Montreal lost its fourth straight game and now heads on a road trip to California for games against Anaheim, San Jose and Los Angeles.
The Minnesota Wild passed their first test without star winger Kirill Kaprizov. They will look to continue that good fortune on Thursday night when they visit the Montreal Canadiens.
MTL: Slafkovsky has registered three goals and two assists in his last five outings. Along with his linemates Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki, the trio have combined for 10 points over their last two games.
Joseph Woll will start for the Maple Leafs. The Wild are on the front end of a back-to-back tonight. They play the Montreal Canad
While still holding the best road record in the NHL, Minnesota fell to below .500 at home (11-12-1) with the loss.
Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.
Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) stops shots during warmups against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Dec. 5, 2023.
The Minnesota Wild (30-17-4) are back in action tonight following its 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. The Wild play the Montreal Canadiens (24-21-5) tonight for a 6:00 p.m. Central Time start.
The Minnesota Wild passed their first test without star winger Kirill Kaprizov. They will look to continue that good fortune on Thursday night when they visit the Montreal Canadiens. The Wild announced Tuesday that Kaprizov,
That's Wild The Minnesota Wild started a very important road trip north of the border Wednesday night by visiting the Maple Leafs in Toronto. The Wild, who were 2-2-0 in their previous four games, have been just holding steady as they have suffered a dangerous injury bug.
Montreal plays one more game at home, looking to build some momentum ahead of the California trip.