NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 15, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Dallas Stars

Boston Bruins

Dallas Stars edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime at BOS. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Noel Acciari (BOS) played 6:05, −6:57 down on his 13:02 season average over 59 games.

•Jamie Benn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:05.
•Noel Acciari (BOS) played 6:05, −6:57 down on his 13:02 season average over 59 games.
•Kevan Miller (BOS) played 13:18, −6:15 down on his 19:33 season average over 67 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ANA: Kesler–Silfverberg–Brown skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ANA: Kesler–Silfverberg–Brown skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ANA: Vermette–Grant–Wagner skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Derek Grant (ANA) played 7:11, −3:58 down on his 11:09 season average over 65 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at LAK. Chris Tierney (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Martin Jones (SJS) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 28.3; the win.

•Chris Tierney had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:40.
•Dylan DeMelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:02.
•Joonas Donskoi had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:11.

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New York Islanders edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at MTL. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:12.
•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:37.
•Alex Galchenyuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:56.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mathew Barzal NYI	at MTL	1	2	3	1	0	0	17:12	—
John Tavares NYI	at MTL	2	0	2	5	1	3	22:37	—
Chris Tierney SJS	at LAK	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:40	—
Alex Galchenyuk MTL	vs NYI	0	2	2	5	1	1	18:56	—
Dylan DeMelo SJS	at LAK	0	2	2	3	2	1	13:02	—
Jakub Jerabek MTL	vs NYI	0	2	2	3	0	2	19:10	—
Joonas Donskoi SJS	at LAK	0	2	2	2	0	1	14:11	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at BOS	0	2	2	1	0	0	20:05	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	at MTL	0	2	2	1	0	0	17:28	—
Tyler Pitlick DAL	at BOS	0	0	0	7	2	1	14:09	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	vs NYI	0	0	0	7	0	0	19:38	—
Martin Hanzal DAL	at BOS	0	0	0	0	6	2	17:26	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Kesler–Silfverberg–Brown skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Vermette–Grant–Wagner skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Ward–Goodrow–Karlsson skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thomas Greiss NYI	at MTL	W	56	4	.929
Martin Jones SJS	at LAK	W	36	1	.972
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs ANA	W	34	1	.971
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at BOS	W	32	2	.938
Anton Khudobin BOS	vs DAL	O	32	3	.906
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs SJS	L	32	3	.906
Ryan Miller ANA	at COL	L	29	3	.897
Carey Price MTL	vs NYI	O	24	5	.792

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