Former Canadiens star Carey Price got to witness a thrilling goaltending duel Tuesday night at the Bell Centre. Kirill Kaprizov scored on a power play in overtime, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1. Price was honored before the game after being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday. Jesper Wallstedt and Jacob Fowler went head-to-head during the first two periods. Fowler was the first to give up a goal, but Wallstedt conceded late in the third period. Kaprizov scored 21 seconds into overtime. He beat Fowler with a powerful one-timer. Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens (11-3-4). Fowler made 22 saves. Bobby Brink scored the other goal for the Wild (13-3-4). Wallstedt stopped 27 shots. Forward Josh Anderson was back in the Canadiens’ lineup after missing a game for personal reasons. Owen Beck gave up his spot to Anderson. The Canadiens will play their next game on Thursday, when they visit the Boston Bruins. Strong saves on both sides After a delayed start due to the lengthy ovation and tribute for Price, both teams took a little time to get going. The Canadiens briefly thought they had opened the scoring with 7:33 remaining in the first period. However, video review confirmed that a shot by Alex Newhook on the power play hit the crossbar and then the post to Wallstedt’s left without crossing the goal line. Shortly after play resumed, Newhook fired another dangerous shot from the slot. This time, Wallstedt made the save with his pad. The end of the first period couldn’t have come soon enough for the Habs, as the Wild launched wave after wave of attacks on Fowler. The Canadiens’ goaltender thwarted Yakov Trenin and Blake Coleman on point-blank shots. Fowler also made a nice save with his left pad against Michael McCarron. Lane Hutson made a great rush in the final moments of the first period. He shook off Ryan Hartman’s coverage and charged toward Wallstedt, who made the save with his left pad while lying flat on the ice. The second period was less spectacular. The Canadiens had a few good stretches, but Wallstedt shut the door with some great saves against Alexandre Texier and Newhook. Brink finally broke the deadlock 2:53 into the third period. The Canadiens pinned the Wild in their own zone for extended stretches, but Anderson failed to control a lobbed clear in the neutral zone, allowing Brink to break away. He beat Fowler with a shot to the glove side. Wallstedt made another big save a little later, stopping a quick one-timer from Chris Kreider. He pulled off the same move against Suzuki with just over six minutes left on the clock. Suzuki finally tied the game with 1:38 remaining, after Fowler had been replaced by an extra forward. Wallstedt failed to control a shot by Cole Caufield from a tight angle, and the puck skated along the goal line behind him. Suzuki just managed to push it a little further in. The suspense was short-lived in overtime, as Kaprizov scored while Caufield was in the penalty box for a slashing penalty. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Nov. 10, 2026.
