NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 4, 2019

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

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Winnipeg Jets

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Winnipeg Jets 4–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Winnipeg Jets 4–0 at home. Matt Cullen (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) played 1:28, −14:32 down on his 16:00 season average over 61 games.

•Matt Cullen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:03.
•Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) played 1:28, −14:32 down on his 16:00 season average over 61 games.
•Dmitry Kulikov (WPG) played 11:35, −4:09 down on his 15:44 season average over 56 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Nashville Predators 4–3 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Nashville Predators 4–3 in overtime at home. Filip Hronek (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NSH: Johansen–Di Giuseppe–Arvidsson skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Filip Hronek had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:29.
•New look for NSH: Johansen–Di Giuseppe–Arvidsson skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +11 against a season average of 28.2; the overtime loss.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Greg McKegg (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Jenner–Anderson–Hannikainen skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Greg McKegg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:17.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:53.
•New look for CBJ: Jenner–Anderson–Hannikainen skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Washington Capitals 2–1 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 2–1 in overtime at home. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Seguin, Klingberg and Faksa) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:59 together.

•Tyler Seguin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:57.
•Alexander Radulov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:45.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Seguin, Klingberg and Faksa) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:59 together.

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Colorado Avalanche rout New York Rangers 6–1

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 6–1 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Compher, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 3 power-play goals on 17 attempts in 10:58 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:37.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 21:09.
•Tyson Barrie had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:11.

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New Jersey Devils edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in a shootout at ARI. Blake Coleman (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Darcy Kuemper (ARI) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 30.5; the overtime loss.

•Darcy Kuemper (ARI) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 30.5; the overtime loss.
•New look for NJD: Pietila–Noesen–Zacha skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Conor Garland (ARI) played 16:09, +3:26 up on his 12:43 season average over 46 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at ANA. Tomas Nosek (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Henrique, Silfverberg, Ritchie, Sprong and Mahura) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:38 together.

•Tomas Nosek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:42.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Henrique, Silfverberg, Ritchie, Sprong and Mahura) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:38 together.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +10 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs NYR	2	1	3	5	0	0	18:37	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs NYR	1	2	3	8	1	0	21:09	—
Tyson Barrie COL	vs NYR	0	3	3	5	0	1	23:11	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs WSH	2	0	2	4	1	1	21:57	—
Tomas Nosek VGK	at ANA	1	1	2	5	1	0	14:42	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs NYR	1	1	2	4	1	1	19:25	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	1	0	18:53	—
Greg McKegg CAR	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	0	0	10:17	—
Matt Cullen PIT	vs WPG	1	1	2	1	0	0	12:03	—
Filip Hronek DET	vs NSH	0	2	2	4	3	2	22:29	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	vs WSH	0	2	2	4	2	0	22:45	—
Blake Coleman NJD	at ARI	1	0	1	8	3	2	17:08	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Johansen–Di Giuseppe–Arvidsson skated 5:19 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 DET: Abdelkader–de la Rose–Rasmussen skated 4:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Nielsen–Vanek–Mantha skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Anderson–Hannikainen skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: McKegg–Maenalanen–Foegele skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (81.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Pietila–Noesen–Zacha skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stastny–Pacioretty–Tuch skated 13:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Gibbons–Rowney–Sprong skated 5:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at COL	L	47	6	.872
John Gibson ANA	vs VGK	L	42	3	.929
Pekka Rinne NSH	at DET	O	39	4	.897
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs WSH	W	37	1	.973
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs NJD	O	35	2	.943
Matt Murray PIT	vs WPG	W	33	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at PIT	L	32	3	.906
Jimmy Howard DET	vs NSH	W	30	3	.900
Pheonix Copley WSH	at DAL	O	29	2	.931
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at ANA	W	27	2	.926
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs NYR	W	25	1	.960
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs CBJ	W	24	2	.917
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at ARI	W	17	2	.882
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at CAR	L	16	3	.813
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at CAR	—	14	0	.1000
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at ARI	—	8	0	.1000

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