MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et le Wild s’affrontent aujourd’hui pour la 29e fois en saison régulière. Ces deux clubs ne se sont jamais affrontés en séries.
- The Canadiens and Wild are facing each other for the 29th time in regular season. The two teams never faced in the playoffs.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 7 @ STL 4 (@ ENTERPRISE CENTER)
Buts MTL Goals – Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovsky (AN/PP), Caufield (AN/PP), Dvorak, Dvorak, Dvorak
Buts STL Goals – Kyrou, Acciari, Kyrou (AN/PP), Tarasenko
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (26-30)
Gardien STL Goalie – Binnington (18-24)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 2/3
Avantage numérique STL Powerplay – 1/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Guhle – 23:45) ; S (Caufield, Dvorak, Gallagher, Hoffman – 3) ; HT (Guhle, Xhekaj – 3) ; BS (Savard – 3)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
3 NOV. @ WINNIPEG 20 h / 8 p.m.
5 NOV. VS. VEGAS 19 h / 7 p.m.
8 NOV. @ DETROIT 19 h / 7 p.m.
9 NOV. VS. VANCOUVER 19h30 / 7:30 p.m.
12 NOV. VS. PITTSBURGH 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 9 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 9 –
J. Edmundson – Bas du dos / Lower-back 9 –
J. Armia – Haut du corps / Upper-body 8 29/10/2022
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 9 –
J. Slafkovsky – Haut du corps / Upper-body 3 29/10/2022
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (26/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (10/26)
NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 31/10 – BEFORE GAMES ON 10/31
PTS (10 – 11e/11th)
V/W (5 – 5e/5th)
BP/GF (27 – 21e/21st)
BC/GA (27 – 14e/14th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (29.2 – 23e/23rd)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (32.4 – 17e/17th)
MÉ/Hits (154 – 30e/30th)
MP/PIM (74 – 21e/21st)
AN/PP (11.1% – 27e/27th)
DN/PK (81.5% – 10e/10th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 2-1-0 4 7 8
Centrale 2-2-0 4 16 14
Métropolitaine 1-1-0 2 4 5
Pacifique – – – –
Total 5-4-0 10 27 27
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 46
Victoires/Wins : 19
Fiche : 19-23-4
Points de classement/Standing points : 42
CANADIENS VS. MINNESOTA
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. MIN 9-17-1-1 (28 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 6-8-1-0 (15 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 3-9-0-1 (13 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 3-1 L @ MTL (25/10/22)
J. Allen 2-30 | M. Fleury 1-27
BG / WG: J. Eriksson Ek
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE MINNESOTA / LAST 10 GAMES VS. MINNESOTA:
25/10/22 – MIN 3 @ MTL 1
19/04/22 – MIN 2 @ MTL 0
24/01/22 – MTL 2 @ MIN 8
20/10/19 – MTL 3 @ MIN 4
17/10/19 – MIN 0 @ MTL 4
07/01/19 – MIN 1 @ MTL 0
11/12/18 – MTL 1 @ MIN 7
09/11/17 – MIN 3 @ MTL 0
02/11/17 – MTL 3 @ MIN 6
12/01/17 – MTL 1 @ MIN 7
CETTE SAISON CONTRE MINNESOTA / THIS SEASON VS. MINNESOTA
Match #1: 25/10/2022 @ MTL – D/L 3-1
Match #2: 01/11/2022 @ MIN
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE MINNESOTA / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. MINNESOTA:
1) Mike Hoffman (10-8-18, 22 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (5-3-8, 13 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (5-7-12, 24 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE MINNESOTA / LEADING SCORERS VS. MINNESOTA:
1) Mike Hoffman (10-8-18, 22 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (5-7-12, 24 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (5-3-8, 13 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE MINNESOTA / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. MINNESOTA:
1) David Savard (20, 19 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (16, 10 pj/gp)
3) Michael Pezzetta (14, 1 pj/gp)
JOUEURS AVEC LE PLUS DE MATCHS AVEC LES CANADIENS / PLAYERS WITH THE MOST GAMES WITH THE CANADIENS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Matchs/Games
31 – Craig Rivest – 653
32 – Brendan Gallagher – 647
33 – Bobby Rousseau – 643
MEILLEURS MARQUEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME TOP SCORERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Buts/Goals
25 – Larry Robinson – 197
26 – Brendan Gallagher – 196
27 – Pierre Mondou – 194
MEILLEURS PASSEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Aides/Assists
45 – Petr Svoboda – 190
46 – Brendan Gallagher – 188
47 – Doug Risebrough – 185
MEILLEURS POINTEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Points/Points
36 – Réjean Joule – 408
37 – Brendan Gallagher – 384
38 – Bert Olmstead – 383
GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE VICTOIRES AVEC LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST WINS IN CANADIENS HISTORY
Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Victoires/Wins
1 – Carey Price – 361
2 – Jacques Plante – 314
3 – Patrick Roy – 289
GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE JEUX BLANCS AVEC LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST SHUTOUTS IN CANADIENS HISTORY
Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Blanchissages/Shutouts
1 – George Hainsworth – 75
2 – Jacques Plante – 58
3 – Carey Price – 49
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
UPCOMING WILD GAMES GAME BROADCASTS
All-Time Wild Record: 18-7-3 (10-2-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 8-5-2 at Montreal)
2022-23:The Wild recorded a 3-1 victory in the first season meeting with the Canadiens (Oct. 25)…C Joel Eriksson Ek (2-0=2) and RW Brandon Duhaime (1-1=2) each scored for Minnesota…G Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26-of-27 shots…C Frederick Gaudreau (0-1=1) and D Jake Middleton (0-1=1) each tallied an assist…RW Cole Caufield (1- 0=1) scored for Montreal…G Jake Allen stopped 28-of-30 shots.
