Canadiens players told to take precautions in Minnesota before OT loss to Wild amid ICE outcry: report

The Montreal Canadiens reportedly asked its players to enactment wrong their squad hotel, instrumentality the squad autobus alternatively than locomotion to the stadium and transportation their passports with them astatine each times up of their crippled against the Minnesota Wild connected Monday night.

The study appeared connected writer Luc Gélinas' hockey website, which described Minnesota arsenic an unsafe spot amid 2 deaths that stemmed from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations past month. The incidents sparked days of unrest successful Minneapolis and successful cities and suburbs astir the state’s capital.

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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) looks connected during the archetypal play of an NHL hockey crippled against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, successful St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

The study added that the Canadiens didn’t permission for Minneapolis instantly aft their crippled against the Sabres successful Buffalo connected Saturday. The squad reportedly opted to enactment an other time successful New York earlier going disconnected to Minnesota.

Montreal’s crippled against the Wild appeared to spell disconnected without a hitch.

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Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj, right, reacts aft his team's overtime nonaccomplishment to the Minnesota Wild successful an NHL hockey crippled Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, successful St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

Wild prima Kirill Kaprizov scored his 2nd extremity of the crippled connected a powerfulness play successful overtime to springiness his squad a 4-3 victory. The squad capitalized connected a punishment that was charged to Phillip Danault. He hooked Kaprizov successful beforehand of the goal.

Minnesota besides got goals from Joel Eriksson Ek and Brock Faber. Quinn Hughes had 3 assists successful the crippled and has 50 connected the season.

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Montreal Canadiens close helping Ivan Demidov, 2nd from the right, celebrates aft his extremity with teammates during the 2nd play of an NHL hockey crippled against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, successful St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

The Canadiens’ three-game winning streak was snapped with the loss. Brendan Gallagher, Ivan Demidov and Kirby Dach each enactment the puck into the backmost of the net.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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