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Minnesota Wild Win an Important Game against Montreal Canadiens

By Lake Martin

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 20: Brad Hunt #77 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates scoring a power play goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of the game at Xcel Energy Center on October 20, 2019 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Canadiens 4-3. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 20: Brad Hunt #77 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates scoring a power play goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of the game at Xcel Energy Center on October 20, 2019 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Canadiens 4-3. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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Period Three

SAINT PAUL, MN – OCTOBER 20: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates after scoring a goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the game at the Xcel Energy Center on October 20, 2019, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAINT PAUL, MN – OCTOBER 20: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates after scoring a goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the game at the Xcel Energy Center on October 20, 2019, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images) /

For the second straight period, Devan Dubnyk would make the initial save just to have the rebound hop onto a Montreal Canadiens stick and have the puck hit the twine. Here’s where I’ll give Devan Dubnyk a break. Matt Dumba has to seal off Phillip Danault there. Rather than eliminate Danault’s great positioning, Dumba interferes more with Duby and restricts his ability to make a save.

Besides the point, the Minnesota Wild are down again. Have to get at least two goals for the win.

Carson Soucy and Marcus Foligno, in rapid succession, have spectacular high effort plays to make sure to deny shots from Canadiens, whether with a stick or the body. It feels like they’re playing to break a slump.

Ryan Donato, who quietly had a good game, missed from point-blank.

Carson Soucy, who has been one of the bright spots of this dim season thus far, made a spectacular effort to win possession of the puck behind Devan Dubnyk’s net and the Canadiens would take an offensive zone penalty.*

Early in the power play:

https://twitter.com/HeresYourReplay/status/1186059287245799424

How perfect was that? Every player was involved. Staal did a great job on the faceoff dot, Kunin helped get the puck to Greenway who got the puck to the blue line. Dumba would fake his powerful shot and fed Brad Hunt the puck. Buried. Tied.

Less than five minutes, the Wild gained possession of the puck in their zone. A rush broke out. Most everyone figured that it wouldn’t result in anything. Probably just a dump in.

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1186071858598293504

Wow. That’s perfect. And that pass.

The Minnesota Wild would close out the game and get their first victory at home this season. Weird to think it was only their second home game. Great way to start the homestand.

*MTL on a back-to-back. I’m sure you get the idea.*

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