NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 6, 2019

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

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Carolina Hurricanes

Ottawa Senators

Carolina Hurricanes edge Ottawa Senators 5–4

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 at OTT. Brock McGinn (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Brock McGinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:31.
•Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:18.
•Chris Tierney had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:16.

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Arizona Coyotes rout New York Rangers 5–0

Arizona Coyotes beat New York Rangers 5–0 at home. Alex Galchenyuk (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Garland, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:06 together.

•Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:42.
•Conor Garland had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 13:17.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Garland, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:06 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at home. Ben Lovejoy (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Malcolm Subban (VGK) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 29.1; the win.

•Ben Lovejoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:19.
•Malcolm Subban (VGK) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 29.1; the win.
•Reilly Smith (VGK) played 11:09, −7:13 down on his 18:22 season average over 73 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at DET. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Christoffer Ehn (DET) played 7:14, −3:26 down on his 10:40 season average over 59 games.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:28.
•Christoffer Ehn (DET) played 7:14, −3:26 down on his 10:40 season average over 59 games.
•Luke Witkowski (DET) played 12:54, +3:24 up on his 9:30 season average over 33 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Dallas Stars 5–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 5–1 at home. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:51 together.

•Bryan Little had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:00.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:04.
•Jacob Trouba had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:33.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 at PIT. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:46 together.

•Patrick Kane had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:43.
•Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:56.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:46 together.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Anaheim Ducks 4–0

Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–0 at ANA. Caleb Jones (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for EDM: Kassian–Khaira–McDavid skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Caleb Jones had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:08.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:42.
•New look for EDM: Kassian–Khaira–McDavid skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% 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
Alex Galchenyuk ARI	vs NYR	1	2	3	3	1	0	14:42	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at PIT	0	3	3	2	1	1	20:43	—
Conor Garland ARI	vs NYR	2	0	2	7	0	1	13:17	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	at PIT	1	1	2	7	0	0	21:56	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs DAL	1	1	2	5	0	1	24:04	—
Brock McGinn CAR	at OTT	1	1	2	4	3	0	16:31	—
Justin Faulk CAR	at OTT	1	1	2	3	5	0	24:18	—
Bryan Little WPG	vs DAL	1	1	2	3	1	0	14:00	—
Ben Lovejoy NJD	at VGK	1	1	2	2	3	0	18:19	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	at DET	0	2	2	5	0	0	17:28	—
Jacob Trouba WPG	vs DAL	0	2	2	1	1	4	24:33	—
Caleb Jones EDM	at ANA	0	2	2	1	3	2	19:08	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Namestnikov–Buchnevich–Howden skated 8:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Cousins–Galchenyuk–Garland skated 8:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kunitz–Kruger–Caggiula skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kassian–Khaira–McDavid skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot EDM	at ANA	W	39	0	.1000
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs NJD	W	38	2	.947
Jimmy Howard DET	vs WSH	L	34	3	.912
Cam Ward CHI	at PIT	W	34	3	.912
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at ARI	L	32	5	.844
Petr Mrazek CAR	at OTT	W	31	4	.871
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs CHI	L	30	4	.867
Ben Bishop DAL	at WPG	L	29	4	.862
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at VGK	L	28	3	.893
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DAL	W	27	1	.963
Braden Holtby WSH	at DET	W	25	2	.920
John Gibson ANA	vs EDM	L	24	4	.833
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs NYR	W	23	0	.1000
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs CAR	—	16	3	.813
Anders Nilsson OTT	vs CAR	L	13	2	.846
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at ARI	—	8	0	.1000

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