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Montréal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Saturday, December 19, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

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MINNHL · Wild+ · SNE · TVAS

Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday, December 19, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+, SNE and TVAS.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 2 of a road trip: Buffalo, now Minnesota.

  1. 92026-12-09: no game
  2. 102026-12-10: vs ANA
  3. 112026-12-11: no game
  4. 122026-12-12: at CBJ
  5. 132026-12-13: no game
  6. 142026-12-14: vs EDM
  7. 152026-12-15: no game
  8. 162026-12-16: no game
  9. 172026-12-17: no game
  10. 182026-12-18: at BUF
  11. 192026-12-19: at MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~721 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,040 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Another game at home.

  1. 92026-12-09: no game
  2. 102026-12-10: at CBJ
  3. 112026-12-11: no game
  4. 122026-12-12: vs WPG
  5. 132026-12-13: no game
  6. 142026-12-14: no game
  7. 152026-12-15: vs TOR
  8. 162026-12-16: no game
  9. 172026-12-17: no game
  10. 182026-12-18: vs ANA
  11. 192026-12-19: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLMIN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series