Kirill Kaprizov had an empty-net goal and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0.
On a night when New York's top line was missing in action, the bit players grabbed the spotlight and led the Rangers to a commanding 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
The Montreal Canadiens recalled defenceman Logan Mailloux from the Laval Rocket on Friday morning, while defencemen Kaiden Guhle and Mike Matheson did not participate in the Montreal Canadiens' training session.
The Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1at the Bell Centre Saturday to run their record to 2-1 and two of those players who might have been dismissed as too small have made big contributions to the NHL team's early success.
After three seasons of missing the playoffs and stockpiling draft picks, Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki hopes the Canadiens' rebuild -- fittingly the subject of a docuseries released this fall -- is finally behind them.
The final preseason game between the Canadiens and Ottawa Senators got so out of hand that Montreal head coach Martin St-Louis admitted to feeling a little apprehensive ahead of another camp-ending showdown between the two teams.
The Ottawa Senators' special teams turned in a superb performance in helping the visitors knock off the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in NHL pre-season action on Tuesday evening.
The Montreal Canadiens announced that defenceman Kaiden Guhle resumed skating on his own Thursday morning and that his health will be re-evaluated on a daily basis.