Eric Staal broke loose toward the Montreal net and beat Carey Price with a sharp shot that scraped the top short-side corner . Jordan Schroeder scored 39 seconds later for Minnesota with a blind tip off the middle of his stick as he was being shoved to the ice . The rout was on for the Wild early in the second period, and the weary Canadiens couldn't come close to keeping up. Nino Niederreiter had two goals, and the Wild overwhelmed Price and the Canadiens on their way to a 7-1 victory Thursday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400885024