Wild – Canadiens

Carey Price will be back in goal for Habs as they look to end five-game losing streak against Minnesota.

In 13 games with the Wild, the 6-foot-1, 220-pounder has two goals and 14 penalty minutes. The only other two goalies to win 500 games in the NHL are fellow Quebecers Martin Brodeur (691) and Patrick Roy (551). He’s followed in Wild scoring by Mats Zuccarello (22-52-74) and Kevin Fiala (29-44-73). Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 43-50-93 totals, ranking eighth in the NHL scoring race. Samuel Montembeault allowed eight goals on 41 shots against the Capitals and now has a 7-17-6 record this season with a 3.78 goals-against average and a .891 save percentage. Nick Suzuki leads the Canadiens in scoring with 20-37-57 totals, followed by Cole Caufield (18-20-38) and Mike Hoffman (11-18-29).

MONTRÉAL - Les Canadiens ont été blanchis par la marque de 2 à 0 contre le Wild au Centre Bell. C'était la soirée Bobblehead d'Yvan Cournoyer présentée par ...

C'est ainsi que les choses ont pris fin, le Wild l'emportant par la marque de 2 à 0. MONTRÉAL - Les Canadiens ont été blanchis par la marque de 2 à 0 contre le Wild au Centre Bell. Son 30e de la saison est survenu en avantage numérique, à 6 min 57 s du début de la rencontre.

If there is such a thing as a trap game, this is it.

He leads the Wild in goals (5), assists (6), points (11) and is tied for second for shots (15) in the last five games. With all the notable absences, the deep end of the lineup is looking thin. Fiala has looked like the secondary scoring threat that makes good teams into championship contenders in the last stretch of games. Caulfield and Suzuki have 13 of the teams’ 31 powerplay markers. After St. Louis's arrival in February, the diminutive Caulfield has tallied all but one of his 18 goals. Carey Price returned last week after taking personal leave to start the season, taking the net for the first time for a 3-0 loss to the New York Islanders. They fired Dominic Ducharmes and have been a much happier bunch since Marty St. Louis took the reigns 31 games ago.

Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno will be out of the lineup on Tuesday due to the COVID-19 protocol as the Wild face Montreal.

WynnBET has Minnesota favored by 1.5 goals in the second and last meeting between the teams this season. Minnesota also has the major edge on the moneyline at -260. He has nine goals and 13 points in his last 11 games. The Wild head into Montreal without defensemen Matt Dumba and Jon Merrill, both who are still sidelined with upper-body injuries. He has 22 goals and 37 points in 45 games this season with Iowa, and has eight power-play goals. Cam Talbot will get the start in net and has a 5-2-1 mark with a 1.61 goals against average and a .940 save percentage in his career against Montreal.

MONTREAL — Cam Talbot recorded his third shutout of the season to help the Minnesota Wild to a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on ...

The Lasalle, Que., native had several friends and family members in attendance. Fiala one-timed Mats Zuccarello’s pass in the slot to net his 30th goal of the season and seventh in his last six games. However, Minnesota used its coach’s challenge for goaltender interference and the goal was called off.

For the Canadiens, at least the score was more respectable than after their last meeting with the Minnesota Wild. Brian Wilde has more.

They have to move to the middle of the pack in special teams. In the first five minutes of the Wild’s visit, the Canadiens were barely were able to exit their own zone. Even the Florida Panthers cannot be a top flight team needing five to win it. The mystery is whether he can stay healthy, and that is why it is uplifting to see how serious the Canadiens are about protecting him. The giveaways were in the double digits before each of the Canadiens lines had a second shift. However, there’s a flip side to this new regime that is becoming rather apparent and rather troublesome. It was good to see it, and it was good to see Price make it through another game looking talented and healthy. There was no doubt about it that the word was out that there would be hell to pay, if you touch Carey. He needs to make sure that the knee is responding well between games. It is bizarre to hear Carey Price say that he just wants to be able to play at an acceptable level. At the moment, all he wants to do is stay healthy. The Montreal Canadiens looked to Carey Price to help them break a five-game losing skid on Tuesday night.

Cam Talbot recorded his third shutout of the season to help the Minnesota Wild to a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night.

"That was the big part of coming back, being able to gain some confidence and play in these last few games," Price said. However, Minnesota used its coach's challenge for goaltender interference and the goal was called off. "You need saves like that throughout the game. "We have two top goalies and for us it doesn't really matter who plays," Fiala said. "It means that much more," Talbot said. Fellow netminder Cam Talbot has also raised his game since the deal.

Le séjour à domicile des Canadiens se poursuit par un duel contre le Wild, récemment qualifié pour les séries.

Evans devra quant à lui s'absenter en raison d'un virus. Le Wild l'avait emporté par la marque de 8 à 2 le 24 janvier, à Saint Paul. Le Wild sera privé des services de Marcus Foligno, qui a été placé sur la liste du protocole de la COVID-19 de la LNH, lundi. Les attaquants Paul Byron, Laurent Dauphin et Mathieu Perreault seront également réinsérés dans la formation. Le Wild a sécurisé sa place en séries grâce à une victoire de 5 à 4 en prolongation contre les Sharks, dimanche au Xcel Center Energy. Suzuki a atteint le plateau des 20 buts pour la première fois de sa carrière dans la LNH.

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... Canadiens forward Paul Byron suffered a lower-body injury in the first period and did not return. Fiala one-timed Mats Zuccarello’s pass in the slot to net his 30th goal of the season and seventh in his last six games. The Lasalle, Que., native had several friends and family members in attendance. However, Minnesota used its coach’s challenge for goaltender interference and the goal was called off. “There’s nothing that can replicate reps like this so being able to come back is a pleasure and beneficial for my game." “You need saves like that throughout the game.