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Minnesota 4,
Montreal 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 21, 2023
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Furman South
Linesmen: Mitch Hunt, Bevan Mills
Attendance: 18387
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Furman South
Linesmen: Mitch Hunt, Bevan Mills
Attendance: 18387
Final Scoring Summary
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
1
| Montreal | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Jake Middleton. | 0:41 | |
| 1:01 | Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Joel Armia. | |
| 1:27 | Alex Goligoski hits Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 1:42 | Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 1:44 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. | 1:45 | |
| 2:04 | Takeaway by Marcus Johansson. | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 2:25 | |
| 2:29 | Marcus Foligno hits Nick Suzuki. | |
| 2:35 | Takeaway by Marcus Foligno. | |
| Jayden Struble hits Marcus Foligno. | 2:44 | |
| Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. | 2:46 | |
| 2:54 | Giveaway by Marcus Foligno. | |
| 3:23 | Takeaway by Vinni Lettieri. | |
| Justin Barron hits Brandon Duhaime. | 3:33 | |
| 3:39 | Vinni Lettieri shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 3:40 | Vinni Lettieri shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| Jayden Struble blocks shot from Brock Faber. | 5:20 | |
| 5:57 | Giveaway by Jon Merrill. | |
| 6:07 | Giveaway by Jon Merrill. | |
| 6:11 | Jake Middleton hits Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 7:20 | Brock Faber hits Josh Anderson. | |
| 7:47 | Vinni Lettieri blocks shot from Mike Matheson. | |
| 8:18 | Takeaway by Marcus Johansson. | |
| Justin Barron blocks shot from Matt Boldy. | 8:42 | |
| 9:07 | Jon Merrill hits Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 9:40 | Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| 9:48 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 9:50 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 10:12 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 10:36 | |
| 11:07 | Giveaway by Marcus Johansson. | |
| Joel Armia shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 11:22 | |
| Takeaway by Christian Dvorak. | 11:42 | |
| 11:53 | Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic hits Matt Boldy. | 11:58 | |
| Emil Heineman hits Vinni Lettieri. | 12:42 | |
| 12:45 | Brock Faber shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| David Savard penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marco Rossi. | 12:47 | |
| 12:47 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| Mike Matheson blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. | 12:52 | |
| 13:19 | Matt Boldy scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 13:19 | |
| 13:38 | Giveaway by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 13:46 | Brock Faber hits Juraj Slafkovsky. | |
| 13:53 | Giveaway by Pat Maroon. | |
| Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 13:54 | |
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. | 14:02 | |
| Josh Anderson hits Alex Goligoski. | 14:13 | |
| 14:31 | Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| Giveaway by David Savard. | 14:49 | |
| 14:54 | Marco Rossi scores. Assisted by Zach Bogosian and Marcus Foligno. | |
| Team penalty for Montreal delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Brendan Gallagher. | 14:54 | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 14:54 | |
| 15:31 | Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| Giveaway by David Savard. | 15:35 | |
| Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Brock Faber. | 15:41 | |
| Kaiden Guhle hits Marcus Johansson. | 16:07 | |
| 16:18 | Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 16:53 | Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 16:56 | Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net | |
| 17:05 | Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| 17:46 | Vinni Lettieri hits Jayden Struble. | |
| 17:58 | Takeaway by Brock Faber. | |
| Giveaway by Cole Caufield. | 18:18 | |
| 18:35 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Marcus Foligno. | 18:37 | |
| 19:32 | Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 19:34 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. |
2
| Montreal | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy. | 0:07 | |
| Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 0:16 | |
| 1:40 | Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Pat Maroon. | |
| Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Pat Maroon. | 1:51 | |
| 1:52 | Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net | |
| 2:32 | Zach Bogosian hits Jake Evans. | |
| Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 3:40 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. | 3:43 | |
| Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net | 3:49 | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 3:55 | |
| 3:57 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| 4:06 | Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 4:24 | |
| 4:26 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| 4:35 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| Shot by Joel Armia misses the net | 4:52 | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Daemon Hunt. | 5:08 | |
| 5:23 | Daemon Hunt hits Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 5:43 | Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle. | |
| 6:07 | Vinni Lettieri penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kaiden Guhle. | |
| 6:07 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 6:14 | |
| 6:57 | Daemon Hunt hits Cole Caufield. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 7:24 | |
| Justin Barron shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 7:50 | |
| 7:52 | Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 8:12 | |
| David Savard scores. Assisted by Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. | 8:17 | |
| 8:17 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| Josh Anderson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dakota Mermis. | 8:52 | |
| 8:52 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| 9:06 | Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net | |
| 9:16 | Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net | |
| Kaiden Guhle hits Kirill Kaprizov. | 9:38 | |
| 9:39 | Marco Rossi penalty for instigating - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kaiden Guhle. Served by Vinni Lettieri. | |
| 9:39 | Marco Rossi penalty for fighting against Kaiden Guhle - 5 mins (Major). | |
| Kaiden Guhle penalty for fighting against Marco Rossi - 5 mins (Major). | 9:39 | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 9:39 | |
| 9:39 | Marco Rossi penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). | |
| 9:41 | Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Justin Barron. | |
| Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net | 9:42 | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 9:45 | |
