Monday, February 2, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, MTL–MIN
- 1.9–3.1
- all situations, empty nets out
- MIN share of xG
- 62.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 20–24
- MTL–MIN
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Wild beat the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime, and the chances agreed: 3.3 expected goals to 1.8. Kirill Kaprizov scored the overtime winner. Quinn Hughes had three points, three assists.
- Kirill KaprizovOvertime winner
Kirill Kaprizov scored the overtime winner. He has now scored in 3 straight. He scored twice. That was his 32nd goal of the season. The Wild beat the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime.
- Quinn HughesBig night
Quinn Hughes had three points, three assists. That makes 9 straight games with a point. He played 33:19, about 6 minutes over his average. It finished 4-3 for the Wild in overtime.
- Matt BoldyStreak
Matt Boldy has a point in 6 straight games. He has 58 points in 53 games this season. It finished 4-3 for the Wild in overtime.
- Joel Eriksson EkStreak
Joel Eriksson Ek has a point in 5 straight games. That was his 15th goal of the season. It finished 4-3 for the Wild in overtime.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
7 goals from 79 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson D | 25:55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Mike Matheson D | 25:41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Noah Dobson D | 25:10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.07 | 3 | 3 | 47 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 20:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 20:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 19:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Cole Caufield R | 19:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 18:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Kirby Dach C | 17:19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.47 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Phillip Danault C | 16:26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.13 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| Jake Evans C | 15:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 14:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 14:11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| Josh Anderson R | 13:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 13:03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 11:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 11:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 5:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 33:19 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Brock Faber D | 28:21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 23:50 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.64 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Jake Middleton D | 21:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Matt Boldy L | 21:10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.55 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 20:14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 19:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 2 | 75 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 18:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 17:49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.31 | 1 | 2 | 57 |
| Zach Bogosian D | 16:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 16:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 6 | 0 | 66 |
| Marcus Johansson L | 15:58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Danila Yurov R | 15:27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 15:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
| Nico Sturm C | 8:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | 8:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| Tyler Pitlick C | 8:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 1:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | – |
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