Kaprizov leads Wild to 3-0 win over Canadiens with assist and empty-net goal [Video]

Kirill Kaprizov had an empty-net goal and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Thursday night.

Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi also scored.

Boldy opened the scoring in the second period when he tapped in a goal-mouth feed from Marcus Johansson.

Rossi added a power-play goal in the third for the Wild.

The Canadiens pulled their goalie with a minute and a half to play, and Kaprizov scored into the empty net with 20 seconds left to clinch it for the Wild, who are 6-1-1 since Oct. 29.

Sam Montembeault stopped 25 shots for the Canadiens, who are 1-6-1 in their last eight games.

Takeaways

Canadiens: Montreal entered the game ranked 30th in the league in shots on goal, and it only managed to put the puck on target 19 times as it was shut out for the first time this season.

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