Wild vs. Canadiens Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wild vs. Canadiens NHL game on January 20, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Canadiens
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    0%
  • Canadiens
    100%
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P3 19:43 Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 18:52 Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 17:21 Shot missed by Mike Matheson
P3 17:10 Noah Dobson shot blocked by Vincent Hinostroza
P3 15:22 Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 15:06 Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 14:58 Shot missed by Mike Matheson
P3 14:45 Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Mike Matheson
P3 14:24 Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 14:17 Shot missed by Alexandre Carrier
P3 12:26 Power play - Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
P3 11:32 Power play - Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by teammate
P3 11:15 Power play - Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 11:14 Power play - Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 10:13 Shot on goal by Mike Matheson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 09:06 Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 04:32 Jake Middleton shot blocked by Kirby Dach
P3 03:55 Shot missed by Noah Dobson
P3 01:26 Shot missed by Vladimir Tarasenko
P2 18:32 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Jakub Dobes
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:45
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
  3. P3 19:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  4. P3 18:54
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Nico Sturm in offensive zone
  5. P3 18:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  6. P3 18:32
    Danila Yurov won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
  7. P3 17:58
    Joseph Veleno won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
  8. P3 17:58
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  9. P3 17:43
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Joseph Veleno in defensive zone
  10. P3 17:43
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  11. P3 17:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mike Matheson
  12. P3 17:10
    SHOT
    Noah Dobson shot blocked by Vincent Hinostroza
  13. P3 16:05
    Stoppage - Icing
  14. P3 15:48
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  15. P3 15:24
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  16. P3 15:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Jakub Dobes
  17. P3 15:19
    Wild won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  18. P3 15:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
  19. P3 14:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mike Matheson
  20. P3 14:45
    SHOT
    Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  21. P3 14:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  22. P3 14:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  23. P3 14:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alexandre Carrier
  24. P3 12:40
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Danila Yurov in neutral zone
  25. P3 12:26
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
  26. P3 11:49
    Shorthanded - Phillip Danault won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  27. P3 11:32
    SHOT
    Power play - Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by teammate
  28. P3 11:19
    Power play - Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
  29. P3 11:15
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jakub Dobes
  30. P3 11:14
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Jakub Dobes
  31. P3 10:33
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
  32. P3 10:15
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Danila Yurov in offensive zone
  33. P3 10:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mike Matheson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  34. P3 09:43
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  35. P3 09:13
    Takeaway by Ivan Demidov in offensive zone
  36. P3 09:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
  37. P3 07:34
    Alexandre Carrier credited with hit on Yakov Trenin in defensive zone
  38. P3 06:49
    Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen in defensive zone
  39. P3 06:07
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  40. P3 05:25
    Wild won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  41. P3 05:25
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  42. P3 04:45
    Penalty to Nico Sturm 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Nick Suzuki)
  43. P3 04:32
    SHOT
    Jake Middleton shot blocked by Kirby Dach
  44. P3 03:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noah Dobson
  45. P3 03:52
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
  46. P3 03:52
    Stoppage - Icing
  47. P3 02:04
    Hunter Haight won faceoff against Joseph Veleno in offensive zone
  48. P3 02:04
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  49. P3 01:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vladimir Tarasenko
  50. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  51. P2 18:47
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Danila Yurov in defensive zone
  52. P2 18:47
    Penalty to Lane Hutson 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Marcus Foligno)
  53. P2 18:32
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Jakub Dobes
  54. P2 18:27
    Shorthanded - Nico Sturm won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
  55. P2 18:12
    SHOT
    Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
  56. P2 17:49
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  57. P2 17:49
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  58. P2 17:47
    SHOT
    Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  59. P2 17:34
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
  60. P2 17:34
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  61. P2 17:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vincent Hinostroza saved by Jakub Dobes
  62. P2 16:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alexandre Carrier
  63. P2 16:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Anderson
  64. P2 15:40
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Nico Sturm in offensive zone
  65. P2 15:40
    Stoppage - Icing
  66. P2 15:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  67. P2 15:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
  68. P2 14:12
    SHOT
    Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
  69. P2 13:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kaiden Guhle saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  70. P2 13:11
    Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Noah Dobson in offensive zone
  71. P2 13:00
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  72. P2 12:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jake Middleton saved by Jakub Dobes
  73. P2 12:35
