NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 13, 2018

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

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New York Islanders

New York Rangers

New York Islanders rout New York Rangers 7–2

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 7–2 at NYR. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Mathew Barzal had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 17:25.
•Jordan Eberle had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 14:55.
•Anthony Beauvillier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 4:53 together.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:40.
•Phil Kessel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:52.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:47.

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Boston Bruins edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at MTL. Jake DeBrusk (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Petry, Pacioretty, Shaw, Galchenyuk and Drouin) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:14 together.

•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:20.
•Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:18.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Petry, Pacioretty, Shaw, Galchenyuk and Drouin) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:14 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:11.
•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:29.
•Ivan Provorov had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:14.

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Minnesota Wild beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Mathew Dumba (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Perreault, Roslovic and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:40 together.

•Mathew Dumba had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:04.
•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:00.
•Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:05.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at DAL. Alexander Kerfoot (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Ritchie–Shore–Elie skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:42.
•Nikita Zadorov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:14.
•New look for DAL: Ritchie–Shore–Elie skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at VGK. Patrick Maroon (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Cam Talbot (EDM) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +6 against a season average of 30.4; the win.

•Darnell Nurse had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:53.
•Drake Caggiula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:32.
•Patrick Maroon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:26.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Ondrej Kase (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Iafallo skated 13:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ondrej Kase had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:58.
•New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Iafallo skated 13:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ANA: Vermette–Boll–Wagner skated 4:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Arizona Coyotes 6–5 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 6–5 in overtime at home. Joonas Donskoi (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Joonas Donskoi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:53.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:43.
•Joe Thornton had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:50.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mathew Barzal NYI	at NYR	2	3	5	4	0	0	17:25	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs DET	2	2	4	3	1	1	18:40	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	at NYR	0	4	4	2	0	1	14:55	—
Ondrej Kase ANA	at LAK	2	1	3	4	0	0	13:58	—
Joonas Donskoi SJS	vs ARI	2	1	3	3	1	2	17:53	—
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	at NYR	2	1	3	2	3	1	14:31	—
Sean Couturier PHI	at NJD	2	1	3	2	0	1	23:11	—
Phil Kessel PIT	vs DET	1	2	3	7	0	1	18:52	—
Joe Pavelski SJS	vs ARI	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:43	—
Joe Thornton SJS	vs ARI	1	2	3	1	1	0	18:50	—
Brent Burns SJS	vs ARI	0	3	3	6	1	1	24:44	—
Mathew Dumba MIN	vs WPG	2	0	2	6	2	2	24:04	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Nielsen–Helm–Bertuzzi skated 4:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Pacioretty–Danault–Lehkonen skated 7:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Ritchie–Shore–Elie skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Spezza–Hanzal–Janmark skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Iafallo skated 13:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Vermette–Boll–Wagner skated 4:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Mitchell–Clifford–Andreoff skated 6:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Toffoli–Pearson–Kempe skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at SJS	O	44	6	.864
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MIN	L	41	4	.902
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at NYR	W	39	2	.949
Jimmy Howard DET	at PIT	L	36	4	.889
Cam Talbot EDM	at VGK	W	36	2	.944
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs WPG	W	33	1	.970
Carey Price MTL	vs BOS	O	32	3	.906
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs DET	W	30	1	.967
Tuukka Rask BOS	at MTL	W	30	3	.900
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs EDM	O	30	3	.900
Brian Elliott PHI	at NJD	W	29	3	.897
Jonathan Bernier COL	at DAL	W	28	1	.964
Cory Schneider NJD	vs PHI	L	25	5	.800
John Gibson ANA	at LAK	W	25	2	.920
Ben Bishop DAL	vs COL	L	22	3	.864
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs ANA	L	21	3	.857
Ondrej Pavelec NYR	vs NYI	L	19	5	.737
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs NYI	—	18	2	.889
Aaron Dell SJS	vs ARI	W	15	2	.867
Martin Jones SJS	vs ARI	—	6	3	.500

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