Jesper Wallstedt Stopped 27 of 28, and Cole Caufield's Slash With 57 Seconds Left Set Up Kirill Kaprizov's Overtime Winner: Wild 2, Canadiens 1

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Montreal tied it with 1:38 left, then Cole Caufield took a slashing penalty. Kirill Kaprizov scored on the power play 21 seconds into overtime and Jesper Wallstedt made 27 saves.

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Montreal had just tied the game. Nick Suzuki scored with 1:38 left in the third period, and 41 seconds later his linemate Cole Caufield was in the penalty box for slashing Quinn Hughes. Minnesota carried that power play into overtime, and Kirill Kaprizov ended it 21 seconds in with a slap shot.

The Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in overtime at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night in front of 20,962, according to the ESPN box score. The Wild are 13-3-4 with 30 points. Montreal is 11-3-4.

Jesper Wallstedt's 27 Saves on 28 Shots

The power play finished it, but Jesper Wallstedt is why there was an overtime at all. He stopped 27 of 28 shots, a .964 save percentage, including all three Montreal shots on its two power plays. Jacob Fowler made 22 saves for the Canadiens, who outshot Minnesota 28-24. Neither team scored for 42 minutes until Bobby Brink's unassisted goal 2:53 into the third, his second of the season.

Montreal controlled the dot, winning 36 of 55 faceoffs (65.5 percent), and Suzuki won 13 of his 15. Minnesota answered by blocking 23 shots to Montreal's 12. Hughes played 29:28 and assisted on the winner with Matt Boldy. It was Kaprizov's 17th goal in 20 games, and Minnesota is now 8-3-2 on the road.

Wild at Toronto, Canadiens at Boston on Thursday

Minnesota plays the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 12. Montreal visits the Bruins the same night. More hockey coverage is on the BallerTube NHL page.