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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 8, Montreal 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, January 24, 2022
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 18104
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 1012
Minnesota 2338
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Minnesota
  0:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
Artturi Lehkonen hits Jordie Benn. 0:52  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 1:06  
  1:11 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Mike Hoffman.
Mike Hoffman scores. Assisted by Laurent Dauphin and Jeff Petry. 1:23  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 1:23  
  1:37 Dmitry Kulikov hits Rem Pitlick.
  1:54 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
  2:05 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 2:06  
Giveaway by Michael Pezzetta. 2:25  
  2:28 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  2:29 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  2:34 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
  2:35 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  2:43 Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net
  2:52 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  2:54 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
Ryan Poehling blocks shot from Jordan Greenway. 3:00  
  3:04 Jared Spurgeon scores. Assisted by Alex Goligoski and Jordan Greenway.
  3:04 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 3:15  
  3:15 Mats Zuccarello wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Rem Pitlick shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 3:43  
  3:43 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Takeaway by Tyler Toffoli. 3:53  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 4:18  
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 4:19  
  4:40 Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  4:46 Shot by Nico Sturm misses the net
Cedric Paquette hits Jared Spurgeon. 4:49  
  4:53 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  4:54 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  5:00 Giveaway by Jordan Greenway.
  5:12 Jordan Greenway hits Jeff Petry.
  5:16 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  5:17 Shot by Jordan Greenway misses the net
  5:51 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Giveaway by Jeff Petry. 5:53  
  6:12 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Brett Kulak blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 6:39  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 6:46  
  6:55 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
  7:09 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  7:16 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  7:20 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
  7:49 Giveaway by Kevin Fiala.
  7:52 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Josh Anderson hits Jared Spurgeon. 7:59  
Brett Kulak hits Nico Sturm. 8:39  
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime. 8:53  
  9:02 Shot by Connor Dewar misses the net
  9:12 Jordie Benn shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  9:16 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  9:21 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  9:22 Marcus Foligno scores. Assisted by Jordan Greenway and Jon Merrill.
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:22  
Michael Pezzetta hits Dmitry Kulikov. 9:33  
Giveaway by Cayden Primeau. 9:54  
  9:56 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
Laurent Dauphin hits Jared Spurgeon. 10:16  
  10:31 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
  10:48 Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  10:50 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
  10:55 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Ryan Poehling hits Jordie Benn. 10:59  
Josh Anderson blocks shot from Jordie Benn. 11:15  
  11:24 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Ryan Poehling shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 11:28  
  11:28 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen. 11:36  
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 11:46  
  11:51 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen.
  12:07 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  12:08 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  12:23 Takeaway by Joel Eriksson Ek.
David Savard penalty for elbowing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Foligno. 12:32  
  12:32 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  12:36 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  12:56 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Ben Chiarot.
  13:14 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  13:21 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 13:22  
Takeaway by Brett Kulak. 13:42  
Laurent Dauphin blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 14:04  
  14:17 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  14:18 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Tyler Toffoli misses the net 14:25  
  14:28 Alex Goligoski penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Suzuki.
  14:28 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
  14:33 Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
Josh Anderson hits Jon Merrill. 15:08  
Rem Pitlick penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Kulikov. 15:28  
  15:28 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  16:13 Giveaway by Kevin Fiala.
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 16:15  
Ben Chiarot hits Matt Boldy. 17:01  
Takeaway by Alexander Romanov. 17:42  
  17:51 Dmitry Kulikov hits Jake Evans.
  18:19 Jon Merrill hits Laurent Dauphin.
  18:32 Connor Dewar hits Mike Hoffman.
  18:50 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Laurent Dauphin.
  18:56 Matt Dumba hits Laurent Dauphin.
  18:56 Matt Dumba penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Laurent Dauphin.
Laurent Dauphin penalty for embellishment - 2 mins (Minor). 18:56  
  18:56 Matt Dumba penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Laurent Dauphin. Served by Mats Zuccarello.
  18:56 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  19:54 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
2
Montreal   Minnesota
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:00  
  0:29 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Chris Wideman.
  0:47 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
  1:45 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  1:45 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
Cedric Paquette blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 1:51  
David Savard hits Kevin Fiala. 1:54  
  2:08 Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. 3:00  
  3:10 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
  3:10 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Josh Anderson.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 3:19  
  3:48 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Laurent Dauphin wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 3:48  
  4:01 Connor Dewar scores. Assisted by Nico Sturm and Alex Goligoski.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 4:01  
  4:12 Brandon Duhaime hits Brett Kulak.
Nick Suzuki hits Brandon Duhaime. 4:21  
  4:23 Nico Sturm scores. Assisted by Connor Dewar and Jared Spurgeon.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 4:23  
Chris Wideman hits Mats Zuccarello. 4:55  
Josh Anderson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Kulikov. 5:05  
  5:05 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Laurent Dauphin.
David Savard blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 5:25  
  5:38 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  5:48 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
Alexander Romanov blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 6:39  
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 6:48  
  6:51 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Alexander Romanov.
Alexander Romanov hits Joel Eriksson Ek. 7:13  
  7:23 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  7:36 Brandon Duhaime hits Nick Suzuki.
  7:36 Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  7:52 Shot by Jordie Benn misses the net
Michael Pezzetta hits Nico Sturm. 8:10  
  8:14 Jordie Benn hits Brett Kulak.
