2023020041
[NHL.com Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020041)
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|2|2|1|5|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|0|1|1|2|
##Team Stats
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|35|9|8|47.3%|10|6|3/8|44|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|28|26|20|52.7%|15|4|0/5|40|
##Goals
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|09:20|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Short Handed|[Brandon Duhaime (2) wrist shot, assist(s): Jake Middleton (2)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339351724112)|
|1st|09:45|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Short Handed|[Connor Dewar (1) tip-in shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339352650112)|
|2nd|02:17|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Power Play|[Joel Eriksson Ek (2) snap shot, assist(s): Mats Zuccarello (3), Kirill Kaprizov (3)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339354414112)|
|2nd|09:47|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|[Tanner Pearson (2) wrist shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339354832112)|
|2nd|17:22|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Power Play|[Kirill Kaprizov (1) snap shot, assist(s): Mats Zuccarello (4), Calen Addison (2)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339357013112)|
|3rd|05:20|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Power Play|[Joel Eriksson Ek (3) wrist shot, assist(s): Kirill Kaprizov (4), Mats Zuccarello (5)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339356879112)|
|3rd|17:34|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|Alex Newhook (3) wrist shot, assist(s): David Savard (1), Cole Caufield (1)|
##Penalties
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|06:10|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Josh Anderson roughing against Mats Zuccarello|
|1st|08:43|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MIN|2|Ryan Hartman tripping against Josh Anderson|
|2nd|01:25|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Juraj Slafkovsky tripping against Marco Rossi|
|2nd|02:01|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Kaiden Guhle slashing against Marcus Johansson|
|2nd|05:46|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Cole Caufield tripping against Brock Faber|
|2nd|11:14|[MTL](/r/habs)|MAJ|5|Michael Pezzetta fighting against Brandon Duhaime|
|2nd|11:14|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MAJ|5|Brandon Duhaime fighting against Michael Pezzetta|
|2nd|14:09|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MIN|2|Joel Eriksson Ek interference against Nick Suzuki|
|2nd|15:46|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Juraj Slafkovsky interference against Marcus Johansson|
|2nd|18:00|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MIN|2|Brandon Duhaime hooking against Arber Xhekaj|
|2nd|20:00|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Arber Xhekaj roughing against Marcus Johansson|
|3rd|00:35|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Mike Matheson roughing against Joel Eriksson Ek|
|3rd|00:35|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MIN|2|Joel Eriksson Ek slashing against Sam Montembeault|
|3rd|03:41|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Tanner Pearson high-sticking against Jake Middleton|
|3rd|13:15|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MIN|2|Dakota Mermis instigator against Michael Pezzetta|
|3rd|13:15|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MAJ|5|Dakota Mermis fighting against Michael Pezzetta|
|3rd|13:15|[MTL](/r/habs)|MAJ|5|Michael Pezzetta fighting against Dakota Mermis|
|3rd|13:15|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MIS|10|Dakota Mermis instigator-misconduct|
|3rd|14:08|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Josh Anderson roughing against Joel Eriksson Ek|
|3rd|14:08|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MIN|2|Joel Eriksson Ek roughing against Josh Anderson|
|3rd|14:08|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Josh Anderson roughing against Joel Eriksson Ek|
|3rd|14:08|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIS|10|Josh Anderson misconduct against Joel Eriksson Ek|
|3rd|14:08|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MIS|10|Joel Eriksson Ek misconduct against Josh Anderson|
|3rd|18:16|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|MIN|2|Marcus Foligno tripping against Johnathan Kovacevic|
**Officials**
* Referees: Dan O’Rourke, Michael Markovic
* Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Michel Cormier
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I couldn’t tell you what kind of game happened, but it happened. At least the Wild won, because the special teams were on fire tonight.
Cool fans, that makes me happy
My three stars
⭐ Marc Andre Fleury
⭐⭐ Kirill Kaprizov
⭐⭐⭐Joel Eriksson-Ek
[LATER, FRENCHIES. THANKS FOR THE EASY DUB.](https://youtu.be/QaekWUI6LrM?si=VTZd0LzmbG1OhPMh)
Hell of a game tonight. Highlight saves from MAF, Kap getting his first, Dewey 1 and 2 shorties, 5 special teams goals, Midsy Tarps off (See yahs!), Ek getting screwed by the refs as usual, and the Habs melting down in frustration. Perfect way to end the day 😄
MAF didn’t get a goal, so much for Canadians being nice.
That’s a W in books for the boys and now only 6 for fleury to tie Roy.
Game was good. Many goals. Defense still looks like dog poop
MAF ⭐️BABY
LE WIN DE MONTREAL
Yeah, if our guys could put that level of effort in every game that would be outstanding.
7 more wins for Fleury?
classy move by the canadiens giving flower the first star. <3
Ya I don’t really care how this season goes, cap hell is almost over and we are like a few more of these crappy week to week injuries away from looking rough.
Just get flower his now 7 wins
Its actually insane that MAF is only 5 away from Roy. I knew he was up there but didn’t know he was that close. Pretty cool he’s doing it on the Wild.
Ek getting punched by a lineman was hilarious.
Habs fans. Class.
The Flower: awesome.
Special teams showed up tonight!
Savages!
82 total PIMs tonight lmao
So happy we won this one.
Considering we’re missing 2 of our top 6 most important players, playing down a player the whole game, we did very well.
Now we come back home for 3 games, get to call up a forward (hopefully Lettieri).
Glad to see Kaprizov get going as well.
4 points after the first 3 games with 2 being on the road is really solid.
goddamn wild @ pens is gonna be emotional af isn’t it?
Al those MAF friends and family and not one could pull a Wild sweater. The mtl gear I get but vegas?
What a weird game.. Foligno almost had a hat trick in the first like 5 minutes.. two short handed goals 20 seconds apart.. Fluery looked like he was 20 again
I couldn’t tell if we were playing good or Habs were playing really bad..
Also splitting up Faber and Brodin seems like a good idea based on this game.. maybe when Spurgeon gets back we have all three of them play on a different pair and have 3 equally balanced D lines🤷♂️
Edit: also shout out to Dakota Mermis he looked good all night and had a fight
How the hell did we get Dan O’Rourke reffing again? That explains why Ek got a 10 min misconduct for getting punched
[Recap: MIN @ MTL](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339358808112)
Russo saying Goligoski was wearing a walking boot.
A win against maybe not the best team out there but a big identity game for a Wild team put in a tough spot. Ek really being Ek out there, including being penalized for being Ek, Kaprizov starting to roll, Fleury still has it, Brock Faber is getting better and better and already leading in TOI despite playing his 5th NHL game. Now let’s get the emergency cap exemption and call someone to play with 18 skater the next game both over the cap and at the same time well under the floor if you don’t count money not on the ice. Anyway this one’s in the books, on to the next one. Time to go to bed for me, bye guys
Just a dominate performance from up and down the lineup. Every line contributed in some way. Folingo looked great out there. And JEEK continues to do JEEK things.
We may be in cap hell but at least we aren’t the Canadiens lol
Damn. Montreal is a mess. Just playing a lot of brain dead hockey.
Merci beaucoup. Victoire.
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that we lost the even-strength battle 2-0.
Please don’t take this comment seriously.