Minnesota Wild vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · Centre Bell

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Final

SOG 20–33

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Centre Bell. The Canadiens outshot the Wild 33-20.

Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice. Phillip Danault, Alexandre Carrier, Brock Faber, Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield also scored.

Jakub Dobes made 17 saves on 20 shots for the win; Jesper Wallstedt stopped 29 of 33.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MIN	1	1	1	3	20
MTL	2	1	1	4	33

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Vladimir Tarasenko (12)Mats Zuccarello (19), Quinn Hughes (40)Carrier 1:24 into shift1–010:44 MIN · PPG
Phillip Danault (1)Josh Anderson (6), Kaiden Guhle (2)Yurov 1:00 into shift1–115:22 MTL
Alexandre Carrier (5)Mike Matheson (18), Ivan Demidov (31)Kaprizov 1:17 into shift1–219:08 MTL

2nd period

Brock Faber (11)Kirill Kaprizov (33), Vinnie Hinostroza (6)Carrier 1:05 into shift2–210:16 MIN
Lane Hutson (9)Ivan Demidov (32), Jayden Struble (7)Trenin 1:00 into shift2–312:35 MTL

3rd period

Vladimir Tarasenko (13)Kirill Kaprizov (34), Mats Zuccarello (20)Danault 2:25 into shift3–312:40 MIN · PPG
Cole Caufield (25)Nick Suzuki (40), Lane Hutson (43)Trenin 1:24 into shift3–419:45 MTL

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:25

3–3 · 3rd 12:40 · Tarasenko. Danault was 2:25 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMIN on iceMTL on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 MIN

1st 10:44 · PP · Tarasenko

Long shift: Carrier 1:24

Long shiftCarrier 1:24

1–1 MTL

1st 15:22 · Danault

Long shift: Yurov 1:00

Long shiftYurov 1:00

1–2 MTL

1st 19:08 · Carrier

Long shift: Kaprizov 1:17

Long shiftKaprizov 1:17

2–2 MIN

2nd 10:16 · Faber

Long shift: Carrier 1:05

Long shiftCarrier 1:05

2–3 MTL

2nd 12:35 · Hutson

Long shift: Trenin 1:00

Long shiftTrenin 1:00

3–3 MIN

3rd 12:40 · PP · Tarasenko

Stuck out there: Danault 2:25

Stuck out thereDanault 2:25

3–4 MTL

3rd 19:45 · Caufield

Long shift: Trenin 1:24

Long shiftTrenin 1:24

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MINMTL

20Shots on goal33

48%Faceoff %52%

2/4Power play0/3

6Penalty minutes8

17Hits18

22Blocked shots12

16Giveaways16

2Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 10:29Phillip Danault · slashing2 min
1st 15:53Ryan Hartman · tripping2 min
2nd 18:21Ryan Hartman · interference2 min
2nd 18:47Lane Hutson · tripping2 min
3rd 04:45Nico Sturm · tripping2 min
3rd 10:33Lane Hutson · hooking2 min
3rd 11:49Mike Matheson · tripping2 min

Season series

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters

36Mats ZuccarelloR	0	2	2	-1	1	0	1	0	–	21:52
91Vladimir TarasenkoR	2	0	2	-2	3	1	1	0	–	15:46
97Kirill KaprizovL	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	–	23:40
18Vinnie HinostrozaC	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	–	13:30
7Brock FaberD	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	27:47
43Quinn HughesD	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	–	30:03
13Yakov TreninC	0	0	0	-3	2	6	2	0	50	15:59
17Marcus FolignoL	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	–	15:50
19Tyler PitlickC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	06:13
22Danila YurovR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	45	13:26
37Hunter HaightC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	38	11:34
38Ryan HartmanR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	50	20:44
39Ben JonesC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	67	07:19
78Nico SturmC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	54	11:27
5Jake MiddletonD	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	–	19:54
46Jared SpurgeonD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	19:29
48Daemon HuntD	0	0	0	-2	2	0	3	0	–	11:02
82David SpacekD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	–	09:31

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Jesper WallstedtG	L	33	29	4	.879	58:54
32Filip GustavssonG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

93Ivan DemidovR	0	2	2	+1	3	1	0	0	–	15:07
48Lane HutsonD	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	4	–	19:29
13Cole CaufieldR	1	0	1	+1	4	0	1	0	–	18:37
14Nick SuzukiC	0	1	1	+1	1	1	2	0	48	20:10
17Josh AndersonR	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0	0	–	12:11
24Phillip DanaultC	1	0	1	+3	1	0	0	2	67	14:53
8Mike MathesonD	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	2	–	23:40
21Kaiden GuhleD	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	–	19:31
45Alexandre CarrierD	1	0	1	+1	5	1	0	0	–	18:01
47Jayden StrubleD	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	–	11:08
11Brendan GallagherR	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	–	11:55
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	–	17:08
71Jake EvansC	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	50	14:03
76Zachary BolducR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	10:57
77Kirby DachC	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	–	16:46
90Joseph VelenoC	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	29	13:54
91Oliver KapanenC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	57	13:24
53Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	–	24:00

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Samuel MontembeaultG		0	0	0	–	00:00
75Jakub DobesG	W	20	17	3	.850	60:00