NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 18, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at home. Sami Vatanen (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Brett Connolly (WSH) played 16:05, +4:08 up on his 11:57 season average over 69 games.

•Sami Vatanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:52.
•Brett Connolly had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:05.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.

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Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 5–2

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 5–2 at NYI. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for NYI: Bailey–Tavares–Lee skated 14:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Patrice Bergeron had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:39.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:23.
•Ryan Spooner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:47.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in overtime at home. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +4 against a season average of 33.5; the overtime loss.

•Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +4 against a season average of 33.5; the overtime loss.
•Scott Laughton (PHI) played 7:40, −3:30 down on his 11:10 season average over 80 games.
•Travis Dermott (TOR) played 12:46, −3:19 down on his 16:05 season average over 36 games.

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Final / SO

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Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Dallas Stars 2–1 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 2–1 in a shootout at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Jokinen–Foligno–Calvert skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CBJ: Jokinen–Foligno–Calvert skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Joonas Korpisalo (CBJ) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +5 against a season average of 31.3; the win.
•New look for CBJ: Schroeder–Sedlak–Motte skated 5:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at home. Rick Nash (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Rick Nash had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:36.
•Kyle Okposo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:24.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:41.

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St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Alexander Steen (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +6 against a season average of 30.5; the loss.

•Alexander Steen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:00.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:49.
•Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +6 against a season average of 30.5; the loss.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at TBL. David Perron (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Palat, Kucherov, Point and Sergachev) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:47 together.

•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:26.
•Deryk Engelland had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:58.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Palat, Kucherov, Point and Sergachev) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:47 together.

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Nashville Predators edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in a shootout at home. Ryan Ellis (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Johansen–Fiala skated 12:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Ellis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:33.
•Richard Panik had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:34.

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Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:13.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:20.
•Marc-Edouard Vlasic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:03.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at LAK. Patric Hornqvist (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 5:24 together.

•Patric Hornqvist had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:50.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:45.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 5:24 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at NYI	3	0	3	4	0	1	15:39	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs SJS	2	1	3	5	0	0	18:13	—
Rick Nash NYR	vs BUF	2	1	3	3	0	1	15:36	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at NYI	1	2	3	3	2	0	16:23	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs SJS	1	2	3	3	0	2	17:20	—
Sami Vatanen NJD	vs WSH	0	3	3	2	0	1	21:52	—
Patric Hornqvist PIT	at LAK	2	0	2	4	3	2	18:50	—
Brett Connolly WSH	at NJD	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:05	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at OTT	1	1	2	4	0	1	16:49	—
Ryan Ellis NSH	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	0	1	22:33	—
Taylor Hall NJD	vs WSH	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:41	—
Alexander Steen STL	at OTT	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:00	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Bailey–Tavares–Lee skated 14:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jokinen–Foligno–Calvert skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Schroeder–Sedlak–Motte skated 5:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Thompson–Pyatt–Smith skated 6:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Carrier–Carpenter–Bellemare skated 9:11 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 VGK: Eakin–Lindberg–Tuch skated 9:19 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 NSH: Jarnkrok–Johansen–Fiala skated 12:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Kempe skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Toffoli–Pearson skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs SJS	W	48	3	.938
Antti Raanta ARI	at NSH	O	39	2	.949
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs BUF	W	37	3	.919
Frederik Andersen TOR	at PHI	O	37	3	.919
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs DAL	W	36	1	.972
Craig Anderson OTT	vs STL	L	36	3	.917
Robin Lehner BUF	at NYR	L	34	4	.882
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs BOS	L	33	4	.879
Braden Holtby WSH	at NJD	O	32	4	.875
Michal Neuvirth PHI	vs TOR	W	31	2	.935
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs PIT	L	31	3	.903
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs VGK	L	30	4	.867
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at TBL	W	29	1	.966
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs ARI	W	29	2	.931
Casey DeSmith PIT	at LAK	W	29	1	.966
Ben Bishop DAL	at CBJ	O	26	1	.962
Anton Khudobin BOS	at NYI	W	24	2	.917
Martin Jones SJS	at COL	L	22	5	.773
Carter Hutton STL	at OTT	W	21	1	.952
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs WSH	W	19	3	.842

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