MIN@MTL: Game recap

MONTREAL -- The Canadiens dropped a 5-2 decision to the Wild at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night.

Earlier in the day, head coach Martin St-Louis confirmed that forward Michael Pezzetta would make his season debut and that Samuel Montembeault would get the start in net.

The netminder made 30 saves. For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Defenseman Kaiden Guhle was paired with Johnathan Kovacevic for the game but did not return to play for the third period.

Montreal goals 

P2 9:47 3-[1] Pearson (Unassisted)

P3 17:34 5-[2] Newhook (Savard, Caufield)

Minnesota goals  

P1 9:20 [1]-0 Duhaime (Middleton) 

P1 9:45 [2]-0 Dewar (Unassisted) 

P2 2:17 [3]-0 Eriksson Ek (Zuccarello, Kaprizov) 

P2 17:22 [4]-1 Kaprizov (Zuccarello, Addison) 

P3 5:20 [5]-1 Eriksson Ek (Kaprizov, Zuccarello) 

The Canadiens will wrap up a three-game homestand on Saturday with a game against the Washington Capitals at 7:00 p.m. ET. For tickets, click here.