NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 2, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Vancouver Canucks

Ottawa Senators

Vancouver Canucks edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at OTT. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Elias Pettersson had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:16.
•Alexander Edler had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:55.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:15.

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Calgary Flames beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3

Calgary Flames beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at DET. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 3A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:13 together.

•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 23:11.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:39.
•Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:05.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout New York Rangers 7–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 7–2 at NYR. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Dominik Simon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:45.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:07.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:38.

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Dallas Stars edge New Jersey Devils 5–4

Dallas Stars beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Alexander Radulov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:18.
•Miro Heiskanen had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 21:14.
•Tyler Seguin had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:57.

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San Jose Sharks edge Colorado Avalanche 5–4

San Jose Sharks beat Colorado Avalanche 5–4 at COL. Brent Burns (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Brent Burns had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 29:13.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:40.
•Tyson Jost had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:47.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at ARI. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for ARI: Stepan–Galchenyuk–Keller skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:32.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:46.
•New look for ARI: Stepan–Galchenyuk–Keller skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% 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
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at DET	1	3	4	4	0	0	23:11	—
Brent Burns SJS	at COL	1	3	4	3	0	1	29:13	—
Joe Pavelski SJS	at COL	1	3	4	2	1	1	19:40	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at OTT	3	0	3	6	0	0	22:16	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at ARI	2	1	3	3	1	1	23:32	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	at DET	1	2	3	3	0	1	23:39	—
Alexander Edler VAN	at OTT	0	3	3	3	2	1	23:55	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	vs NJD	0	3	3	2	0	1	19:18	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	vs NJD	2	0	2	9	0	3	21:14	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs NJD	2	0	2	8	0	2	19:57	—
Tyson Jost COL	vs SJS	2	0	2	3	0	0	11:47	—
Matt Duchene OTT	vs VAN	1	1	2	6	2	0	24:37	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Stepan–Galchenyuk–Keller skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kassian–Draisaitl–McDavid skated 15:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Panik–Hinostroza skated 10:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs VAN	O	45	4	.911
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at DAL	L	40	5	.875
Martin Jones SJS	at COL	W	35	4	.886
Jimmy Howard DET	vs CGY	L	34	4	.882
Ben Bishop DAL	vs NJD	W	34	4	.882
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at OTT	W	33	3	.909
Mike Smith CGY	at DET	W	32	3	.906
Matt Murray PIT	at NYR	W	30	2	.933
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at ARI	W	30	1	.967
Adin Hill ARI	vs EDM	L	23	2	.913
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs PIT	L	18	6	.667
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs SJS	—	14	4	.714
Pavel Francouz COL	vs SJS	L	13	1	.923
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs PIT	—	7	1	.857

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