NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Montréal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild overnight into Sunday, December 20
01:00
Swedish time
in 42 days and 18 hours
Local time: 18:00, Saturday, December 19
Montréal Canadiens visit Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena overnight into Sunday, December 20. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 18:00 at the arena.
Canadiens are 2nd in the Atlantic with 23 points from 16 games, while Wild are 1st in the Central with 27 points from 18. It is meeting 2 of 2 between the teams this season. 5 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin.
The Swedes in the game
#14
Joel Eriksson EkC
16 P18 games, 6 goals, 10 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Canadiens: 7 P in 13
#25
Jonas BrodinD
7 P18 games, 0 goals, 7 assists
Last 5: 4 P · vs Canadiens: 3 P in 18
#32
Filip GustavssonG
Injured, expected back NOV 19
No games yet this season
vs Canadiens: 3-2-1
#30
Jesper WallstedtG
.92216 games, 11-2-0, 1.99 GAA
Last 5: 4-0-1 · vs Canadiens: 0-1-0
The teams going in
| MTL | Comparison | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Points | 27 |
| 16 | Games | 18 |
| 10-3-3 | W-L-OT | 12-3-3 |
| 2nd Atlantic | In the division | 1st Central |
| 6th | In the NHL | 2nd |
| 3.56 | Goals per game | 3.33 |
| 3.19 | Against per game | 2.17 |
| +6 | Goal difference | +21 |
| 7-1-2 | Last 10 | 7-1-2 |
| W1 | Streak | W3 |
| 5-1-1 | Road / home this year | 5-0-1 |
| Back-to-back | Rest before | Back-to-back |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
MTL29 %10 wins
MIN69 %24 wins
Wild have won 69% of the meetings.1 ties (2 %)
MTL@MINOT
3–4February 3, 2026 · 9mo ago
3Swedes in action1 G2 A3 P
MIN@MTL
3–4January 21, 2026 · 9mo ago
1Swedes in actionMIN@MTL
4–0January 31, 2025 · 1y ago
2Swedes in action1 G0 A1 P
MTL@MIN
0–3November 15, 2024 · 1y ago
4Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
MTL@MINOT
3–4December 22, 2023 · 2y ago
4Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P