Boldy scored his 10th goal of the season to put the Wild up 1-0 at 12:43 of the second period. Kaprizov spotted Marcus Johansson at the bottom of the slot and the latter redirected the disc to Boldy who fired a one-timer that lodged in the top corner.
Canadiens defenseman Jayden Struble was assessed a four-minute double minor penalty for high-sticking against defenseman Jared Spurgeon at 8:22 of the third period.
Rossi made it 2-0 at 12:19 with just four seconds remaining on Minnesota’s power play. He faked a throw and then cut inside and fired a wrist shot.
Montembeault was called back to the Canadiens bench thanks to an extra attacker and Kaprizov took the opportunity to score into an empty net at 19:40 and thus confirm the Wild’s 3-0 victory.
Minnesota forwards Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek left the game in the first period with lower-body injuries. Zuccarello was hit in the stomach by a throw from Brock Faber at 12:52. As for Eriksson Ek, we don’t know how he got injured, but he retired to his team’s locker room towards the end of the match.
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