NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 22, 2018

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

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at TOR. Gabriel Bourque (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alexander Kerfoot (COL) played 8:57, −4:33 down on his 13:30 season average over 78 games.

•Alexander Kerfoot (COL) played 8:57, −4:33 down on his 13:30 season average over 78 games.
•J.T. Compher (COL) played 12:16, −3:47 down on his 16:03 season average over 68 games.
•Jake Gardiner (TOR) played 26:26, +3:57 up on his 22:29 season average over 81 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

Detroit Red Wings beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at NJD. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Palmieri–Bratt–Hischier skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:04.
•Andreas Athanasiou had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:06.
•New look for NJD: Palmieri–Bratt–Hischier skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at home. Mikael Granlund (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: DiDomenico–Hoffman–Duchene skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:30.
•New look for OTT: DiDomenico–Hoffman–Duchene skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alex Stalock (MIN) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +10 against a season average of 28.1; the win.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0 at CHI. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for TBL: Johnson–Kucherov–Point skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for TBL: Johnson–Kucherov–Point skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +8 against a season average of 31.9; the win.
•New look for TBL: Kunitz–Stamkos–Namestnikov skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in overtime at CGY. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Backlund, Gaudreau, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:44 together.

•CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Backlund, Gaudreau, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:44 together.
•Nathan Beaulieu (BUF) played 1:15, −14:57 down on his 16:12 season average over 58 games.
•Rasmus Ristolainen (BUF) played 32:26, +6:01 up on his 26:25 season average over 72 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge New York Islanders 3–2 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat New York Islanders 3–2 in overtime at home. Nick Cousins (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) played 18:44, +4:16 up on his 14:28 season average over 70 games.

•Nick Cousins had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:59.
•Anthony Beauvillier had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:44.
•Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) played 18:44, +4:16 up on his 14:28 season average over 70 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nick Cousins ARI	vs NYI	2	1	3	4	1	0	13:59	—
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	at ARI	2	0	2	5	2	1	18:44	—
Mikael Granlund MIN	vs OTT	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:30	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at NJD	1	1	2	2	1	0	18:04	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	at NJD	0	2	2	3	0	0	15:06	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at CGY	1	0	1	7	0	0	23:16	—
Erik Johnson COL	at TOR	0	1	1	1	3	5	27:46	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	vs OTT	0	0	0	7	3	1	16:35	—
Anton Stralman TBL	at CHI	0	0	0	1	5	3	22:30	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Palmieri–Bratt–Hischier skated 8:58 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 NJD: Boyle–Hayes–Coleman skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: DiDomenico–Hoffman–Duchene skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Johnson–Kucherov–Point skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Kunitz–Stamkos–Namestnikov skated 9:01 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 CHI: Anisimov–Hartman–DeBrincat skated 4:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Nolan–Baptiste–Rodrigues skated 8:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CHI	W	40	0	.1000
Alex Stalock MIN	vs OTT	W	38	1	.974
Petr Mrazek DET	at NJD	W	37	0	.1000
Mike Condon OTT	at MIN	L	36	3	.917
Antti Raanta ARI	vs NYI	W	34	2	.941
Mike Smith CGY	vs BUF	O	33	2	.939
Chad Johnson BUF	at CGY	W	33	1	.970
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at ARI	O	33	3	.909
Jonathan Bernier COL	at TOR	W	31	2	.935
Jeff Glass CHI	vs TBL	L	31	2	.935
Cory Schneider NJD	vs DET	L	30	3	.900
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs COL	L	26	3	.885

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