NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026

8 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

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Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

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. MTL won it by committee.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:46.
•Lane Hutson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:29.
•Ivan Demidov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:07.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jake Guentzel (TBL) played 15:55, −4:23 down on his 20:18 season average over 80 games.

•Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:50.
•Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:00.
•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:22.

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Ottawa Senators

Columbus Blue Jackets

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Ridly Greig (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kent Johnson (CBJ) played 17:56, +4:45 up on his 13:11 season average over 75 games.

•Ridly Greig had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:44.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:31.
•Thomas Chabot had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:10.

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Dallas Stars rout Boston Bruins 6–2

Dallas Stars beat Boston Bruins 6–2 at home. Justin Hryckowian (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Justin Hryckowian had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:31.
•Miro Heiskanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:52.
•Jason Robertson had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 18:54.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Nashville Predators 5–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at NSH. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF won it by committee.

•Ryan O'Reilly had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:42.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:38.
•Konsta Helenius had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:43.

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Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 3–1

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Toews, Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor and Vilardi) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:33 together.

•Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:58.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:33.
•Kyle Connor had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:05.

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New Jersey Devils edge Edmonton Oilers 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat Edmonton Oilers 2–1 at EDM. Cody Glass (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alec Regula (EDM) played 2:35, −12:19 down on his 14:54 season average over 28 games.

•Arseny Gritsyuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:05.
•Cody Glass had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:34.
•Alec Regula (EDM) played 2:35, −12:19 down on his 14:54 season average over 28 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge New York Rangers 4–3

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Rangers 4–3 at home. J.T. Miller (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Perry–Kempe–Laferriere skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•J.T. Miller had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:35.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:43.
•New look for LAK: Perry–Kempe–Laferriere skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Josh Morrissey for WPG vs STL, 70.4 mph. Full game report →

Josh Morrissey (WPG vs STL): Cycle, 4 passes, 70.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs SJS	2	1	3	5	2	2	18:50	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	vs BUF	2	1	3	4	0	0	20:42	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs STL	2	1	3	2	0	1	17:58	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs BUF	1	2	3	7	1	1	19:38	—
Konsta Helenius BUF	at NSH	1	2	3	4	2	1	14:43	—
Justin Hryckowian DAL	vs BOS	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:31	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs STL	1	2	3	2	0	2	21:33	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	vs BOS	0	3	3	1	0	1	21:52	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs SJS	0	3	3	0	0	0	18:00	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs BOS	2	0	2	9	0	0	18:54	—
J.T. Miller NYR	at LAK	2	0	2	7	3	1	21:35	—
Vladimir Tarasenko MIN	at MTL	2	0	2	3	1	1	15:46	—

Line changes

New look for LAK: Perry–Kempe–Laferriere skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Malott–Helenius–Ward skated 5:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at DAL	L	34	6	.824
Alex Lyon BUF	at NSH	W	34	3	.912
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at MTL	L	33	4	.879
Anton Forsberg LAK	vs NYR	W	28	1	.964
Jonathan Quick NYR	at LAK	L	27	4	.852
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs SJS	W	23	1	.957
Eric Comrie WPG	vs STL	W	23	1	.957
Jake Allen NJD	at EDM	W	23	1	.957
James Reimer OTT	at CBJ	W	22	1	.955
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs MIN	W	20	3	.850
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at TBL	L	19	3	.842
Juuse Saros NSH	vs BUF	L	19	4	.789
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs BOS	W	18	2	.889
Tristan Jarry EDM	vs NJD	L	17	2	.882
Joel Hofer STL	at WPG	L	15	2	.867
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs OTT	—	13	1	.923
Justus Annunen NSH	vs BUF	—	13	0	.1000
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs NYR	—	8	2	.750
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs OTT	L	7	2	.714
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at DAL	—	3	0	.1000

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