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Lane Hutson assisted by Ivan Demidov and Jayden Struble
    2-3
  74. P2 12:29
    SHOT
    Jayden Struble shot blocked by Ben Jones
  75. P2 11:40
    Giveaway by Yakov Trenin in defensive zone
  76. P2 11:35
    Nico Sturm won faceoff against Phillip Danault in defensive zone
  77. P2 11:13
    Danila Yurov won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
  78. P2 11:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Daemon Hunt saved by Jakub Dobes
  79. P2 10:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jared Spurgeon
  80. P2 10:16
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
  81. P2 09:34
    SHOT
    Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  82. P2 08:20
    Danila Yurov won faceoff against Joseph Veleno in defensive zone
  83. P2 08:15
    SHOT
    Phillip Danault shot blocked by teammate
  84. P2 07:37
    Wild won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  85. P2 07:37
    Stoppage - High Stick
  86. P2 06:08
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Mats Zuccarello in defensive zone
  87. P2 05:34
    Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Hunter Haight in neutral zone
  88. P2 05:34
    Stoppage - Offside
  89. P2 05:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ivan Demidov saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  90. P2 05:02
    SHOT
    Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by teammate
  91. P2 04:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  92. P2 04:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Danila Yurov saved by Jakub Dobes
  93. P2 04:12
    SHOT
    Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Kirby Dach
  94. P2 04:10
    Danila Yurov won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
  95. P2 03:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
  96. P2 03:16
    Giveaway by Noah Dobson in defensive zone
  97. P2 02:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  98. P2 02:09
    Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský in offensive zone
  99. P2 01:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yakov Trenin saved by Jakub Dobes
  100. P2 00:16
    Takeaway by Kirill Kaprizov in defensive zone
  101. P2 00:00
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  102. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  103. P1 19:44
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Hunter Haight in neutral zone
  104. P1 19:22
    Brendan Gallagher credited with hit on Brock Faber in offensive zone
  105. P1 19:08
    Hunter Haight won faceoff against Phillip Danault in neutral zone
  106. P1 19:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alexandre Carrier
  107. P1 18:33
    Stoppage
  108. P1 18:31
    SHOT
    Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Brock Faber
  109. P1 18:22
    SHOT
    Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  110. P1 17:51
    Shorthanded - Ben Jones won faceoff against Jake Evans in defensive zone
  111. P1 17:45
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Noah Dobson
  112. P1 15:53
    Power play - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Nico Sturm in offensive zone
  113. P1 15:53
    Penalty to Ryan Hartman 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Kirby Dach)
  114. P1 15:22
    Wild won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  115. P1 15:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kaiden Guhle saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  116. P1 14:51
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Danila Yurov in offensive zone
  117. P1 14:51
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  118. P1 14:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Anderson
  119. P1 13:15
    Giveaway by Jake Evans in defensive zone
  120. P1 12:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jayden Struble
  121. P1 12:50
    Jake Evans won faceoff against Nico Sturm in offensive zone
  122. P1 12:48
    SHOT
    Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Daemon Hunt
  123. P1 12:26
    Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
  124. P1 11:07
    SHOT
    Brock Faber shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  125. P1 10:44
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Vladimir Tarasenko
    1-0
  126. P1 10:29
    Wild won faceoff against Joseph Veleno in offensive zone
  127. P1 10:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
  128. P1 09:11
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Zachary Bolduc
  129. P1 08:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  130. P1 08:34
    Jake Evans won faceoff against Yakov Trenin in offensive zone
  131. P1 08:07
    SHOT
    Oliver Kapanen shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
  132. P1 08:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Oliver Kapanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  133. P1 08:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ivan Demidov
  134. P1 07:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
  135. P1 06:24
    Giveaway by Jake Evans in offensive zone
  136. P1 06:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Evans
  137. P1 05:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vincent Hinostroza saved by Jakub Dobes
  138. P1 04:35
    Yakov Trenin credited with hit on Juraj Slafkovský in offensive zone
  139. P1 03:59
    SHOT
    Brock Faber shot blocked by Cole Caufield
  140. P1 03:06
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
  141. P1 03:06
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  142. P1 02:54
    SHOT
    Mike Matheson shot blocked by teammate
  143. P1 02:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  144. P1 02:28
    SHOT
    Noah Dobson shot blocked by Daemon Hunt
  145. P1 01:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  146. P1 01:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  147. P1 01:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexandre Carrier saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  148. P1 00:28
    Giveaway by Quinn Hughes in neutral zone
  149. P1 00:00
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Stats
Wild
STATS
Canadiens
19Shots on Goal33
48% Faceoff Win % 52%
4/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins8
17Hits18
22 Shots Blocked 12
16Giveaways16
WildMIN
CanadiensMTL
19Shots on Goal33
48% Faceoff Win % 52%
4/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins8
17Hits18
22 Shots Blocked 12
16Giveaways16

Wild vs. Canadiens: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Wild vs. Canadiens
  • Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Bell Centre

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Canadiens favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Wild +120, Canadiens -138

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Wild: 46%
  • Canadiens: 54%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Wild a win probability of 46%, while the Canadiens have a win probability of 54%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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