Joel Eriksson Ek scores pair of power play goals as Minnesota Wild beat Montreal Canadiens 5-2
Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury makes a save during the third period against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal. The Wild won 5-2 on Oct. 17, 2023.Brandon Duhaime and Connor Dewar scored short-handed goals 25 seconds apart in the first period and the Minnesota Wild didn’t look back in a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Dewar added to Montreal’s misery moments later with a bizarre goal that went over Montembeault’s head and was knocked in by his own defenceman, Arber Xhekaj. Despite facing just five shots in the first, Fleury had to be sharp with a couple saves in front of the net on Newhook and Josh Anderson. Pearson scored on Montreal’s sixth shot of the game 9:47 into the second, bringing the Bell Centre crowd to life.
Canadiens forward Michael Pezzetta, in his first game of the season, fought a second time in the chippy affair to get his team going.
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