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Thursday, March 1, 2012 · Centre Bell

Game analysis

Canadiens beat Wild 5–4 in a shootout

  • Tied 4–4 after overtime; the Canadiens won the shootout.
  • C. Price stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867) for the win.
  • Power play: MTL 3/7, MIN 0/5.
  • D. Desharnais led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    D. Desharnais

    MTL · 1G 2A

  2. 2nd star
    M. Pacioretty

    MTL · 1G 1A

  3. 3rd star
    P. Subban

    MTL · 1G 1A

Scoring summary

1st

2nd

OT

No scoring

Shootout

Team stats

Team stats comparison
MINStatMTL
30Shots28
53.4%Faceoff %46.6%
0/5Power Play3/7
27PIM34
22Hits29
14Blocked18
6Giveaways16
9Takeaways0

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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