NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 1, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Chicago Blackhawks

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 4:14 together.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:44.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:31.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 4:14 together.

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Nashville Predators rout Philadelphia Flyers 4–0

Nashville Predators beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Simmonds–Weal skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:21.
•New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Simmonds–Weal skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Giroux–Raffl–Konecny skated 10:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0 at home. Brandon Pirri (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jack Campbell (LAK) faced 47 shots and stopped 46 (.979), +20 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.

•Brandon Pirri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:19.
•Jack Campbell (LAK) faced 47 shots and stopped 46 (.979), +20 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.
•VGK's PP1 (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) went scoreless in 3:39 of 5v4 time with 5 attempts.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Viktor Arvidsson NSH	vs PHI	2	0	2	6	0	0	19:21	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at CHI	1	1	2	6	0	0	19:44	—
Brandon Pirri VGK	vs LAK	1	1	2	4	2	0	13:19	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at CHI	1	1	2	2	0	2	18:31	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs LAK	0	0	0	7	1	1	19:08	—
Connor Murphy CHI	vs BOS	0	0	0	1	6	3	18:09	—
Jake Muzzin LAK	at VGK	0	0	0	0	6	3	20:30	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Simmonds–Weal skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Giroux–Raffl–Konecny skated 10:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Voracek–Couturier–Laughton skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jack Campbell LAK	at VGK	L	47	1	.979
Tuukka Rask BOS	at CHI	W	38	2	.947
Cam Ward CHI	vs BOS	L	35	3	.914
Juuse Saros NSH	vs PHI	W	32	0	.1000
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at NSH	L	30	4	.867
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs LAK	W	17	0	.1000

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