Live: Wild get key veterans back against Canadiens as road winning streak grows

The Minnesota Wild face the Montreal Canadiens tonight with two key veterans returning, three players riding eight-game point streaks and a chance to extend their road winning streak to six games. Captain Jared Spurgeon returns after missing five games because of an injury sustained while blocking shots. Michael McCarron is also back and will play his 400th NHL game after missing Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning . Brock Faber has been practicing and is traveling with the Wild, but there’s no timetable for the defenseman’s return from a skull fracture. The Wild are 7-3-2 on the road this season and have won five consecutive away games. Advertisement Kirill Kaprizov enters tonight’s Wild-Canadiens matchup ranked second in the NHL with 16 goals, while Quinn Hughes’ 20 assists are tied for third among NHL defensemen. Kaprizov, Hughes and Joel Eriksson Ek each have eight-game point streaks. Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt is 11-2-3 through an NHL-leading 16 appearances. On the road, he has a .930 save percentage and a 1.89 goals-against average. You can watch the Wild-Canadiens game on Wild+, which is available through Prime Video, Fubo, Spectrum and DirecTV. Follow below for Minnesota Wild vs. Montreal Canadiens live score updates, highlights, stats and analysis. Ask Wild reporter Sarah McLellan a question by tapping the button.