Kirill Kaprizov scored the winner 21 seconds into overtime and Jesper Wallstedt made 27 saves as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Tuesday.
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The Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in overtime after Carey Price was inducted into the Canadiens’ ring of honour on Tuesday at the Bell Centre.
Wallstedt stopped 27 shots for Minnesota, which improved to a record of 13-3-4. Bobby Brink scored for the Wild in regulation.
Kaprizov put the game away 21 seconds into the extra period with a one-timer on the power play for his 17th goal of the season.
Montreal got its goal from Nick Suzuki, who extended the Canadiens’ streak without a regulation loss to 11 games (8-0-3) by tying the game at 18:22 of the third period.
Brink broke the deadlock 2:53 into the third when he beat Jacob Fowler glove side on a breakaway. The goal came after a turnover by Canadiens forward Josh Anderson, who bobbled the puck after coming off the bench.
With the goalie pulled, Cole Caufield’s sharp-angled shot ricocheted off Wallstedt twice and the post before landing in the crease, where Suzuki jammed it in through a crowd.
The scoring opened partway through the game when Newhook struck the crossbar on the power play with seven minutes left in the first period after beating Wallstedt, then the puck bounced out.
Price received a nearly four-minute ovation before puck drop, with fans chanting “Ca-rey! Ca-rey!” and “Olé, Olé.” The former Hart and Vezina Trophy winner and Canadiens all-time wins leader (361) was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday in Toronto.
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