Wallstedt, Kaprizov lead Wild past Canadiens 2-1 in overtime

MONTREAL — Kirill Kaprizov scored the winner and Jesper Wallstedt made 27 saves as the Minnesota Wild beat Montreal 2-1 in overtime after Carey Price was inducted into the Canadiens’ ring of honour Tuesday.

Bobby Brink scored in regulation for Minnesota (13-3-4). Kaprizov fired a one-timer into the net on the power play 21 seconds into the extra period for his 17th goal of the season.

Canadiens forward Cole Caufield was penalized for a questionable slashing call as Quinn Hughes’ stick broke in the corner, sending Minnesota on the power play with 56 seconds remaining in regulation.

Nick Suzuki replied for Montreal (11-3-4), which extended its streak without a regulation loss to 11 games (8-0-3). Jacob Fowler stopped 22 shots.

Suzuki tied the game with a wild goal at 18:22 in the third period. With the goalie pulled, Caufield’s sharp-angled shot ricocheted off Wallstedt — twice — and the post before landing in the crease for Suzuki to jam it in through a crowd.

After two periods without a goal, Brink broke the deadlock 2:53 into the third when he beat Fowler glove side on a breakaway.

The 25-year-old capitalized on a turnover from Canadiens forward Josh Anderson, who came off the bench and bobbled the puck onto Brink’s stick after Montreal had spent a long stretch in Minnesota’s zone.

The game had been a goalie duel up to that point, with both Wallstedt and Fowler making their best impression of Price in the mid-2010s at the Bell Centre.

Newhook appeared to open the scoring on the power play with seven minutes left in the first period when he beat Wallstedt but failed to beat the post. Defying all laws of physics, his shot struck the crossbar, rolled along it, then hit the post and bounced out.

TAKEAWAYS

Canadiens: Montreal’s power play, which entered the night ranked 29th in the NHL at 15.4 per cent, failed to score on two opportunities despite sustained zone time.

Wild: Wallstedt was rock-solid, particularly in a second period dominated by the Canadiens. After he somehow thwarted Lane Hutson’s deke to the backhand late in the first, he stopped scoring chances from Alexandre Texier, Newhook and Phillip Danault in the middle frame.

KEY MOMENT

Price received a nearly four-minute ovation before puck drop, as fans serenaded him with a blend of “Ca-rey! Ca-rey!” and “Olé, Olé” chants. The former Hart and Vezina Trophy winner – and the Canadiens’ all-time wins leader (361) – was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday in Toronto.

KEY STAT

Fowler and Wallstedt entered the game with the second- and third- best save percentages in the NHL, behind only Ottawa’s Linus Ullmark. Fowler had a .925 percentage in 10 starts, while Wallstedt posted .922 in 16 games.

UP NEXT

Wild: Visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Canadiens: Visit the Boston Bruins on Thursday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 10, 2026.

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press