The Wild are playing the second of a back-to-back set following a 4-2 loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Minnesota has lost three straight games and are 1-4-0 in its past five.
Players to watch
Wild forward Jason Zucker scored two goals Wednesday and has three points in two games. Canadiens goalie Charlie Lindgren will make his third straight start. He is 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 1.00 goals-against-average and .971 save percentage.
They said it
"If you're discouraged now, then you're in trouble. I think at one point we're going to go on a good run and that'll make up for all this stuff, and we'll look back and we'll be a better team for going through this." -- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau "We weren't happy with how the game went. Obviously, we were a little embarrassed, especially how it started, and we made a push but it wasn't enough. So tonight, we need to play a full 60 starting from puck drop." -- Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw on losing 6-3 at Minnesota on Nov. 2
The Wild did not hold a morning skate. ... Price worked out with goalie coach Stephane Waite for a second straight day.
Stat pack
Staal, who needs one assist for 500 in his NHL career, leads Minnesota with 42 points (21 goals, 21 assists) in 45 games against Montreal, including four points (two goals, two assists) in his past three. … Lindgren, who made his NHL debut on April 7, 2016, is the third Canadiens goalie to go 5-0-0 in his first five games, joining Ken Dryden (6-0-0 in 1970-71) and Wayne Thomas (7-0-0 in 1972-73).
