The Minnesota Wild will play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
The Minnesota Wild are 1-3-1 this season and have six points on the year. Minnesota is coming off of an overtime loss against the Boston Bruins by a score of 4-3 in their last game. Minnesota was out shot by a total of 43-27 and lost 61% of the faceoffs in the game. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.80 goals per game, 5.40 goals against per game, 36.4% on the power play, and 75% on the penalty kill this season. Mats Zuccarello has led the Wild with four goals, six assists, and 22 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Minnesota is Marc-Andre Fleury, who is 1-1-1 this season with a 5.25 goals against average and a .847 save percentage.
The Montreal Canadiens are 3-3-0 this season and have six points so far this season. Montreal is coming off of a loss to the Dallas Stars by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Montreal out shot Dallas by a total of 34-30, but did lose 53.4% of the faceoffs in the game. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.67 goals per game, 3.00 goals against per game, 5.6% on the power play, and 83.3% on the penalty kill this season. Nick Suzuki has led the Canadiens with three goals, four assists, and 17 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Montreal is Jake Allen, who is 2-2-0 this season with a 2.77 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.
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