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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Montreal 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 21, 2023
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Furman South
Linesmen: Mitch Hunt, Bevan Mills
Attendance: 18387
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Montreal 01203
Minnesota 20114
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Montreal   Minnesota
  0:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Jake Middleton. 0:41  
  1:01 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Joel Armia.
  1:27 Alex Goligoski hits Brendan Gallagher.
  1:42 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  1:44 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 1:45  
  2:04 Takeaway by Marcus Johansson.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 2:25  
  2:29 Marcus Foligno hits Nick Suzuki.
  2:35 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
Jayden Struble hits Marcus Foligno. 2:44  
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 2:46  
  2:54 Giveaway by Marcus Foligno.
  3:23 Takeaway by Vinni Lettieri.
Justin Barron hits Brandon Duhaime. 3:33  
  3:39 Vinni Lettieri shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  3:40 Vinni Lettieri shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Jayden Struble blocks shot from Brock Faber. 5:20  
  5:57 Giveaway by Jon Merrill.
  6:07 Giveaway by Jon Merrill.
  6:11 Jake Middleton hits Brendan Gallagher.
  7:20 Brock Faber hits Josh Anderson.
  7:47 Vinni Lettieri blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
  8:18 Takeaway by Marcus Johansson.
Justin Barron blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 8:42  
  9:07 Jon Merrill hits Brendan Gallagher.
  9:40 Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  9:48 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:50  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 10:12  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 10:36  
  11:07 Giveaway by Marcus Johansson.
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 11:22  
Takeaway by Christian Dvorak. 11:42  
  11:53 Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Matt Boldy. 11:58  
Emil Heineman hits Vinni Lettieri. 12:42  
  12:45 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
David Savard penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marco Rossi. 12:47  
  12:47 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 12:52  
  13:19 Matt Boldy scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 13:19  
  13:38 Giveaway by Filip Gustavsson.
  13:46 Brock Faber hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
  13:53 Giveaway by Pat Maroon.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 13:54  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 14:02  
Josh Anderson hits Alex Goligoski. 14:13  
  14:31 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Giveaway by David Savard. 14:49  
  14:54 Marco Rossi scores. Assisted by Zach Bogosian and Marcus Foligno.
Team penalty for Montreal delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Brendan Gallagher. 14:54  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 14:54  
  15:31 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Giveaway by David Savard. 15:35  
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Brock Faber. 15:41  
Kaiden Guhle hits Marcus Johansson. 16:07  
  16:18 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  16:53 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  16:56 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  17:05 Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
  17:46 Vinni Lettieri hits Jayden Struble.
  17:58 Takeaway by Brock Faber.
Giveaway by Cole Caufield. 18:18  
  18:35 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Marcus Foligno. 18:37  
  19:32 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  19:34 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
2
Montreal   Minnesota
  0:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy. 0:07  
Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 0:16  
  1:40 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Pat Maroon.
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Pat Maroon. 1:51  
  1:52 Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net
  2:32 Zach Bogosian hits Jake Evans.
Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:40  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 3:43  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 3:49  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:55  
  3:57 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  4:06 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 4:24  
  4:26 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  4:35 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Shot by Joel Armia misses the net 4:52  
Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Daemon Hunt. 5:08  
  5:23 Daemon Hunt hits Brendan Gallagher.
  5:43 Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle.
  6:07 Vinni Lettieri penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kaiden Guhle.
  6:07 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 6:14  
  6:57 Daemon Hunt hits Cole Caufield.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 7:24  
Justin Barron shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 7:50  
  7:52 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 8:12  
David Savard scores. Assisted by Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. 8:17  
  8:17 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Josh Anderson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dakota Mermis. 8:52  
  8:52 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  9:06 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
  9:16 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
Kaiden Guhle hits Kirill Kaprizov. 9:38  
  9:39 Marco Rossi penalty for instigating - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kaiden Guhle. Served by Vinni Lettieri.
  9:39 Marco Rossi penalty for fighting against Kaiden Guhle - 5 mins (Major).
