NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 9, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final

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Winnipeg Jets

Buffalo Sabres

Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4

Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4 at BUF. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG won it by committee.

•Jack Eichel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:57.
•Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:22.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:04.

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Washington Capitals beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at home. Daniel Sedin (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Sedin, Sedin, Edler, Granlund and Boeser) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:44 together.

•VAN's first power-play unit (Sedin, Sedin, Edler, Granlund and Boeser) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:44 together.
•Philipp Grubauer (WSH) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.2; the win.
•Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +7 against a season average of 29.1; the loss.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout Ottawa Senators 8–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Ottawa Senators 8–2 at OTT. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 16:14.
•Nick Schmaltz had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:13.
•Jonathan Toews had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:20.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Carolina Hurricanes 5–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 at home. Tyler Johnson (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Tyler Johnson had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:15.
•Brayden Point had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:42.
•Jake Dotchin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:43.

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Florida Panthers beat St. Louis Blues 7–4

Florida Panthers beat St. Louis Blues 7–4 at STL. Vincent Trocheck (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 9 shots in 20:40.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 21:18.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.

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Nashville Predators edge Edmonton Oilers 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Edmonton Oilers 2–1 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Subban, Ekholm, Smith, Johansen and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:25 together.

•Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:57.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Subban, Ekholm, Smith, Johansen and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:25 together.
•Drake Caggiula (EDM) played 7:13, −6:26 down on his 13:39 season average over 66 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime at MIN. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Johnny Gaudreau had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:08.
•Micheal Ferland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:26.
•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:34.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane CHI	at OTT	1	4	5	3	0	1	16:14	—
Tyler Johnson TBL	vs CAR	3	0	3	6	0	1	16:15	—
Vincent Trocheck FLA	at STL	2	1	3	9	0	0	20:40	—
Jack Eichel BUF	vs WPG	2	1	3	6	0	0	20:57	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at BUF	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:22	—
Nick Schmaltz CHI	at OTT	2	1	3	3	0	0	17:13	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at STL	1	2	3	8	0	1	21:18	—
Ryan O'Reilly BUF	vs WPG	1	2	3	6	0	0	20:04	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at STL	1	2	3	3	1	0	18:22	—
Kyle Okposo BUF	vs WPG	0	3	3	3	2	0	20:05	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs CAR	0	3	3	1	0	3	16:42	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at MIN	0	3	3	1	0	0	21:08	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Chaput–Baertschi–Virtanen skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Beagle–Stephenson–Burakovsky skated 7:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Philipp Grubauer WSH	vs VAN	W	38	1	.974
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at WSH	L	36	3	.917
Mike Smith CGY	at MIN	W	35	2	.943
Steve Mason WPG	at BUF	W	34	4	.882
Cam Ward CAR	at TBL	L	34	5	.853
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CAR	W	32	4	.875
James Reimer FLA	at STL	W	30	4	.867
Alex Stalock MIN	vs CGY	O	29	3	.897
Anton Forsberg CHI	at OTT	W	27	2	.926
Craig Anderson OTT	vs CHI	L	26	4	.846
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs EDM	W	26	1	.962
Cam Talbot EDM	at NSH	L	24	2	.917
Jake Allen STL	vs FLA	L	23	5	.783
Chad Johnson BUF	vs WPG	L	19	3	.842
Robin Lehner BUF	vs WPG	—	17	3	.824
Mike Condon OTT	vs CHI	—	17	4	.765
Carter Hutton STL	vs FLA	—	12	1	.917

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