NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 14, 2018

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

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Detroit Red Wings

Chicago Blackhawks

Detroit Red Wings rout Chicago Blackhawks 4–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–0 at CHI. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DET: Athanasiou–Bertuzzi–Larkin skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:13.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:09.
•Andreas Athanasiou had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:46.

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Calgary Flames beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Calgary Flames beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at CAR. Dougie Hamilton (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Brouwer, Backlund, Brodie, Gaudreau and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:07 together.

•Dougie Hamilton had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:19.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:33.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:15.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 46 shots and stopped 42 (.913), +14 against a season average of 32.3; the loss.

•Carl Hagelin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.
•Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:29.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:16.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime at MIN. Loui Eriksson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Sutter–Granlund–Baertschi skated 14:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Loui Eriksson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:01.
•Alexander Edler had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:52.
•New look for VAN: Sutter–Granlund–Baertschi skated 14:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% 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
Dougie Hamilton CGY	at CAR	2	0	2	5	1	1	18:19	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs NYR	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:16	—
Phil Kessel PIT	vs NYR	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:29	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at CAR	1	1	2	3	2	1	14:33	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	at CHI	1	1	2	3	2	1	16:09	—
Anthony Mantha DET	at CHI	1	1	2	3	0	3	17:13	—
Loui Eriksson VAN	at MIN	1	1	2	3	0	1	17:01	—
Carl Hagelin PIT	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:12	—
Jamie Oleksiak PIT	vs NYR	0	2	2	4	1	0	11:00	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	at CHI	0	2	2	4	0	1	20:46	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at CAR	0	2	2	3	1	0	19:15	—
Alexander Edler VAN	at MIN	0	2	2	1	1	1	24:52	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Athanasiou–Bertuzzi–Larkin skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Ferland–Gaudreau–Bennett skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Sutter–Granlund–Baertschi skated 14:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Parise–Winnik skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Cullen–Stewart–Eriksson Ek skated 4:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at PIT	L	46	4	.913
Mike Smith CGY	at CAR	W	39	1	.974
Scott Darling CAR	vs CGY	L	30	4	.867
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYR	W	28	2	.929
Petr Mrazek DET	at CHI	W	27	0	.1000
Jeff Glass CHI	vs DET	L	26	4	.846
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs VAN	O	25	3	.880
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at MIN	W	23	2	.913

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