Wild-Montreal game preview: Cam Talbot could make his return in goal
The Canadiens have gone from playing for the Stanley Cup to last place in the NHL.
January 23, 2022 at 11:49PM
Wild update: The Wild could get G Cam Talbot back between the pipes Monday. Talbot backed up Kaapo Kahkonen on Saturday in the 4-3 overtime victory over the Blackhawks, making his return to the lineup after being sidelined with a lower-body injury suffered Jan. 1 at the Winter Classic. D Jared Spurgeon had two assists in 23 minutes, 6 seconds of ice time Saturday, his first game back after being out with a lower-body injury. LW Kirill Kaprizov is two points shy of 100 for his career. The Wild is 9-0-1 in its past 10 games at home.
Canadiens update: At 8-25-7 with 23 points, Montreal is last in the NHL, one season after losing to Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup Final. The Canadiens have dropped two in a row in overtime after winning last Tuesday at Dallas to pick up at least a point in three consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 9-13. Overall, though, the team has lost eight of nine. C Nick Suzuki leads Montreal in scoring with 24 points. C Rem Pitlick has a goal and assist in five games with the Canadiens since they added him off waivers from the Wild earlier this month.
NHL referee Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in Monday night's game at Philadelphia.
