Tuesday, January 20, 2026
- Expected goals, MIN–MTL
- 2.1–2.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 52.6%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 20–33
- MIN–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens edged the Wild 4-3. Expected goals had it close, 2.4 to 2.1. Phillip Danault scored for the first time in 48 games. Vladimir Tarasenko has scored in 3 straight games.
- Phillip DanaultDrought over
Phillip Danault scored for the first time in 48 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 14:53 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Canadiens.
- Vladimir TarasenkoStreak
Vladimir Tarasenko has scored in 3 straight games. He scored twice. That was his 13th goal of the season. The Wild lost 4-3 to the Canadiens.
- Cole CaufieldStreak
Cole Caufield has scored in 3 straight games. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. He has 25 goals this season. It finished 4-3 for the Canadiens.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
7 goals from 83 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 30:03 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| Brock Faber D | 27:47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 23:40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 21:52 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 20:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Jake Middleton D | 19:54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 19:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 15:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 6 | 2 | 32 |
| Marcus Foligno L | 15:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 39 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 15:46 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.31 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | 13:30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Danila Yurov R | 13:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Hunter Haight C | 11:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Nico Sturm C | 11:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 11:02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| David Spacek D | 9:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Ben Jones C | 7:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Tyler Pitlick C | 6:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Dobson D | 24:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Mike Matheson D | 23:40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 20:10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 3 | 64 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 19:31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
| Lane Hutson D | 19:29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Cole Caufield R | 18:37 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 18:01 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.37 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 17:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Kirby Dach C | 16:46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 1 | 3 | 51 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 15:07 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Phillip Danault C | 14:53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Jake Evans C | 14:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 2 | 74 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 13:54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 2 | 1 | 74 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 13:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Josh Anderson R | 12:11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 11:55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Jayden Struble D | 11:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 4 | 0 | 55 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 10:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
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