Canadiens take on the Wild after Newhook's 2-goal performance
EST BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the Minnesota Wild after Alexander Newhook's two-goal game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Canadiens' 4-2 win.
- Wild: Jared Spurgeon: out (lower body), Filip Gustavsson: out (hip), Michael McCarron: day to day (undisclosed), Brock Faber: out (skull).
- TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has scored six goals with nine assists for the Canadiens.
- Montreal Canadiens (11-3-3, in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Mike Matheson: out (lower body), Ivan Demidov: out (lower-body), Lucas Condotta: out (undisclosed), Josh Anderson: out (personal), Bryce Pickford: out (undisclosed), Samuel Montembeault: out (lower-body).
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 8-0-2, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.6 assists, five penalties and 11.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
- The Canadiens have allowed 53 goals while scoring 59 for a +6 scoring differential.
- ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
- Maxim Shabanov has scored six goals with one assist over the last 10 games.
- Cole Caufield has eight goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
- The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
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