NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 5, 2018

5 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

New York Islanders

Pittsburgh Penguins rout New York Islanders 4–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 4–0 at NYI. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 3A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:02 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:22.
•Daniel Sprong had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:49.
•Dominik Simon had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:55.

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Ottawa Senators edge San Jose Sharks 6–5 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat San Jose Sharks 6–5 in overtime at home. Mike Hoffman (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Mike Hoffman had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:48.
•Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:01.
•Mark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:23.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Florida Panthers 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Florida Panthers 4–2 at home. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +11 against a season average of 29.5; the win.

•Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:08.
•Mike Green had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:21.
•Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +11 against a season average of 29.5; the win.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at home. Jacob Trouba (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Dustin Byfuglien (WPG) played 17:53, −6:33 down on his 24:26 season average over 68 games.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:35.
•Jacob Trouba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:18.
•Evan Rodrigues had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:15.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 at CHI. Vinnie Hinostroza (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK won it by committee.

•Reilly Smith had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:53.
•Vinnie Hinostroza had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:48.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:30.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mike Hoffman OTT	vs SJS	1	3	4	4	0	2	20:48	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at NYI	1	3	4	2	0	0	19:22	—
Daniel Sprong PIT	at NYI	2	1	3	6	0	0	15:49	—
Matt Duchene OTT	vs SJS	2	1	3	4	2	2	18:01	—
Mark Stone OTT	vs SJS	1	2	3	5	0	0	21:23	—
Vinnie Hinostroza CHI	vs VGK	1	2	3	2	0	0	14:48	—
Reilly Smith VGK	at CHI	1	2	3	1	0	0	16:53	—
Logan Couture SJS	at OTT	0	3	3	1	2	3	17:23	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	at OTT	2	0	2	5	1	0	18:12	—
Brent Burns SJS	at OTT	1	1	2	6	0	0	22:40	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	vs FLA	1	1	2	6	0	0	21:08	—
Derick Brassard OTT	vs SJS	1	1	2	5	3	0	20:36	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Aaron Dell SJS	at OTT	O	43	6	.860
Jeff Glass CHI	vs VGK	L	43	5	.884
Jimmy Howard DET	vs FLA	W	40	2	.950
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs PIT	L	38	4	.895
Craig Anderson OTT	vs SJS	W	35	5	.857
Malcolm Subban VGK	at CHI	W	32	4	.875
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NYI	W	31	0	.1000
Chad Johnson BUF	at WPG	L	29	4	.862
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs BUF	W	29	3	.897
James Reimer FLA	at DET	L	19	4	.789

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