaiden Guhle
12:19
Marat Khusnutdinov faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
12:19
Marco Rossi Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (4), Declan Chisholm (4)
12:05
Marco Rossi shot blocked by David Savard
11:57
Jared Spurgeon Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
11:49
Frederick Gaudreau Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
11:06
Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
10:55
Marcus Johansson Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
10:21
Ryan Hartman Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
10:09
Jake Evans faceoff won against Matt Boldy
10:09
Goalie Stopped
10:07
Marco Rossi Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
9:27
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
9:27
Puck in Benches
9:09
Takeaway by Josh Anderson
Kaprizov leads Wild to 3-0 win over Canadiens with assist and empty-net goal
— Kirill Kaprizov had an empty-net goal and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Thursday night.
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