Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
2 |
10 |
8 |
20 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
15 |
9 |
9 |
33 |
Three stars
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- A. Carrier, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- I. Demidov, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:44 |
Minnesota Wild |
Vladimir Tarasenko (12) |
Mats Zuccarello (19), Quinn Hughes (40) |
Power play |
MIN 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
15:22 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Phillip Danault (1) |
Josh Anderson (6), Kaiden Guhle (2) |
Even strength |
MIN 1, MTL 1 |
| 1st |
19:08 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier (5) |
Mike Matheson (18), Ivan Demidov (31) |
Even strength |
MIN 1, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
10:16 |
Minnesota Wild |
Brock Faber (11) |
Kirill Kaprizov (33), Vinnie Hinostroza (6) |
Even strength |
MIN 2, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
12:35 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson (9) |
Ivan Demidov (32), Jayden Struble (7) |
Even strength |
MIN 2, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
12:40 |
Minnesota Wild |
Vladimir Tarasenko (13) |
Kirill Kaprizov (34), Mats Zuccarello (20) |
Power play |
MIN 3, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
19:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (25) |
Nick Suzuki (40), Lane Hutson (43) |
Even strength |
MIN 3, MTL 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Minnesota Wild |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
20 |
33 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
8 |
| Hits |
17 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
22 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/60 (48.3%) |
31/60 (51.7%) |
Box score
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 Y. Trenin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
15:59 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 18 V. Hinostroza |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:30 |
| Number 19 T. Pitlick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:13 |
| Number 22 D. Yurov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
13:26 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:52 |
| Number 37 H. Haight |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
11:34 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:44 |
| Number 39 B. Jones |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
66.7% |
07:19 |
| Number 78 N. Sturm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
53.8% |
11:27 |
| Number 91 V. Tarasenko |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 97 K. Kaprizov |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:40 |
| Number 5 J. Middleton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:54 |
| Number 7 B. Faber |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
27:47 |
| Number 43 Q. Hughes |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
30:03 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 48 D. Hunt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:02 |
| Number 82 D. Spacek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:31 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Wallstedt |
33 |
29 |
4 |
.879 |
58:54 |
Loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:55 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
47.8% |
20:10 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:11 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:53 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
14:03 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:57 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:46 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
13:54 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
13:24 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:07 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:40 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:31 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:08 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:00 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
20 |
17 |
3 |
.850 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
10:29 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Phillip Danault |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
15:53 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Hartman |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:21 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Hartman |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:45 |
Minnesota Wild |
Nico Sturm |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:33 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:49 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- John Hynes
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Eric Furlatt, Brandon Blandina
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Devin Berg
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Marcus Johansson, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, David Jiricek
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Sammy Blais, Alexandre Texier, Arber Xhekaj
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 at Edmonton Oilers
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 at Los Angeles Kings
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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