Kaiden Guhle penalty for fighting against Marco Rossi - 5 mins (Major). 9:39  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:39  
  9:39 Marco Rossi penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct).
  9:41 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Justin Barron.
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 9:42  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:45  
  9:54 Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  9:57 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  11:32 Brock Faber blocks shot from Sean Monahan.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 11:38  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 11:46  
Brendan Gallagher penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jon Merrill. 12:22  
  12:22 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  12:49 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  13:26 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
  13:33 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 13:48  
  14:06 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  14:08 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Brendan Gallagher hits Zach Bogosian. 14:40  
  14:42 Zach Bogosian penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher.
  14:42 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  14:42 Zach Bogosian penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher.
Mike Matheson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Foligno. 15:07  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 15:07  
  15:28 Brock Faber hits Kaiden Guhle.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 15:57  
  16:28 Jake Middleton hits Jayden Struble.
  16:43 Matt Boldy blocks shot from Josh Anderson.
Josh Anderson shoots misses the net 17:00  
  17:16 Dakota Mermis shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 17:36  
  17:47 Daemon Hunt blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky.
  17:49 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 18:24  
  19:13 Takeaway by Dakota Mermis.
  19:30 Marcus Foligno penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Barron.
  19:30 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  19:46 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 19:56  
3
Montreal   Minnesota
  0:00 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. 0:18  
  0:24 Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. 1:07  
Nick Suzuki scores a power play goal. Assisted by Juraj Slafkovsky and Mike Matheson. 1:09  
  1:09 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
David Savard blocks shot from Alex Goligoski. 1:49  
Mitchell Stephens hits Frederick Gaudreau. 1:58  
  2:00 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 2:09  
  2:26 Shot by Pat Maroon misses the net
  2:29 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net 2:38  
  3:09 Jake Middleton hits Jake Evans.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 3:26  
  3:40 Giveaway by Vinni Lettieri.
  3:45 Zach Bogosian hits Cole Caufield.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 3:49  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 4:38  
  5:05 Giveaway by Dakota Mermis.
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 5:29  
  5:32 Kirill Kaprizov blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 5:40  
  5:45 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  6:37 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Justin Barron hits Pat Maroon. 6:47  
Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 7:00  
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 7:03  
  7:51 Matt Boldy blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 8:03  
  8:17 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Joel Armia penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Johansson. 8:50  
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 8:50  
  8:57 Brock Faber scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 8:57  
  9:22 Shot by Brock Faber misses the net
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 9:53  
  10:03 Marcus Johansson hits Joel Armia.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 10:59  
  11:46 Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 11:48  
Shot by Justin Barron misses the net 11:51  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 12:35  
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 12:44  
  13:13 Alex Goligoski hits Joel Armia.
  13:16 Alex Goligoski hits Joel Armia.
  13:22 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  13:23 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  13:36 Shot by Marco Rossi misses the net
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 14:27  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 14:41  
Shot by Justin Barron misses the net 15:01  
  15:20 Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov.
Joel Armia hits Zach Bogosian. 15:57  
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Pat Maroon. 16:30  
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 16:43  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 16:45  
Juraj Slafkovsky scores. Assisted by David Savard and Mike Matheson. 16:57  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 16:57  
  17:08 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  17:37 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 17:38  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Marcus Foligno. 17:46  
Cole Caufield penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marco Rossi. 18:33  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 18:33  
  18:55 Shot by Brock Faber misses the net
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 19:09  
  19:15 Giveaway by Marco Rossi.
  19:36 Takeaway by Marco Rossi.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 19:41  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 19:42  
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek. 19:50  
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Brock Faber. 19:54  
David Savard blocks shot from Marco Rossi. 19:58  
1 OT
Montreal   Minnesota
  0:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  1:06 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov.
  1:09 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  1:58 Giveaway by Marcus Johansson.
Takeaway by Sean Monahan. 2:23  
Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net 2:24  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 2:30  
  2:33 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:14  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 3:15  
Nick Suzuki hits Marco Rossi. 3:26  
  4:55 Kirill Kaprizov scores. Assisted by Marcus Johansson and Brock Faber.