{"id":419699,"date":"2026-01-21T11:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/419699\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:57:13","slug":"nhl-morning-recap-january-21-2026-the-hockey-writers-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/419699\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Morning Recap \u2013 January 21, 2026 &#8211; The Hockey Writers &#8211; NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another edition of the NHL Morning Recap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/tag\/nhl-daily-recap\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All the Latest NHL Daily Recaps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, we will be looking at the scores of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/scoreboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eight NHL games<\/a>\u00a0that were played on Jan. 20, 2026. Which saw the Montreal Canadiens host the Minnesota Wild. As well as\u00a0the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings battle it out in the late game.<\/p>\n<p>All that and more in the Morning Recap.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Wild Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 10:44 \u2013 Vladimir Tarasenko (12) from Mats Zuccarello (19), Quinn Hughes (40)<br \/>P2 10:16 \u2013 Brock Faber (11) from Kirill Kaprizov (33), Vinnie Hinostroza (6)<br \/>P3 12:40 \u2013 Tarasenko (13) from Kaprizov (34), Zuccarello (20)<\/p>\n<p>Montreal Canadiens Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 15:22 \u2013 Phillip Danault (1) from Josh Anderson (6), Kaiden Guhle (2)<br \/>P1 19:08 \u2013 Alexandre Carrier (5) from Mike Matheson (18), Ivan Demidov (31)<br \/>P2 12:35 \u2013 Lane Hutson (9) from Demidov (32), Jayden Struble (7)<br \/>P3 19:45 \u2013 Cole Caufield (25) from Nick Suzuki (40), Hutson (43)<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Senators Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 3:34 \u2013 Tyler Kleven (1) from Claude Giroux (26), Michael Amadio (11)<br \/>P1 10:15 \u2013 Tim Stutzle (22) from Thomas Chabot (13), Nick Jensen (10)<br \/>P3 6:49 \u2013 Ridly Greig (7) from Dylan Cozens (22), Chabot (14)<br \/>P3 16:54 \u2013 Brady Tkachuk (11) from Stutzle (29), Greig (15) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Blue Jackets Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 7:46 \u2013 Sean Monahan (7) from Boone Jenner (17), Kent Johnson (10)<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 14:37 \u2013 Tyler Toffoli (14) from William Eklund (20), Alexander Wennberg (24)<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Lightning Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 15:10 \u2013 Brandon Hagel (24) from Anthony Cirelli (17), Nikita Kucherov (47)<br \/>P2 1:49 \u2013 Cirelli (13) from Hagel (21), Kucherov (48)<br \/>P2 3:17 \u2013 Jake Guentzel (22) from Dominic James (7), Gage Goncalves (10)<br \/>P3 17:41 \u2013 Hagel (25) from Guentzel (29), Kucherov (49) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Stars Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 16:08 \u2013 Wyatt Johnston (26) from Roope Hintz (23), Miro Heiskanen (30)<br \/>P1 19:47 \u2013 Mavrik Bourque (8) from Thomas Harley (15), Justin Hryckowian (8)<br \/>P2 8:26 \u2013 Esa Lindell (5) from Heiskanen (31), Hryckowian (9)<br \/>P2 19:29 \u2013 Hryckowian (8) from Harley (16)<br \/>P3 3:15 \u2013 Jason Robertson (28) from Heiskanen (32), Hintz (24)<br \/>P3 6:37 \u2013 Robertson (29) from Bourque (10), Radek Faksa (15)<\/p>\n<p>Boston Bruins Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P3 12:11 \u2013 Morgan Geekie (26) from David Pastrnak (40), Elias Lindholm (25)<br \/>P3 15:39 \u2013 Fraser Minten (12) from Nikita Zadorov (15)<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 8:11 \u2013 Noah Ostlund (8) from Konsta Helenius (1), Rasmus Dahlin (29)<br \/>P1 11:45 \u2013 Ostlund (9) from Helenius (2), Owen Power (12)<br \/>P1 17:24 \u2013 Helenius (1) from Peyton Krebs (14)<br \/>P2 4:20 \u2013 Tage Thompson (26) from Alex Tuch (24), Josh Doan (20)<br \/>P3 18:14 \u2013 Krebs (5) from Mattias Samuelsson (17) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Josh-Doan-Alex-Lyon-Sabres-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Doan Alex Lyon Buffalo Sabres\" class=\"wp-image-1610739\"  \/>Buffalo Sabres goalie Alex Lyon and forward Josh Doan celebrate (Bob Frid-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 10:09 \u2013 Ryan O\u2019Reilly (17) from Filip Forsberg (19), Brady Skjei (14)<br \/>P2 11:54 \u2013 Forsberg (19) from O\u2019Reilly (29)<br \/>P3 9:30 \u2013 O\u2019Reilly (18) from Luke Evangelista (28), Forsberg (20)<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Jets Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 9:52 \u2013 Josh Morrissey (10) from Mark Scheifele (36), Kyle Connor (34)<br \/>P1 11:25 \u2013 Scheifele (24) from Morrissey (31)<br \/>P3 17:37 \u2013 Scheifele (25) from Connor (35), Morrissey (32) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Blues Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 17:23 \u2013 Jordan Kyrou (9) from Justin Faulk (12), Dalibor Dvorsky (4)<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 5:23 \u2013 Arseny Gritsyuk (9) from Cody Glass (4), Dougie Hamilton (11)<br \/>P2 8:32 \u2013 Glass (11) from Gritsyuk (11), Connor Brown (9)<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Oilers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 7:02 \u2013 Matt Savoie (8) from Jake Walman (10), Isaac Howard (3)<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Kings Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 0:18 \u2013 Adrian Kempe (17) from Brandt Clarke (18), Corey Perry (14)<br \/>P1 9:00 \u2013 Kevin Fiala (18), unassisted<br \/>P2 4:23 \u2013 Taylor Ward (1) from Jeff Malott (2), Samuel Helenius (1)<br \/>P2 12:37 \u2013 Andrei Kuzmenko (10) from Fiala (18), Alex Turcotte (9)<\/p>\n<p>New York Rangers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 8:18 \u2013 Will Cuylle (11) from Scott Morrow (6), Noah Laba (8)<br \/>P1 16:36 \u2013 J.T. 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