NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 7, 2018

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

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New Jersey Devils

New York Islanders

New York Islanders edge New Jersey Devils 5–4 (SO)

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 in a shootout at home. Travis Zajac (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI won it by committee.

•Travis Zajac had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:56.
•Miles Wood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:20.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:46.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at home. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:36 together.

•Sean Couturier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:58.
•Jakub Voracek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:28.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:36 together.

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Washington Capitals edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in overtime at home. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Steen, Stastny, Pietrangelo, Schenn and Tarasenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:55 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:50.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:40.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:30.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 at home. Brandon Saad (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Ryan Hartman (CHI) played 20:58, +8:00 up on his 12:58 season average over 77 games.

•Ryan Hartman (CHI) played 20:58, +8:00 up on his 12:58 season average over 77 games.
•New look for CHI: Bouma–Wingels–Panik skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for EDM: Cammalleri–Strome–Khaira skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at home. Mathieu Perreault (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Couture and Hertl) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 4:32 together.

•Mathieu Perreault had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.
•Andrew Copp had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:42.
•Tyler Myers had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:32.

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Florida Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Florida Panthers 3–2 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Florida Panthers 3–2 in a shootout at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Jones, Werenski, Panarin and Dubois) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 3:17 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:18.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:02.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:59.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Anders Nilsson (VAN) faced 44 shots and stopped 40 (.909), +13 against a season average of 31.5; the loss.

•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:22.
•Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:02.
•Karl Alzner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:37.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for TBL: Kunitz–Stamkos–Kucherov skated 12:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Yanni Gourde had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:46.
•Dan Girardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:39.
•Ondrej Palat had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:20.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Boston Bruins 6–5 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 6–5 in overtime at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:57.
•Sidney Crosby had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:38.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:11.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge New York Rangers 2–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 2–1 at home. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Kevin Hayes (NYR) played 3:01, −14:32 down on his 17:33 season average over 75 games.

•Kevin Hayes (NYR) played 3:01, −14:32 down on his 17:33 season average over 75 games.
•New look for NYR: Grabner–Nieves–Lettieri skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Carrier–Bellemare–Nosek skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs BOS	2	1	3	5	1	0	20:57	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	at DET	2	1	3	2	2	1	15:46	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs BOS	0	3	3	2	0	1	22:38	—
Mathieu Perreault WPG	vs SJS	2	0	2	4	2	1	19:41	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs BUF	2	0	2	3	0	0	19:58	—
Travis Zajac NJD	at NYI	2	0	2	2	1	1	20:56	—
Taylor Hall NJD	at NYI	1	1	2	8	1	1	23:53	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at CBJ	1	1	2	6	0	0	22:02	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	vs FLA	1	1	2	5	0	3	24:59	—
Miles Wood NJD	at NYI	1	1	2	5	1	0	12:20	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs STL	1	1	2	5	0	0	22:40	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	vs VAN	1	1	2	5	0	0	13:22	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Kane–Reinhart–Eichel skated 13:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Bouma–Wingels–Panik skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Cammalleri–Strome–Khaira skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Ward–Sorensen–Goodrow skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Kunitz–Stamkos–Kucherov skated 12:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Grabner–Nieves–Lettieri skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Carrier–Bellemare–Nosek skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
James Reimer FLA	at CBJ	O	48	2	.958
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs NJD	W	46	4	.913
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs FLA	W	44	2	.955
Anders Nilsson VAN	at MTL	L	44	4	.909
Cory Schneider NJD	at NYI	O	38	4	.895
Carey Price MTL	vs VAN	W	36	2	.944
Louis Domingue TBL	at DET	W	36	2	.944
Tuukka Rask BOS	at PIT	O	35	6	.829
Braden Holtby WSH	vs STL	W	34	3	.912
Ondrej Pavelec NYR	at VGK	L	34	2	.941
Carter Hutton STL	at WSH	O	33	4	.879
Anton Forsberg CHI	vs EDM	W	33	1	.970
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs SJS	W	32	1	.969
Michal Neuvirth PHI	vs BUF	W	31	1	.968
Cam Talbot EDM	at CHI	L	29	4	.862
Martin Jones SJS	at WPG	L	29	3	.897
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs NYR	W	29	1	.966
Robin Lehner BUF	at PHI	L	27	2	.926
Petr Mrazek DET	vs TBL	L	24	5	.792
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs BOS	—	19	5	.737
Matt Murray PIT	vs BOS	W	6	0	.1000

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