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Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Minnesota Wild
Home · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
1831H
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23M
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37S
The read
The Wild have owned this one lately, winning 11 of the last 13 meetings. But Montreal has found Jesper Wallstedt beatable: .879 on 33 shots.
Grand Casino Arena
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Canadiens
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.
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Matchup Intel
The Wild have owned this one lately, winning 11 of the last 13 meetings. But Montreal has found Jesper Wallstedt beatable: .879 on 33 shots.
A milestone is in reach for Chris Kreider: 3 more goals for 700 career goals. Kirill Kaprizov has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings.
The numbers behind it
History
Minnesota has won 11 of their last 13 against Montreal. See the games →
11-2
last 13 vs MTL
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has struggled against Minnesota — a .857 save % on 70 shots.
.857
SV% vs MIN
Player
Kirill Kaprizov has 6 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Minnesota)
6
pts, last 4 vs MTL
Goaltending
Jesper Wallstedt has struggled against Montreal — a .879 save % on 33 shots.
.879
SV% vs MTL
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697
career goals