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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 6, Montreal 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 2, 2017
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Ian Walsh, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Scott Driscoll
Attendance: 18924
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 0123
Minnesota 3126
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Minnesota
  0:00 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Giveaway by Max Pacioretty. 0:15  
  0:28 Shot by Eric Staal misses the net
  0:33 Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Charles Hudon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:34  
  0:41 Chris Stewart hits Karl Alzner.
  0:51 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 1:03  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 1:27  
Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 1:43  
Michael McCarron hits Gustav Olofsson. 1:57  
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 2:11  
  2:38 Takeaway by Nino Niederreiter.
Karl Alzner hits Luke Kunin. 2:44  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 3:18  
  3:33 Gustav Olofsson blocks shot from Charles Hudon.
  3:34 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  4:19 Mikael Granlund blocks shot from Jeff Petry.
  4:41 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron.
  4:43 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  4:46 Matt Cullen scores. Assisted by Mike Reilly and Daniel Winnik.
  4:46 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  4:56 Nino Niederreiter scores. Assisted by Matt Dumba.
  4:56 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 5:05  
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 5:06  
Andrew Shaw shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 5:14  
Shea Weber blocks shot from Eric Staal. 5:23  
  5:35 Matt Dumba hits Victor Mete.
Brendan Gallagher hits Jared Spurgeon. 6:31  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 6:50  
  7:29 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Brandon Davidson.
  7:46 Daniel Winnik wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron.
Karl Alzner hits Nino Niederreiter. 9:10  
  9:24 Jared Spurgeon hits Phillip Danault.
  9:29 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 9:52  
Karl Alzner blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 10:01  
  10:35 Giveaway by Mikael Granlund.
  10:38 Gustav Olofsson blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 10:39  
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:00  
Shea Weber blocks shot from Mikko Koivu. 11:36  
  11:48 Shot by Mikael Granlund misses the net
  11:54 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 12:08  
  12:09 Daniel Winnik wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw.
  12:18 Tyler Ennis hits Karl Alzner.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. 12:25  
Phillip Danault penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonas Brodin. 12:25  
  12:59 Takeaway by Chris Stewart.
Jeff Petry hits Mikael Granlund. 14:06  
  14:27 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  14:28 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  14:32 Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  14:33 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  14:38 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Alex Galchenyuk blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 14:48  
  14:58 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  15:22 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  15:27 Tyler Ennis shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  15:51 Tyler Ennis scores. Assisted by Matt Cullen and Matt Dumba.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 15:51  
  15:55 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  16:25 Nino Niederreiter hits Tomas Plekanec.
Charles Hudon hits Gustav Olofsson. 16:32  
Shot by Torrey Mitchell misses the net 16:53  
  17:09 Marcus Foligno hits Michael McCarron.
  17:11 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net 17:26  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 17:33  
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin. 17:48  
Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin. 17:51  
Max Pacioretty penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Cullen. 18:25  
Torrey Mitchell wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. 18:25  
Shea Weber blocks shot from Eric Staal. 18:52  
  18:59 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  19:03 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
  19:27 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Shea Weber blocks shot from Eric Staal. 19:49  
2
Montreal   Minnesota
  0:00 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  0:30 Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  0:36 Shot by Mikael Granlund misses the net
Shea Weber hits Mikael Granlund. 0:39  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 1:02  
Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 1:26  
  1:55 Marcus Foligno hits Michael McCarron.
  2:30 Tyler Ennis blocks shot from Victor Mete.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 2:31  
  3:39 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  3:57 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Tomas Plekanec.
  4:35 Jared Spurgeon hits Artturi Lehkonen.
Artturi Lehkonen hits Jared Spurgeon. 4:53  
  4:58 Jared Spurgeon hits Artturi Lehkonen.
Torrey Mitchell wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 5:09  
  5:33 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron.
Shot by Karl Alzner misses the net 5:55  
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 6:02  
  6:07 Mike Reilly blocks shot from Max Pacioretty.
Andrew Shaw shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 6:13  
Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net 6:16  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 6:55  
  7:08 Giveaway by Devan Dubnyk.
Brandon Davidson hits Daniel Winnik. 7:15  
  7:25 Takeaway by Tyler Ennis.
