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Thursday, December 22, 2016 · Centre Bell

Game analysis

Canadiens fall to Wild 2–4

  • E. Staal scored the game-winner shorthanded at 3:08 of the third.
  • An empty-net goal sealed it late.
  • D. Dubnyk stopped 32 of 34 shots (.941) for the win.
  • The Wild won despite being outshot 34–27.
  • J. Zucker led all scorers with 1 goal and 1 assist.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    M. Granlund

    MIN · 0G 2A

  2. 2nd star
    E. Staal

    MIN · 1G 0A

  3. 3rd star
    J. Petry

    MTL · 0G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

No scoring

3rd

Team stats

Team stats comparison
MINStatMTL
27Shots34
44.6%Faceoff %55.4%
0/4Power Play0/4
8PIM8
26Hits18
23Blocked14
11Giveaways10
7Takeaways9

Wild at Canadiens recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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