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28-13-9 - W2
Minnesota Wild
27-15-7 - W1
Montréal Canadiens
Montreal - Centre Bell
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Central / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MIN
1
L
Kirill Kaprizov
25G - 32A
(57P)
2
L
Matt Boldy
27G - 24A
(51P)
3
D
Quinn Hughes
4G - 39A
(43P)
4
L
Marcus Johansson
13G - 21A
(34P)
5
C
Joel Eriksson Ek
11G - 21A
(32P)
MIN Injuries
Bogosian, Zach
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Head coach John Hynes said Thursday that he anticipates that Bogosian (undisclosed) will be able to return at some point during the Minnesota Wild's upcoming three-game road trip, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Eriksson Ek, Joel
Lower Body
Day to Day
Eriksson Ek (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.
Johansson, Marcus
Lower Body
Day to Day
Johansson (lower body) isn't with the team on its three-game road trip, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Saturday.
Boldy, Matt
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Boldy was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Brodin, Jonas
Lower Body
Day to Day
Brodin (lower body) is week-to-week, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Thursday.
Trades
Dec 28 2025
The Minnesota Wild acquired Boris Katchouk from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Michael Milne
Dec 12 2025
The Minnesota Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks for Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, Zeev Buium, and a 2026 1st round pick
Central
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MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
15G - 39A
(54P)
2
D
Lane Hutson
8G - 42A
(50P)
3
R
Cole Caufield
24G - 24A
(48P)
4
R
Ivan Demidov
11G - 30A
(41P)
5
L
Juraj Slafkovský
19G - 21A
(40P)
MTL Injuries
Dach, Kirby
Foot
Day to Day
Dach (foot) was moved to long-term injured reserve, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday.
Laine, Patrik
Abdomen
Week to Week
Laine (abdomen) practiced Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Newhook, Alex
Ankle
Month to Month
Newhook (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
Trades
Dec 19 2025
The Montreal Canadiens acquired Phillip Danault from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2026 2nd round pick
Atlantic
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Goaltending
MIN
16-9-5
2.56 GAA
91.0% SV
MTL
14-5-3
3.01 GAA
88.8% SV
MIN
12-4-4
2.64 GAA
91.6% SV
MTL
9-6-2
3.44 GAA
87.3% SV
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MTL
4-4-2
2.62 GAA
90.2% SV
Goaltenders
MIN
28-13-9
GAA: 2.80
SV%: 0.907
vs
MTL
27-15-7
GAA: 3.27
SV%: 0.881