NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 20, 2018

13 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

Buffalo Sabres

Dallas Stars rout Buffalo Sabres 7–1

Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 7–1 at BUF. Mattias Janmark (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mattias Janmark had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:42.
•Esa Lindell had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:27.
•John Klingberg had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:39.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brian Gibbons (NJD) played 6:19, −8:15 down on his 14:34 season average over 58 games.

•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:30.
•Brian Gibbons (NJD) played 6:19, −8:15 down on his 14:34 season average over 58 games.
•Brian Boyle (NJD) played 16:57, +3:43 up on his 13:14 season average over 68 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home. Erik Johnson (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Nash, McDonagh, Zuccarello, Zibanejad and Buchnevich) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:28 together.

•Erik Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 27:41.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:29.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:05.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (SO)

Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in a shootout at CGY. Mathieu Perreault (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mathieu Perreault (WPG) played 22:02, +7:41 up on his 14:21 season average over 69 games.

•Mathieu Perreault (WPG) played 22:02, +7:41 up on his 14:21 season average over 69 games.
•Bryan Little (WPG) played 22:33, +5:41 up on his 16:52 season average over 81 games.
•Mike Smith (CGY) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +4 against a season average of 30.7; the overtime loss.

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Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at MTL. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) played 15:41, −3:49 down on his 19:30 season average over 63 games.

•David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 16:35.
•Torey Krug had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.
•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:42.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at OTT. Jake Gardiner (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. OTT's first power-play unit (Brassard, Karlsson, Hoffman, Stone and Dzingel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:53 together.

•Jake Gardiner had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:03.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:48.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:14.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at DET. Elias Lindholm (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Faulk, Rask, Teravainen and Lindholm) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 1:49 together.

•Elias Lindholm had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:59.
•Justin Faulk had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:21.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Faulk, Rask, Teravainen and Lindholm) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 1:49 together.

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Arizona Coyotes beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at STL. Christian Dvorak (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Steen, Berglund, Schenn, Edmundson and Dunn) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:04 together.

•Christian Dvorak had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:56.
•Christian Fischer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:55.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:58.

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Nashville Predators edge Florida Panthers 4–3

Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at home. Nick Bonino (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for NSH: Bonino–Jarnkrok–Fiala skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nick Bonino had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:57.
•Calle Jarnkrok had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:40.
•Kevin Fiala had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:04.

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San Jose Sharks edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

San Jose Sharks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at home. Brent Burns (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Couture and Hertl) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 2:28 together.

•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:36.
•Joe Pavelski had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:47.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Couture and Hertl) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 2:28 together.

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New York Islanders rout Chicago Blackhawks 7–3

New York Islanders beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–3 at CHI. Ryan Pulock (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Ryan Pulock had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 17:08.
•Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:33.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:07.

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Minnesota Wild beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Tyler Ennis (MIN) played 5:13, −6:51 down on his 12:04 season average over 72 games.

•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:27.
•Eric Staal had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:55.
•Tyler Johnson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:13.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Jesse Puljujarvi (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Sedin, Sedin, Edler, Granlund and Boeser) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:53 together.

•Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:29.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:28.
•Patrick Maroon had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:07.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Pulock NYI	at CHI	1	4	5	4	1	1	17:08	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at MTL	2	1	3	8	0	1	16:35	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs NYI	2	1	3	5	0	0	22:33	—
Mattias Janmark DAL	at BUF	2	1	3	3	0	0	14:42	—
Jesse Puljujarvi EDM	vs VAN	1	2	3	6	2	0	13:29	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at CHI	1	2	3	6	1	0	15:07	—
Esa Lindell DAL	at BUF	1	2	3	3	0	0	19:27	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs VAN	1	2	3	2	0	2	17:28	—
Torey Krug BOS	at MTL	1	2	3	2	1	0	17:24	—
Nick Bonino NSH	vs FLA	1	2	3	1	0	1	14:57	—
Jake Gardiner TOR	at OTT	0	3	3	2	0	5	24:03	—
John Klingberg DAL	at BUF	0	3	3	1	1	1	20:39	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Armia–Copp–Tanev skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Teravainen–Lindholm skated 13:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Bonino–Jarnkrok–Fiala skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Coyle–Rau–Eriksson Ek skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs FLA	W	40	3	.925
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at CHI	W	39	3	.923
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at COL	L	36	2	.944
Casey DeSmith PIT	at SJS	L	36	2	.944
Mike Smith CGY	vs WPG	O	35	1	.971
Anton Forsberg CHI	vs NYI	L	35	5	.857
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at MIN	L	34	4	.882
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at EDM	L	34	4	.882
Craig Anderson OTT	vs TOR	L	33	4	.879
Jake Allen STL	vs ARI	—	32	2	.938
Aaron Dell SJS	vs PIT	W	32	1	.969
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CGY	W	31	1	.968
Carey Price MTL	vs BOS	L	30	3	.900
Jimmy Howard DET	vs CAR	L	30	3	.900
Michal Neuvirth PHI	vs NJD	W	29	1	.966
Harri Sateri FLA	at NSH	L	29	4	.862
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs NYR	W	28	1	.964
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at BUF	W	27	1	.963
Antti Raanta ARI	at STL	W	27	2	.926
Cam Talbot EDM	vs VAN	W	27	2	.926
Tuukka Rask BOS	at MTL	W	25	1	.960
Kenneth Appleby NJD	at PHI	—	24	0	.1000
Cam Ward CAR	at DET	W	24	1	.958
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs TBL	W	23	2	.913
Robin Lehner BUF	vs DAL	L	19	4	.789
Frederik Andersen TOR	at OTT	W	18	3	.833
Chad Johnson BUF	vs DAL	—	13	3	.769
Carter Hutton STL	vs ARI	L	12	3	.750
Jeff Glass CHI	vs NYI	—	11	2	.818
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at PHI	L	7	3	.571

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