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MTL vs MIN

MTL

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

vs

MIN

MIN

Minnesota Wild

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How they compare

Side by side · Last 10

MTLMIN

Goals

3.80Goals for / GP3.40
2.90Goals against / GP1.90
+9Goal diff+15

Results and form

7-1-2Record7-1-2
80.0%Points %80.0%
80.0%Home pts %83.3%
80.0%Road pts %78.6%

Shots and possession

27.1Shots for / GP30.9
29.6Shots against / GP23.9
14.0%Shooting %11.0%
0.902Save %0.920
1.042PDO1.030
53.9%Corsi %53.1%
54.6%Fenwick %54.6%

Special teams and discipline

18.5%Power play %22.5%
73.5%Penalty kill %75.0%
11.8PIM / GP7.5

Puck battles

49.3%Faceoff %47.1%
18.8Hits / GP23.7
15.2Blocks / GP14.5
3.4Takeaways / GP4.2
16.1Giveaways / GP15.9
MTL last 5W0
W
L
W
W
W
MIN last 5W0
W
W
W
L
W

Head-to-Head — All-Time

0MTL
1OT/SO
1MIN
MTL: 5 GFMIN: 9 GF

Last met: Dec 22, 2023

Recent Meetings

Feb 3, 2026MTL @ MIN3 – 4MIN W
Jan 21, 2026MIN @ MTL3 – 4MTL W
Jan 31, 2025MIN @ MTL4 – 0MIN W
Nov 15, 2024MTL @ MIN0 – 3MIN W
Dec 22, 2023MTL @ MIN3 – 4MIN W

Injuries

League injury report →

Man-games lost

61

Injured now

6

Games played

14

  • Josh AndersonPersonal
    0 GMOut

    Anderson (personal) won't play against Toronto on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. · Nov 7

  • Ivan DemidovRight Ankle (Fracture)
    12 GMInjured Reserve

    Demidov (foot) skated Tuesday and could resume training with the team next week, Patrick Friolet of RDS reports. · Nov 4

  • Mike MathesonLower Body
    2 GMOut

    Matheson (lower body) is expected to miss two weeks, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports Saturday. · Oct 31

  • Sam MontembeaultLower Body
    10 GMInjured Reserve

    Montembeault (lower body) is considered day-to-day, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday. · Oct 31

  • Bryce PickfordUndisclosed
    14 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

  • Lucas CondottaUndisclosed
    14 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

Most games missed this season

  • Bryce Pickford14
  • Lucas Condotta14
  • Ivan Demidov12
  • Sam Montembeault10
  • Nick Suzukireturned5

GM = team games missed in the current stint. PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only, not gambling advice. Injury reports sourced from ESPN's public NHL injury feed.

Injuries

League injury report →

Man-games lost

44

Injured now

4

Games played

15

  • Michael McCarronUpper Body
    0 GMOut

    out · Nov 7

  • Filip GustavssonHip (Surgery)
    7 GMLong-Term IR

    Gustavsson (hip) will travel with the Wild during the team's upcoming three-game road trip, per Joe Smith of The Athletic. · Nov 5

  • Jared SpurgeonLower Body
    1 GMInjured Reserve

    Spurgeon (lower body) is expected to travel with the team for its upcoming three-game road trip starting Tuesday against Montreal, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. · Nov 5

  • Brock FaberSkull (Surgery)
    15 GMInjured Reserve

    Faber (skull) skated with his teammates for the first time Thursday, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. · Nov 5

Most games missed this season

  • Brock Faber15
  • Nick Folignoreturned11
  • Marcus Folignoreturned10
  • Filip Gustavsson7
  • Jared Spurgeon1

GM = team games missed in the current stint. PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only, not gambling advice. Injury reports sourced from ESPN's public NHL injury feed.

Lineups

MIN

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
17:36
97Kaprizov
24:36
14Eriksson Ek
21:21
12Boldy
22:04
L2
5:34
20Coleman
15:29
47McCarron
12:49
10Brink
12:34
L3
4:40
22Yurov
13:31
13Trenin
12:45
49Shabanov
13:45
L4
4:37
19Pitlick
6:43
78Sturm
11:15
38Hartman
12:59
D1
12:36
3Maatta
24:25
25Brodin
23:21
D2
6:22
43Hughes
29:54
RD
D3
5:15
24Bogosian
14:46
26Kiersted
9:42
30Wallstedt
60:00
Starter
31Pickard
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

MTL

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
11:45
20Slafkovský
17:29
91Kapanen
15:56
13Caufield
16:21
L2
8:58
22Kreider
12:49
15Newhook
17:47
17Anderson
17:06
L3
6:56
85Texier
11:58
24Danault
19:21
76Bolduc
12:19
L4
5:38
63Xhekaj
6:19
71Evans
15:24
77Dach
13:11
D1
12:37
8Matheson
23:25
21Guhle
22:47
D2
13:28
48Hutson
22:04
53Dobson
19:35
D3
5:47
45Carrier
20:08
42Engstrom
10:23
32Fowler
59:38
Starter
75Dobes
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

  • Bryce Pickfordinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
  • Lucas Condottainjured-reserve · Undisclosed
  • Nick Suzukiother · Upper Body
  • Sam Montembeaultinjured-reserve · Lower Body
  • Ivan Demidovinjured-reserve · Lower Body

PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

Model outlook

Full prediction →
Win probability
MTL 44% · MIN 56%
Projected goals
2.6–2.9
Most likely score
2–3

Poisson goals model; no candidate has beaten it in walk-forward tests. Picked the winner in 58% of 88 graded games.

PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Not gambling advice.