NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 16, 2018

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

Game recaps

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St. Louis Blues

Toronto Maple Leafs

St. Louis Blues edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 in overtime at TOR. Paul Stastny (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +9 against a season average of 33.5; the overtime loss.

•Paul Stastny had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:55.
•Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +9 against a season average of 33.5; the overtime loss.
•New look for STL: Steen–Schenn–Jaskin skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 4–1 at NYI. Damon Severson (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jaroslav Halak (NYI) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +10 against a season average of 32.3; the loss.

•Damon Severson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:07.
•Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:23.
•Jaroslav Halak (NYI) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +10 against a season average of 32.3; the loss.

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New York Rangers rout Philadelphia Flyers 5–1

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 at home. Rick Nash (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYR: Grabner–Holland–Fast skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Rick Nash had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:29.
•New look for NYR: Grabner–Holland–Fast skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYR: Zuccarello–Miller–Lettieri skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

Dallas Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at DET. Jason Spezza (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jason Spezza had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:45.
•Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:24.
•Alexander Radulov had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:02.

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Nashville Predators edge Vegas Golden Knights 1–0

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 1–0 at home. Kevin Fiala (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 43 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 43 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 31.2; the win.
•New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Johansen–Sissons skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Hartnell–Bonino–Aberg skated 4:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% 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 3–2 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in a shootout at ARI. Brad Richardson (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Couture and Hertl) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:25 together.

•Brad Richardson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:49.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Couture and Hertl) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:25 together.
•Joakim Ryan (SJS) played 20:33, +3:52 up on his 16:41 season average over 61 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Rick Nash NYR	vs PHI	2	0	2	7	0	1	16:29	—
Damon Severson NJD	at NYI	2	0	2	5	1	0	21:07	—
Jason Spezza DAL	at DET	2	0	2	4	0	0	13:45	—
Brad Richardson ARI	vs SJS	1	1	2	2	2	1	13:49	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	vs DAL	1	1	2	1	0	0	19:24	—
Paul Stastny STL	at TOR	0	2	2	3	1	0	19:55	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	vs DAL	0	2	2	2	4	0	17:33	—
John Klingberg DAL	at DET	0	2	2	2	2	1	22:51	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	at DET	0	2	2	0	0	1	19:02	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at NYI	0	2	2	0	0	0	16:23	—
Vince Dunn STL	at TOR	1	0	1	7	0	1	15:05	—
Taylor Hall NJD	at NYI	1	0	1	7	0	1	19:47	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Steen–Schenn–Jaskin skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sobotka–Berglund–Thompson skated 9:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Stafford–Zajac–Johansson skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Chimera–Clutterbuck–Quine skated 4:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Grabner–Holland–Fast skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zuccarello–Miller–Lettieri skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Lehtera–Laughton–Leier skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Desharnais–Carey–Vesey skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Johansen–Sissons skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Hartnell–Bonino–Aberg skated 4:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Watson–Salomaki–Gaudreau skated 6:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Lindberg–Carpenter–Tuch skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs VGK	W	43	0	.1000
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs STL	O	42	2	.952
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs NJD	L	42	4	.905
Aaron Dell SJS	at ARI	W	32	2	.938
Carter Hutton STL	at TOR	W	31	1	.968
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at NSH	L	27	1	.963
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at NYI	W	26	1	.962
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs PHI	W	26	1	.962
Jimmy Howard DET	vs DAL	L	26	4	.846
Antti Raanta ARI	vs SJS	O	22	2	.909
Brian Elliott PHI	at NYR	L	21	5	.762
Ben Bishop DAL	at DET	W	15	2	.867
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at NYR	—	8	0	.1000

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