  8:15 Brandon Duhaime hits Chris Wideman.
  8:17 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
Ben Chiarot hits Matt Boldy. 9:11  
  9:31 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Giveaway by Brett Kulak. 10:11  
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 10:46  
  11:07 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
Alexander Romanov blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 11:19  
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 11:47  
  11:57 Brandon Duhaime hits Ben Chiarot.
  12:09 Jordie Benn hits Ryan Poehling.
Josh Anderson hits Nico Sturm. 12:17  
  12:36 Matt Dumba hits Cedric Paquette.
Cedric Paquette shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 12:41  
Michael Pezzetta hits Jordie Benn. 12:44  
Nick Suzuki hits Marcus Foligno. 13:56  
  14:09 Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net
Takeaway by Rem Pitlick. 14:22  
Ben Chiarot hits Kirill Kaprizov. 14:55  
  15:13 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 15:31  
Brett Kulak shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 15:38  
Shot by Cedric Paquette misses the net 15:46  
Jeff Petry hits Brandon Duhaime. 16:17  
Chris Wideman shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 16:27  
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 16:34  
  16:36 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
David Savard hits Marcus Foligno. 16:59  
Josh Anderson hits Alex Goligoski. 17:14  
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 17:18  
  17:33 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau.
  17:33 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
  17:39 Giveaway by Matt Boldy.
  17:58 Dmitry Kulikov hits Laurent Dauphin.
  18:58 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen.
Nick Suzuki hits Jordie Benn. 19:19  
  19:25 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Alexander Romanov.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 19:29  
  19:29 Mats Zuccarello scores. Assisted by Kirill Kaprizov.
Josh Anderson hits Jared Spurgeon. 19:44  
  19:55 Ryan Hartman penalty for fighting against Josh Anderson - 5 mins (Major).
Josh Anderson penalty for fighting against Ryan Hartman - 5 mins (Major). 19:55  
Josh Anderson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. 19:55  
  19:55 Ryan Hartman penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson.
  19:55 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
3
Montreal   Minnesota
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:00  
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Connor Dewar. 0:41  
  0:48 Brandon Duhaime hits Tyler Toffoli.
  1:12 Shot by Nico Sturm misses the net
Alexander Romanov hits Matt Boldy. 2:00  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 2:46  
Shot by Tyler Toffoli misses the net 2:51  
  3:00 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
Tyler Toffoli hits Dmitry Kulikov. 3:12  
  3:30 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Laurent Dauphin.
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Marcus Foligno. 3:56  
  3:59 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Ryan Poehling.
  4:09 Jared Spurgeon hits Laurent Dauphin.
  4:20 Jordie Benn hits Cedric Paquette.
Rem Pitlick scores. Assisted by Cedric Paquette and Jake Evans. 4:24  
  4:24 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  4:34 Nico Sturm hits Rem Pitlick.
  4:44 Shot by Jordie Benn misses the net
Alexander Romanov hits Brandon Duhaime. 4:49  
  5:06 Matt Dumba hits Rem Pitlick.
Cedric Paquette penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Dewar. 5:25  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Mats Zuccarello. 5:25  
  5:49 Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 5:49  
  6:04 Matt Boldy scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello.
  6:04 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
  6:15 Takeaway by Connor Dewar.
Michael Pezzetta wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 6:16  
Takeaway by Mike Hoffman. 6:30  
Jeff Petry hits Dmitry Kulikov. 6:43  
Brett Kulak hits Joel Eriksson Ek. 6:59  
  7:38 Marcus Foligno hits David Savard.
  8:07 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen.
Chris Wideman blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 8:44  
Cedric Paquette hits Dmitry Kulikov. 9:15  
Ryan Poehling shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 9:35  
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 9:44  
  9:58 Jordie Benn scores. Assisted by Nico Sturm and Kevin Fiala.
  9:58 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Giveaway by Michael McNiven. 10:43  
  10:50 Marcus Foligno hits Jake Evans.
  10:50 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Michael McNiven.
  11:06 Giveaway by Jordan Greenway.
Chris Wideman penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov. 11:52  
  11:52 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  12:01 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
  12:05 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Laurent Dauphin shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 12:33  
Alexander Romanov hits Kevin Fiala. 12:58  
  13:17 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli.
Takeaway by Josh Anderson. 13:42  
  14:05 Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime.
  14:18 Brandon Duhaime hits David Savard.
Ryan Poehling shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 14:25  
  14:47 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Michael McNiven.
Laurent Dauphin wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 14:51  
  15:03 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
Alexander Romanov blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 15:09  
  15:10 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Michael McNiven.
  15:12 Kevin Fiala scores. Assisted by Frederick Gaudreau and Matt Boldy.
  15:12 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 16:04  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 16:07  
  16:21 Giveaway by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  16:32 Jordan Greenway hits Josh Anderson.
  17:53 Kevin Fiala blocks shot from Chris Wideman.
Laurent Dauphin wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 17:54  
  18:36 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Michael McNiven.
  18:43 Shot by Kevin Fiala misses the net
  18:44 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
David Savard hits Nico Sturm. 18:52  
Michael Pezzetta hits Matt Dumba. 19:47  
  19:49 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  19:49 Marcus Foligno penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Pezzetta.
  19:49 Marcus Foligno penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Pezzetta.
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 19:54  
Jake Evans penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Foligno. 19:54  
  19:54 Connor Dewar penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Evans.