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Minnesota Wild vs. Montreal Canadiens – Game Summary
The Minnesota wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in a game that began with a quick start. Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild just 38 seconds into the first period,shooting from the right circle and hitting the far post. Assists on the goal were credited to Marcus Johansson and Matt Boldy.
Early in the game, at the 0:55 mark, Oliver Kapanen of the Montreal Canadiens was issued a 2-minute hooking penalty.
Starting lineups:
* Minnesota Wild: Goaltender Gustavsson (with Petersen as backup); defensemen Q. Hughes, Faber, J. Middleton, Spurgeon (Captain), Daemon Hunt, Bogosian; Forwards Kaprizov (alternate Captain), Hartman, Zuccarello, M. Johansson, Eriksson Ek (Alternate Captain), boldy, Trenin, Jurov, Tarasenko, Hinostroza, sturm, Pitlick.
* montreal Canadiens: Goaltender Dobeš (with Montembeault as backup); Defensemen L.hutson, Dobson, Matheson (Alternate Captain), Guhle, A. Xhekaj, A. Carrier; forwards Caufield, Suzuki (Captain), K. Dach, Slafkovský, O. Kapanen, Děmidov, Josh Anderson, Danault, Gallagher (Alternate Captain), Veleno, J. Evans, Z.Bolduc.
The game commenced following an opening ceremony, slightly delaying the initial puck drop. The online transmission began with a scheduled start time of 01:30.
Note: the provided text is a live-game feed,so this summary reflects the information available up to the point covered in the excerpt.It does not include the final outcome of the game beyond the 1-0 score early in the first period.
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