NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 6, 2018

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

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St. Louis Blues

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat St. Louis Blues 6–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat St. Louis Blues 6–3 at home. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.
•Sean Couturier had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:50.
•Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:55.

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Dallas Stars rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Dallas Stars beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Letestu, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:15 together.

•Alexander Radulov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:29.
•John Klingberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:23.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:07.

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Boston Bruins rout Carolina Hurricanes 7–1

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 7–1 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 4G 1A. Sebastian Aho (CAR) played 5:59, −12:05 down on his 18:04 season average over 77 games.

•Patrice Bergeron had 4 goals and an assist (5 points) on 7 shots in 14:18.
•Brad Marchand had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 13:48.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:00.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (SO)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Chris Tanev (VAN) played 1:32, −18:41 down on his 20:13 season average over 41 games.

•Chris Tanev (VAN) played 1:32, −18:41 down on his 20:13 season average over 41 games.
•Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +3 against a season average of 33.5; the win.
•Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +7 against a season average of 29.1; the overtime loss.

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Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3

Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 at home. Mark Stone (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +18 against a season average of 30.5; the win.

•Mark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:02.
•Erik Karlsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 29:30.
•Ryan Dzingel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:54.

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New York Rangers edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1 (SO)

New York Rangers beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 in a shootout at ARI. Anthony Duclair (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Miller–Buchnevich skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Miller–Buchnevich skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +7 against a season average of 32.3; the win.
•New look for ARI: Richardson–Cousins–Duclair skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Minnesota Wild 7–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 7–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:13.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:54.
•Carl Soderberg had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:29.

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Calgary Flames edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Micheal Ferland (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Perry–Rakell skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Micheal Ferland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:43.
•New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Perry–Rakell skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ryan Kesler (ANA) played 8:40, −9:35 down on his 18:15 season average over 43 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3

Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 at LAK. Austin Watson (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Toffoli and Pearson) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:46 together.

•Austin Watson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:02.
•P.K. Subban had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:06.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Toffoli and Pearson) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:46 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs CAR	4	1	5	7	1	0	14:18	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs CAR	0	4	4	2	0	0	13:48	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs MIN	1	2	3	6	0	0	16:54	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	vs EDM	1	2	3	5	0	1	15:29	—
John Klingberg DAL	vs EDM	1	2	3	4	1	1	20:23	—
Claude Giroux PHI	vs STL	1	2	3	4	0	1	21:05	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs EDM	1	2	3	2	1	2	16:07	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs MIN	1	2	3	2	0	1	16:13	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs CAR	1	2	3	2	0	0	13:00	—
Mark Stone OTT	vs TBL	1	2	3	1	0	1	19:02	—
Erik Karlsson OTT	vs TBL	0	3	3	1	1	4	29:30	—
Carl Soderberg COL	vs MIN	2	0	2	6	2	2	19:29	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Chaput–Gaunce–Virtanen skated 7:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Burrows–Dumont–White skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Miller–Buchnevich skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Cousins–Duclair skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Grabner–Hayes–Fast skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Perry–Rakell skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson OTT	vs TBL	W	48	3	.938
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at ARI	W	39	1	.974
Jake Allen STL	at PHI	L	38	5	.868
Ben Bishop DAL	vs EDM	W	38	1	.974
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs MIN	W	36	2	.944
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at TOR	O	36	2	.944
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs VAN	W	36	2	.944
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at OTT	L	33	6	.818
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at COL	L	32	6	.813
Brian Elliott PHI	vs STL	W	31	3	.903
John Gibson ANA	at CGY	L	31	3	.903
Mike Smith CGY	vs ANA	W	29	2	.931
Pekka Rinne NSH	at LAK	W	29	3	.897
Anton Khudobin BOS	vs CAR	W	28	1	.964
Scott Darling CAR	at BOS	—	28	5	.821
Antti Raanta ARI	vs NYR	O	25	1	.960
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs NSH	L	20	4	.800
Cam Talbot EDM	at DAL	L	19	4	.789
Al Montoya EDM	at DAL	—	14	1	.929
Alex Stalock MIN	at COL	—	6	1	.833
Cam Ward CAR	at BOS	L	2	2	.000

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