Minnesota 7, Montreal 1
Thursday, January 12, 2017 8:00 PM
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 12, 2017
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees:
Chris Lee, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons, Brian Mach
Attendance:
19104
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Montreal
|
26-11-5-1 |
15-4-2-0 |
11-7-3-1 |
L1 |
| Minnesota
|
26-9-3-2 |
14-4-0-0 |
12-5-3-2 |
W2 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Minnesota Wild have a 14-4-0-0 record at home this season. The Montreal Canadiens have a 11-7-3-1 record on the road.
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Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Wild have won 8 of their last 10 games.
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Montreal has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Canadiens have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Eric Staal played for 15:24 during 17 shifts and scored 3 points. Eric Staal had 1 goal and 2 assists.
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Tomas Plekanec played for 16:17 during 23 shifts and scored 1 point. Tomas Plekanec had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
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Montreal had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Montreal |
|
Minnesota |
|
Tomas Plekanec 1 |
Points |
Eric Staal 3 |
|
Tomas Plekanec 1 |
Goals |
Nino Niederreiter 2 |
|
Sven Andrighetto 1 |
Assists |
Matt Dumba 3 |
|
Tomas Plekanec 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Ryan Suter 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Carey Price .708 |
Save Percentage |
Devan Dubnyk .952 |
|
Carey Price 17 |
Saves |
Devan Dubnyk 20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
FW |
| Montreal
|
21 |
1 |
1-1 |
2-4 |
10 |
24 |
| Minnesota
|
24 |
7 |
2-4 |
0-1 |
4 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Wild have a W/L % of .654 after a win and .643 after a loss.
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Montreal will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .593 after a win and .625 after a loss.