  7:30 Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Victor Mete blocks shot from Eric Staal. 7:45  
  7:47 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  7:48 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  8:08 Nino Niederreiter hits Phillip Danault.
  8:44 Shot by Mikael Granlund misses the net
Giveaway by Karl Alzner. 8:48  
  9:08 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron.
  9:40 Matt Dumba hits Michael McCarron.
Shot by Alex Galchenyuk misses the net 9:55  
  9:56 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 10:16  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 10:21  
Brendan Gallagher hits Eric Staal. 11:17  
  11:46 Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 11:47  
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:58  
  12:09 Ryan Suter scores. Assisted by Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund.
Torrey Mitchell wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 12:09  
Torrey Mitchell shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 12:21  
  12:32 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
  12:47 Chris Stewart hits Karl Alzner.
Takeaway by Charles Hudon. 12:47  
Brendan Gallagher scores. Assisted by Charles Hudon 13:09  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 13:09  
Brendan Gallagher penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyler Ennis. 13:41  
  13:41 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Karl Alzner hits Mikael Granlund. 14:05  
Shea Weber blocks shot from Ryan Suter. 14:07  
Karl Alzner blocks shot from Mikko Koivu. 14:12  
  14:59 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Eric Staal. 15:18  
  15:19 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Paul Byron.
  15:31 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Chris Stewart. 15:32  
  16:06 Jason Zucker hits Brendan Gallagher.
Shot by Shea Weber misses the net 16:11  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 16:46  
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 16:51  
Victor Mete blocks shot from Luke Kunin. 17:03  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 17:58  
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 17:59  
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 18:18  
  18:53 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Takeaway by Karl Alzner. 19:17  
  19:28 Shot by Nino Niederreiter misses the net
  19:42 Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net
Torrey Mitchell wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 19:42  
Jeff Petry penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Foligno. 19:46  
Torrey Mitchell wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. 19:46  
3
Montreal   Minnesota
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 0:00  
  0:34 Jared Spurgeon scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund.
  0:34 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Brandon Davidson hits Luke Kunin. 0:45  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 1:36  
Shot by Karl Alzner misses the net 1:55  
  2:24 Chris Stewart shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  3:36 Takeaway by Mikko Koivu.
Karl Alzner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 3:51  
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 3:52  
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 3:56  
Shot by Jordie Benn misses the net 4:01  
  4:21 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Jordie Benn.
  4:28 Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 4:29  
  4:40 Takeaway by Matt Cullen.
Brendan Gallagher hits Gustav Olofsson. 5:38  
Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 5:39  
  5:42 Joel Eriksson Ek penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher.
  5:42 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw.
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 6:14  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 6:15  
Shea Weber shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 7:00  
Paul Byron shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 7:39  
Giveaway by Jeff Petry. 8:02  
Brandon Davidson hits Marcus Foligno. 8:33  
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 8:59  
Takeaway by Max Pacioretty. 9:07  
Max Pacioretty hits Tyler Ennis. 9:11  
Andrew Shaw scores. Assisted by Phillip Danault and Max Pacioretty. 9:14  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 9:14  
  10:01 Jonas Brodin hits Brendan Gallagher.
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 10:52  
Andrew Shaw hits Ryan Suter. 11:20  
  11:26 Ryan Suter hits Andrew Shaw.
  11:46 Mikko Koivu blocks shot from Andrew Shaw.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 12:05  
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 12:07  
  12:08 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 12:24  
  12:35 Takeaway by Eric Staal.
Karl Alzner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 13:03  
  13:04 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Shea Weber blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 13:22  
  14:19 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
Shot by Charles Hudon misses the net 14:32  
  14:38 Marcus Foligno hits Michael McCarron.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 14:43  
Brendan Gallagher scores. Assisted by Tomas Plekanec 14:47  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 14:47  
Karl Alzner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 15:07  
  15:27 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Jeff Petry.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 15:40  
  15:52 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Shea Weber.
Shot by Shea Weber misses the net 16:37  
Victor Mete shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 16:40  
  16:48 Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 17:23  
Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net 17:51  
Giveaway by Max Pacioretty. 18:04  
  18:05 Marcus Foligno scores on an empty net.
Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 18:05  
Paul Byron shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 19:56  
Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 19:56