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Charlie Lindgren is no longer Mr. Perfect for the Canadiens.

The rookie goaltender suffered the first loss of his NHL career Thursday night, dropping a 3-0 decision to the Minnesota Wild at the Bell Centre with the last goal into an empty net.

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Lindgren, who was making his third straight start in place of the injured Carey Price, stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced as his career NHL record fell to 5-1-0 with an impressive 1.50 goals-against average and .953 save percentage. All three Wild goals were scored in the third period by Jason Zucker.

“After the second period, you knew whoever popped that first one was going to have a big advantage,” Lindgren said.

The Canadiens scored two goals, but they were both called off. Defenceman Karl Alzner appeared to score in the first period, but the goal was waved off immediately by referee Kevin Pollock because of a high stick and the call stuck after a video review.