Montreal Canadiens vs. Minnesota WildFeb 2, 2026

Final / OTMonday, Feb 2, 2026· Grand Casino Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	1	1	0	3		MTL	5	9	5	1	20
MIN	2	0	1	1	4		MIN	6	7	9	2	24

: MTL 45MIN 65
: MTL 1.95MIN 3.10
PP goals: MTL 0MIN 1
Hits: MTL 16MIN 18
Blocks: MTL 13MIN 15
PIM: MTL 6MIN 2
: MTL 53%MIN 47%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Minnesota Wild edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at home. Quinn Hughes (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Daemon Hunt (MIN) played 1:52, −10:54 down on his 12:46 season average over 31 games.

Points
Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 33:19.Hughes
Points
Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:50.Kaprizov
Points
Marcus Johansson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:58.Johansson
Points
Matt Boldy had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:10.Boldy
Usage
Daemon Hunt (MIN) played 1:52, −10:54 down on his 12:46 season average over 31 games.Hunt
Usage
Quinn Hughes (MIN) played 33:19, +5:39 up on his 27:40 season average over 73 games.Hughes
New line
New look for MIN: Pitlick–Hinostroza–Sturm skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pitlick Hinostroza Sturm
Usage
Kirby Dach (MTL) played 17:19, +3:46 up on his 13:33 season average over 36 games.Dach

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →

MIN
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · MIN 65 · MTL 45

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MIN pressure
MTL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 19% of the game, MIN 44%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

MIN

MTL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

MIN skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the MIN side.

Matchup matrix

MIN xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	MTL	MIN
	49	70
	2.20	2.75
	2.14	2.62
	8	10
	6	7
	20	18
	+0.052	−0.052
	19%	44%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Dach – Caufield
13:5248% CF
L2Kapanen – Slafkovský – Demidov
10:1343% CF
L3Gallagher – Danault – Anderson
8:5536% CF
L4Evans – Veleno – Bolduc
7:1227% CF
D1Dobson – Hutson
14:1457% CF
D2Matheson – Guhle
12:0430% CF
D3Carrier – Xhekaj
3:2850% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
1:26100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Dobson – Dach – Bolduc – Kapanen
0:21
PK1FDanault – Evans
2:00
PK2FAnderson – Veleno
0:40
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
2:02
PK2DDobson – Guhle
1:34

Current MTL line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
14:0552% CF
L2Tarasenko – Trenin – Yurov
12:0159% CF
L3Johansson – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
11:1972% CF
L4Pitlick – Hinostroza – Sturm
6:3271% CF
D1Hughes – Faber
21:1155% CF
D2Spurgeon – Middleton
8:5475% CF

PP1Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Hughes – Boldy
2:2950% CF
PP2Spurgeon – Johansson – Tarasenko – Hartman – Faber
1:25
PK1FEriksson Ek – Boldy
0:55
PK2FTrenin – Sturm
0:40
PK1DMiddleton – Faber
1:26

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.07	1	0	0	20:34	—	—	47	42
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	19:03	—	—	48	42
Kirby Dach C	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.48	1	0	0	17:19	—	—	47	40
Juraj Slafkovský L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.31	0	0	0	18:09	—	—	39	57
Oliver Kapanen C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	0	0	2	14:23	—	—	42	63
Ivan Demidov R	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.18	0	1	0	14:11	—	—	40	64
Phillip Danault C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.08	1	3	2	16:26	—	—	48	47
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:06	—	—	46	39
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.23	0	0	0	13:03	—	—	37	43
Jake Evans C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	15:44	—	—	39	30
Joseph Veleno C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:24	—	—	21	21
Zachary Bolduc R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	3	0	0	11:18	—	—	27	28
Lane Hutson D	D1	0	1	1	+3	0	0.01	0	0	2	25:55	—	—	53	66
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.08	3	3	0	25:10	—	—	48	52
Mike Matheson D	D2	0	1	1	-3	1	0.04	0	2	0	25:41	—	—	37	27
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	1	1	0	20:41	—	—	33	28
Alexandre Carrier D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	2	0	19:42	—	—	38	60
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	5:51	—	—	25	26

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	O	24	20	4	.833	3.10	62:52

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	2	0	2	-1	4	0.76	1	0	0	23:50	—	—	50	36
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	1	0	18:17	—	—	55	38
Ryan Hartman R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.28	1	2	0	17:49	—	—	58	49
Yakov Trenin C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	6	0	0	16:17	—	—	57	77
Danila Yurov R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.26	1	0	0	15:27	—	—	57	62
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	1	2	0	15:13	—	—	58	62
Matt Boldy L	L3	0	2	2	+1	2	0.52	1	0	0	21:10	—	—	59	63
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.05	2	0	0	20:14	—	—	54	52
Marcus Johansson L	L3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.14	0	0	0	15:58	—	—	73	62
Nico Sturm C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:18	—	—	71	71
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	0	1	0	8:09	—	—	59	62
Tyler Pitlick C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	0	0	8:00	—	—	67	67
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	3	3	0	6	0.31	0	0	0	33:19	—	—	60	59
Brock Faber D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.16	0	3	0	28:21	—	—	54	51
Jake Middleton D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	21:55	—	—	52	41
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	1	2	0	19:31	—	—	78	72
Zach Bogosian D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	2	16:18	—	—	54	58
Daemon Hunt D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1:52	—	—	33	—

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	W	20	17	3	.850	1.95	63:38

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) 1st 0:38 · assists Marcus Johansson, Matt Boldy · Rush · carried in · 72.5 mph shot · 2.5 s from entry to goal.

Joel Eriksson Ek · 1st 0:38 · MIN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 72.5 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 15:48 · MIN

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 9.5 mph
Distance: 8 ft

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Brendan Gallagher · 1st 19:08 · MTL

Play: point-shot
Passes: 2
Shot: 13.6 mph
Distance: 84 ft

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Ivan Demidov · 2nd 19:43 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 63.3 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s
Type: one-timer

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Brock Faber · 3rd 7:05 · MIN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 47.4 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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Kirill Kaprizov · OT 3:38 · MIN PP

Play: cycle
Entry: carry
Odd man: 5-on-3
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 66.1 mph
Distance: 37 ft
Entry to goal: 7.9 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Minnesota WildFeb 2, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Minnesota Wild edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Minnesota Wild

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Minnesota Wild

Goal anatomy

Joel Eriksson Ek · 1st 0:38 · MIN

Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 15:48 · MIN

Brendan Gallagher · 1st 19:08 · MTL

Ivan Demidov · 2nd 19:43 · MTL

Brock Faber · 3rd 7:05 · MIN

Kirill Kaprizov · OT 3:38 · MIN PP