Liveblog: Gallagher halves Wild lead, Canadiens trail 2-1

The Montreal Canadiens (31-17-7) take on the Minnesota Wild (32-14-10) in their penultimate game before the Olympic break on Tuesday at Grand Casino Arena.

Puck drop in St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. (Amazon Prime Video, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM).

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Just 38 seconds in, Joel Eriksson Ek beat Dobes cleanly on his team’s first shot.

Minnesota added to their lead before the end of the first period. Kirill Kaprizov scored his 31st of the season.

With less than a minute left in the first, Brendan Gallagher halved the Wild lead. 2-1 Minny after 20 minutes.