WILD LEADERS: D Alex Goligoski leads Minnesota with 17 points (4-13=17) in 25 contests vs. Montreal…LW Marcus Foligno owns 14 points (7-7=14) in 30 games…D Matt Dumba has nine points (2-7=9) in 12 matches…RW Mats Zuccarello owns nine points (2-7=9) in 24 contests.
WILD GOALIES: Fluery is 25-13-6 with a 2.97 GAA, a .902 SV% and two shutouts in 45 career starts vs. Montreal…G Filip Gustavsson is 0-2-1 with a 3.95 GAA and a .855 SV% in three starts against the Canadiens.
CANADIENS LEADERS: LW Mike Hoffman leads Montreal with 18 points (10-8=18) in 22 contests against Minnesota…C Sean Monahan has 12 points (5-7=11) in 24 games…RW Brendan Gallagher owns eight points (5-3=8) in 13 games…C Christian Dvorak has eight points (2-6=8) in 21 matches.
CANADIENS GOALIES: G Carey Price is 5-8-0 with a 2.66 GAA, a .901 SV% and one shutout in 14 games (13 starts) vs. the Wild…Allen is 8-5-2 with a 2.57 GAA and a .907 SV% in 19 games (16 starts)…G Sam Montembeault is 1-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .926 SV% in one career start vs. the Wild (3/8/19).
CONNECTIONS: Minnesota Goaltending Coach Frederic Chabot went 1-4-1 with a 2.63 GAA and a .899 SV% in 16 games (seven starts) with the Canadiens in parts of four seasons (1990-91; 1992-94; 1998-99)… Wild Amateur Scout Guy Lapointe helped the Canadiens win six Stanley Cups and his jersey (#5) was retired by Montreal on Nov. 18, 201…C Frederick Gaudreau hails from Bromont, Quebec…D Jon Merrill skated in 13 games for Montreal in 2020-21…C Rem Pitlick collected 11 points (6-5=11) in 20 games with Minnesota in 2021-22 and played three seasons at the University of Minnesota (2016-19).
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 13-1-0 in its last 14 games vs. the Canadiens… The Wild recorded a nine-game win streak against Montreal (12/3/14-1/7/19), outscoring the Canadiens, 36-10…The nine-game win streak is tied for the second-longest winning streak vs. an opponent…Minnesota
has won the last eight games played at Xcel Energy Center (11/1/13- 1/24/22), its second-longest active home win streak against an opponent.
INJURIES
Marcus Foligno: upper body
Jordan Greenway: upper body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
October 21 – 30, 2022
10/29/22 Assigned D Dakota Mermis to Iowa
10/22/22 Assigned D Andrej Sustr to Iowa
10/21/22 Recalled F Mason Shaw from Iowa, assigned
F Vladislav Firstov to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
TEAM NOTES
• Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Minnesota leads the NHL with 18 overtime victories.
Overtime NHL Wins since 2021-22 Season Through October 30, 2022
Rk. Team Wins
- Minnesota …………………………………………………………………..18
- Florida ………………………………………………………………………..16
- Dallas…………………………………………………………………………15
- three tied …………………………………………………………………….13
• During the 2021-22 season, the Wild ranked second in the NHL with a franchise record 11 overtime wins and ranked tied for second with five shootout wins.
• Minnesota went 16-7 in 23 extra session games during the 2021-22 season – its most extra session contests since 23 in 2013-14. The 16 extra session wins are the second-most in team history (17 in 2006-07).
ON THE POWER PLAY
• Through nine games the Wild has converted nine of its 32 powerplay opportunities (28.1 pct.), currently the fifth-best rate in the league.
• Minnesota’s nine power play goals is tied for fourth-most in the NHL, trailing Colorado (11), Edmonton (11) and Seattle (10).
2022-23 NHL Power-Play Pct. Through October 30, 2022
Rk. Team GP PPG PPO Pct.
- Colorado………………….9 …………11………. 28…………………39.3
- Edmonton ………………..9 …………11………. 33…………………33.3
- Arizona…………………….8 …………9………… 30…………………30.0
- St. Louis…………………..7 …………5………… 17…………………29.4
- Minnesota ……………….9 …………9………… 32…………………28.1
• Minnesota recorded a power-play goal in each of its first five games of the 2022-23 season, the franchise’s longest powerplay goal streak to pen a season since a franchise-best six-game streak in 2010-11.
GOALS, GOALS, GOALS
• The Wild are averaging 3.33 goals per game through nine contests, the 11th-best rate in the NHL this season.
• Minnesota has scored three-plus goals in 30 of its last 33 regular-season contests, including eight of nine games this season and 22 of the last 24 games of the 2021-22 campaign.
• Dating dating back to March 16, 2022, the Wild have posted a +27 goal differential in regular-season games, the fifth-best mark in the NHL during that span behind Edmonton (+35), Vegas (+31), Boston (+31) and Calgary (+30).
• The Wild ranked fifth in the NHL in goals/game last season (3.72), netting three-plus goals in 66-of-82 games.
• Minnesota scored a franchise record 305 goals last season (not including shootout goals).
