NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 24, 2018

2 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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Toronto Maple Leafs

Chicago Blackhawks

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime at CHI. Nick Schmaltz (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Seabrook, Anisimov, Kane, Hinostroza and Schmaltz) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:39 together.

•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:43.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Seabrook, Anisimov, Kane, Hinostroza and Schmaltz) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:39 together.
•New look for CHI: Kane–Saad–Schmaltz skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in overtime at CGY. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Muzzin, Doughty and Toffoli) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:43 together.

•Drew Doughty had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:47.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Muzzin, Doughty and Toffoli) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:43 together.
•New look for LAK: Kopitar–Toffoli–Iafallo skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nick Schmaltz CHI	vs TOR	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:43	—
Drew Doughty LAK	at CGY	0	2	2	3	3	1	27:47	—
Sean Monahan CGY	vs LAK	1	0	1	8	0	0	22:04	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at CHI	1	0	1	7	0	1	17:46	—
Christian Folin LAK	at CGY	0	0	0	1	2	8	20:57	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Kane–Saad–Schmaltz skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Duclair–DeBrincat skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Marleau–Kadri–Marner skated 12:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Toffoli–Iafallo skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Pearson–Kempe skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Clifford–Amadio skated 5:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jeff Glass CHI	vs TOR	O	36	3	.917
Frederik Andersen TOR	at CHI	W	36	2	.944
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at CGY	W	31	1	.968
Mike Smith CGY	vs LAK	O	27	2	.926

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