| Montreal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
First Period_1, Minnesota, Eriksson Ek 15 (Johansson, Boldy), 0:38. 2, Minnesota, Kaprizov 31 (Hughes, Hartman), 15:48. 3, Montreal, Gallagher 5 (Danault, Matheson), 19:08. Penalties_Kapanen, MTL (Hooking), 0:55.
Second Period_4, Montreal, Demidov 12 (Hutson, Carrier), 19:43. Penalties_Hutson, MTL (Tripping), 7:53; Bogosian, MIN (Tripping), 11:14.
Third Period_5, Montreal, Dach 7 (Suzuki, Dobson), 0:12. 6, Minnesota, Faber 13 (Johansson, Hughes), 7:05. Penalties_None.
Overtime_7, Minnesota, Kaprizov 32 (Boldy, Hughes), 3:38 (pp). Penalties_Danault, MTL (Hooking), 2:34.
Shots on Goal_Montreal 5-9-5-1_20. Minnesota 6-7-9-2_24.
Power-play opportunities_Montreal 0 of 1; Minnesota 1 of 3.
Goalies_Montreal, Dobes 18-5-4 (24 shots-20 saves). Minnesota, Gustavsson 19-9-6 (20-17).
A_18,228 (18,064). T_2:34.
Referees_Gord Dwyer, Chris Schlenker. Linesmen_Brandon Gawryletz, Travis Toomey.