Minnesota Wild (1-3-1, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (3-3-0, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens take on the Minnesota Wild in a non-conference matchup.
Montreal went 22-49-11 overall and 11-26-4 at home last season. The Canadiens averaged 2.7 goals on 30.0 shots per game last season.
Minnesota went 53-22-7 overall and 23-16-5 on the road a season ago. The Wild had a +56 goal differential last season, scoring 305 goals while allowing 249.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Carey Price: out (knee), Emil Heineman: out (thumb), Joel Armia: out (upper-body), Michael Matheson: out (lower body), Paul Byron: out (hip), Joel Edmundson: out (lower body).
Wild: Dakota Mermis: out (undisclosed), Jordan Greenway: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
