Minnesota Wild vs. Montreal CanadiensJan 20, 2026

FinalTuesday, Jan 20, 2026· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MIN	1	1	1	3		MIN	2	10	8	20
MTL	2	1	1	4		MTL	15	9	9	33

: MIN 47MTL 75
: MIN 1.98MTL 2.70
PP goals: MIN 2MTL 0
Hits: MIN 17MTL 18
Blocks: MIN 22MTL 12
PIM: MIN 6MTL 8
: MIN 48%MTL 52%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Tarasenko, Hartman, Kaprizov and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 2:39 together.

Points
Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:46.Tarasenko
Points
Lane Hutson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:29.Hutson
Points
Ivan Demidov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:07.Demidov
Points
Kirill Kaprizov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:40.Kaprizov
Points
Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:52.Zuccarello
PP1
MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Tarasenko, Hartman, Kaprizov and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 2:39 together.Zuccarello Tarasenko Hartman Kaprizov Hughes
New line
New look for MTL: Suzuki–Dach–Caufield skated 13:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Suzuki Dach Caufield
Usage
Lane Hutson (MTL) played 19:29, −4:20 down on his 23:49 season average over 81 games.Hutson

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← MIN attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · MTL 75 · MIN 47

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL pressure
MIN pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 17% of the game, MTL 37%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

MTL

MIN

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

MTL skaters (rows) against MIN skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the MTL side.

Matchup matrix

MTL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	MIN	MTL
	42	86
	1.51	2.99
	1.47	2.89
	4	13
	2	10
	22	25
	−0.019	+0.019
	17%	37%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
15:5845% CF
L2Foligno – Hinostroza – Haight
8:3138% CF
L3Tarasenko – Trenin – Yurov
8:2527% CF
L4Pitlick – Jones – Sturm
4:2731% CF
D1Hughes – Faber
21:5844% CF
D2Spurgeon – Middleton
15:4035% CF
D3Hunt – Spacek
8:014% CF

PP1Zuccarello – Tarasenko – Hartman – Kaprizov – Hughes
2:39100% CF
PK1FFoligno – Sturm
1:43
PK2FTrenin – Yurov
1:12
PK1DMiddleton – Faber
2:40
PK2DSpurgeon – Hunt
1:33

Current MIN line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Dach – Caufield
13:0568% CF
L2Kapanen – Slafkovský – Demidov
10:1258% CF
L3Evans – Veleno – Bolduc
8:2476% CF
L4Gallagher – Danault – Anderson
8:0371% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
16:0062% CF
D2Carrier – Guhle
11:5364% CF
D3Struble – Hutson
10:0879% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
2:5150% CF
PP2Gallagher – Dobson – Dach – Bolduc – Kapanen
1:21100% CF
PK1FDanault – Veleno
0:46
PK2FEvans – Kapanen
0:00
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
1:27

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	0	2	2	0	1	0.49	0	0	0	23:40	—	—	46	49
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	2	2	-1	1	0.15	0	1	0	21:52	—	—	44	44
Ryan Hartman R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	0	0	4	20:44	—	—	49	51
Marcus Foligno L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	15:50	—	—	24	40
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	0	1	0	13:30	—	—	36	49
Hunter Haight C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	1	1	0	11:34	—	—	35	45
Yakov Trenin C	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.28	6	2	0	15:59	—	—	24	21
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L3	2	0	2	-2	3	0.33	1	1	0	15:46	—	—	23	21
Danila Yurov R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	1	0	13:26	—	—	23	23
Nico Sturm C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	2	11:27	—	—	19	11
Ben Jones C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	3	0	7:19	—	—	26	27
Tyler Pitlick C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	6:13	—	—	29	43
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.19	0	3	0	30:03	—	—	46	46
Brock Faber D	D1	1	0	1	0	2	0.02	1	0	0	27:47	—	—	44	34
Jake Middleton D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	2	1	0	19:54	—	—	36	35
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	19:29	—	—	37	44
Daemon Hunt D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.12	0	3	0	11:02	—	—	7	13
David Spacek D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	9:31	—	—	11	9

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jesper Wallstedt(start)	L	33	29	4	.879	2.70	58:54

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	1	2	0	20:10	—	—	70	79
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.24	0	1	0	18:37	—	—	64	68
Kirby Dach C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	1	3	0	16:46	—	—	63	58
Juraj Slafkovský L	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.28	1	0	0	17:08	—	—	68	70
Ivan Demidov R	L2	0	2	2	+1	3	0.19	1	0	0	15:07	—	—	57	66
Oliver Kapanen C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	13:24	—	—	59	66
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	0	2	0	14:03	—	—	75	73
Joseph Veleno C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	2	0	0	13:54	—	—	75	73
Zachary Bolduc R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	10:57	—	—	77	69
Phillip Danault C	L4	1	0	1	+3	1	0.32	0	0	2	14:53	—	—	66	61
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.19	2	0	0	12:11	—	—	67	62
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	1	0	0	11:55	—	—	74	62
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.06	1	1	0	24:00	—	—	64	57
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.09	0	2	2	23:40	—	—	62	55
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.04	2	1	0	19:31	—	—	62	75
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	1	0	1	+1	5	0.39	1	0	0	18:01	—	—	64	79
Lane Hutson D	D3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.08	0	0	4	19:29	—	—	76	68
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	4	0	0	11:08	—	—	77	58

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	W	20	17	3	.850	1.98	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN PP) 1st 10:44 · assists Mats Zuccarello, Quinn Hughes · Forecheck turnover · 60.4 mph shot.

Vladimir Tarasenko · 1st 10:44 · MIN PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.4 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Type: one-timer

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Phillip Danault · 1st 15:22 · MTL

Play: rebound
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 32.9 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: rebound

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Alexandre Carrier · 1st 19:08 · MTL

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 45.4 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 7.5 s
Type: deflection

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Brock Faber · 2nd 10:16 · MIN

Play: deflection
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 33.9 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Type: deflection

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Lane Hutson · 2nd 12:35 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 63.7 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Type: one-timer

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Vladimir Tarasenko · 3rd 12:40 · MIN PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.2 mph
Distance: 11 ft

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Cole Caufield · 3rd 19:45 · MTL

Play: cycle
Passes: 2
Shot: 55.0 mph
Distance: 40 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Minnesota Wild vs. Montreal CanadiensJan 20, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Vladimir Tarasenko · 1st 10:44 · MIN PP

Phillip Danault · 1st 15:22 · MTL

Alexandre Carrier · 1st 19:08 · MTL

Brock Faber · 2nd 10:16 · MIN

Lane Hutson · 2nd 12:35 · MTL

Vladimir Tarasenko · 3rd 12:40 · MIN PP

Cole Caufield · 3rd 19:45 · MTL