Nick Suzuki closes in on 200 career goals
Montreal Canadiens meet Minnesota Wild at Bell Centre, Wednesday 11:00am (NHL). Minnesota Wild have won 22 of the 29 meetings with Montreal Canadiens since 2008.
The big picture
Montreal Canadiens come in 9th on the ladder; Minnesota Wild are 4th. Minnesota Wild are the side higher up the table.
Montreal Canadiens are 10–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.6 goals for and 3.2 against.
Minnesota Wild are 12–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.2 against.
Form
Montreal Canadiens have won four of their last five and most recently beat Utah Mammoth 5–4.
Minnesota Wild have won four of their last five and most recently beat San Jose Sharks 4–1.
Minnesota Wild arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 29 times on our records since 2008: Montreal Canadiens 7, Minnesota Wild 22.
Last time out (2025-26), Minnesota Wild won 4–3 at Grand Casino Arena.
Biggest margin between these two: Montreal Canadiens by 7 goals in 2010-11 (8–1).
Players to watch
For Montreal Canadiens, watch Cole Caufield (0.7 goals a game, 5 assists in 2026-27) and Josh Anderson (0.4 goals a game, 4 assists in 2026-27).
For Minnesota Wild, watch Kirill Kaprizov (0.8 goals a game, 14 assists in 2026-27) and Matt Boldy (0.4 goals a game, 11 assists in 2026-27).
Milestone watch
Nick Suzuki is 1 goals short of 200 for their career.
At Bell Centre
Montreal Canadiens have won 7 of their last 17 at Bell Centre.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Minnesota Wild have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
