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Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre
Jacob Fowler stopped 26 of 28 shots as the Montreal Canadiens faced the Minnesota Wild in a regular-season NHL matchup at Bell Centre, according to Sportnet.
Early Period Physicality
The opening frame featured heavy body contact and penalties, including offsetting roughing minors to Montreal’s Josh Anderson and Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno at the 20-minute mark. Lane Hutson drove deep into the offensive zone in the final minute of the period but failed to convert on a late breakaway attempt.
Special Teams and Defense
Montreal killed off penalties through the middle frames, with Christian Dvorak and Danault registering defensive stops on Minnesota power-play opportunities. Jesper Wallstedt turned away numerous high-danger chances from Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovský to keep the game scoreless heading into the third period.
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Third Period Breakaway Goal
Bobby Brink broke the scoreless deadlock at 42:53 by capitalizing on a Montreal turnover at the offensive blue line, beating Fowler on a breakaway without an assist, Šport.sk reported. Minnesota held on to that narrow advantage despite a late flurry of pressure from the Canadiens.
Montreal Roster Status
Head coach Martin St. Louis played without injured forward Ivan Demidov, defenseman Mike Matheson, and goaltender Sam Montembeault, hokejspravy.sk reported. Juraj Slafkovský entered the contest sitting on 12 points through 17 games while facing an eight-game goal drought.
Who Scored the Goal and How Many Saves Were Made
Who scored the game-winning goal for Minnesota?
Bobby Brink scored unassisted at 42:53 of the third period after intercepting a puck at the blue line, according to Šport.sk.
How many saves did Jacob Fowler make?
Montreal goaltender Jacob Fowler stopped 26 of 28 shots for a 92.9% save percentage, as reported by hokejspravy.sk.
Which players were missing for Montreal due to injury?
Head coach Martin St. Louis played without forward Ivan Demidov, defenseman Mike Matheson, and goaltender Sam Montembeault, according to hokejspravy.sk.
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