| 9:54 | Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 9:57 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| 11:32 | Brock Faber blocks shot from Sean Monahan. | |
| Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 11:38 | |
| Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net | 11:46 | |
| Brendan Gallagher penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jon Merrill. | 12:22 | |
| 12:22 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| 12:49 | Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 13:26 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. | |
| 13:33 | Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Matt Boldy. | 13:48 | |
| 14:06 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 14:08 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| Brendan Gallagher hits Zach Bogosian. | 14:40 | |
| 14:42 | Zach Bogosian penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 14:42 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| 14:42 | Zach Bogosian penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher. | |
| Mike Matheson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Foligno. | 15:07 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 15:07 | |
| 15:28 | Brock Faber hits Kaiden Guhle. | |
| Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 15:57 | |
| 16:28 | Jake Middleton hits Jayden Struble. | |
| 16:43 | Matt Boldy blocks shot from Josh Anderson. | |
| Josh Anderson shoots misses the net | 17:00 | |
| 17:16 | Dakota Mermis shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net | 17:36 | |
| 17:47 | Daemon Hunt blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. | |
| 17:49 | Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 18:24 | |
| 19:13 | Takeaway by Dakota Mermis. | |
| 19:30 | Marcus Foligno penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Barron. | |
| 19:30 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| 19:46 | Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. | |
| Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 19:56 |
3
| Montreal | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. | 0:18 | |
| 0:24 | Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. | 1:07 | |
| Nick Suzuki scores a power play goal. Assisted by Juraj Slafkovsky and Mike Matheson. | 1:09 | |
| 1:09 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| David Savard blocks shot from Alex Goligoski. | 1:49 | |
| Mitchell Stephens hits Frederick Gaudreau. | 1:58 | |
| 2:00 | Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net | |
| Mike Matheson blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. | 2:09 | |
| 2:26 | Shot by Pat Maroon misses the net | |
| 2:29 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net | 2:38 | |
| 3:09 | Jake Middleton hits Jake Evans. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. | 3:26 | |
| 3:40 | Giveaway by Vinni Lettieri. | |
| 3:45 | Zach Bogosian hits Cole Caufield. | |
| Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net | 3:49 | |
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 4:38 | |
| 5:05 | Giveaway by Dakota Mermis. | |
| Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net | 5:29 | |
| 5:32 | Kirill Kaprizov blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 5:40 | |
| 5:45 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. | |
| 6:37 | Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| Justin Barron hits Pat Maroon. | 6:47 | |
| Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 7:00 | |
| Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 7:03 | |
| 7:51 | Matt Boldy blocks shot from Mike Matheson. | |
| Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. | 8:03 | |
| 8:17 | Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net | |
| Joel Armia penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Johansson. | 8:50 | |
| Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 8:50 | |
| 8:57 | Brock Faber scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. | 8:57 | |
| 9:22 | Shot by Brock Faber misses the net | |
| Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 9:53 | |
| 10:03 | Marcus Johansson hits Joel Armia. | |
| Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 10:59 | |
| 11:46 | Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 11:48 | |
| Shot by Justin Barron misses the net | 11:51 | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. | 12:35 | |
| Joel Armia shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 12:44 | |
| 13:13 | Alex Goligoski hits Joel Armia. | |
| 13:16 | Alex Goligoski hits Joel Armia. | |
| 13:22 | Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 13:23 | Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 13:36 | Shot by Marco Rossi misses the net | |
| Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 14:27 | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 14:41 | |
| Shot by Justin Barron misses the net | 15:01 | |
| 15:20 | Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov. | |
| Joel Armia hits Zach Bogosian. | 15:57 | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic hits Pat Maroon. | 16:30 | |
| Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 16:43 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 16:45 | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky scores. Assisted by David Savard and Mike Matheson. | 16:57 | |
| Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 16:57 | |
| 17:08 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. | |
| 17:37 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. | 17:38 | |
| Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Marcus Foligno. | 17:46 | |
| Cole Caufield penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marco Rossi. | 18:33 | |
| Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. | 18:33 | |
| 18:55 | Shot by Brock Faber misses the net | |
| Shot by Jake Evans misses the net | 19:09 | |
| 19:15 | Giveaway by Marco Rossi. | |
| 19:36 | Takeaway by Marco Rossi. | |
| Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 19:41 | |
| Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net | 19:42 | |
| Mike Matheson blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek. | 19:50 | |
| Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Brock Faber. | 19:54 | |
| David Savard blocks shot from Marco Rossi. | 19:58 |
1 OT
| Montreal | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | |
| 1:06 | Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. | |
| 1:09 | Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | |
| 1:58 | Giveaway by Marcus Johansson. | |
| Takeaway by Sean Monahan. | 2:23 | |
| Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net | 2:24 | |
| Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 2:30 | |
| 2:33 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | |
| Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | 3:14 | |
| Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net | 3:15 | |
| Nick Suzuki hits Marco Rossi. | 3:26 | |
| 4:55 | Kirill Kaprizov scores. Assisted by Marcus Johansson and Brock Faber. |