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NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 21, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final / OT
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Philadelphia Flyers
2
Washington Capitals
1

Philadelphia Flyers edge Washington Capitals 2–1 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 2–1 in overtime at WSH. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:28 together.

  • •WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:28 together.
  • •New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Burakovsky skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Wilson skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
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Final
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Vegas Golden Knights
5
Carolina Hurricanes
1

Vegas Golden Knights rout Carolina Hurricanes 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 at CAR. Colin Miller (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Neal, Perron, Haula, Miller and Hunt) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:05 together.

  • •Colin Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:39.
  • •VGK's first power-play unit (Neal, Perron, Haula, Miller and Hunt) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:05 together.
  • •New look for CAR: Kruger–Nordstrom–Di Giuseppe skated 4:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
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Final
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Vancouver Canucks
0
Winnipeg Jets
1

Winnipeg Jets edge Vancouver Canucks 1–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 1–0 at home. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VAN: Baertschi–Horvat–Boeser skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •New look for VAN: Baertschi–Horvat–Boeser skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •New look for VAN: Gagner–Sutter–Granlund skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •Anders Nilsson (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +5 against a season average of 31.5; the loss.
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Final
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New York Rangers
2
Los Angeles Kings
4

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Rangers 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home. Michael Amadio (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Gaborik, Brown, Kopitar, Muzzin and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:25 together.

  • •Michael Amadio had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:34.
  • •Alec Martinez had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:52.
  • •Drew Doughty had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:21.
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Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Mikkel Boedker SJSat ANA21331017:07—
Colin Miller VGKat CAR12372018:39—
Ryan Getzlaf ANAvs SJS11242219:06—
Rickard Rakell ANAvs SJS11241118:06—
Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJSat ANA11230819:46—
Melker Karlsson SJSat ANA11222013:17—
Michael Amadio LAKvs NYR11221012:34—
Joe Thornton SJSat ANA11220016:28—
Drew Doughty LAKvs NYR02243228:21—
Chris Tierney SJSat ANA02220018:48—
Alec Martinez LAKvs NYR02201320:52—
Nick Ritchie ANAvs SJS00019012:57—

Line changes

  • New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Burakovsky skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Wilson skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for WSH: Beagle–Smith-Pelly–Vrana skated 4:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for WSH: Eller–Connolly–Stephenson skated 8:14 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 →
  • New look for CAR: Kruger–Nordstrom–Di Giuseppe skated 4:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for VGK: Lindberg–Carrier–Bellemare skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for VAN: Baertschi–Horvat–Boeser skated 12:46 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 VAN: Gagner–Sutter–Granlund skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for LAK: Gaborik–Lewis–Amadio skated 5:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
Anders Nilsson VANat WPGL361.972
Aaron Dell SJSat ANAW352.943
Connor Hellebuyck WPGvs VANW290.1000
Henrik Lundqvist NYRat LAKL293.897
Brian Elliott PHIat WSHW281.964
Marc-Andre Fleury VGKat CARW281.964
Cam Ward CARvs VGK—252.920
Braden Holtby WSHvs PHIO232.913
Jonathan Quick LAKvs NYRW232.913
John Gibson ANAvs SJSL225.773
Scott Darling CARvs VGKL83.625
Ryan Miller ANAvs SJS—41.750

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