NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 7, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Nashville Predators

Toronto Maple Leafs

Nashville Predators rout Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0

Nashville Predators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 at TOR. Mattias Ekholm (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Bonino, Subban, Ekholm, Smith and Fiala) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:11 together.

•Colton Sissons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:33.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:51.
•Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:25.

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St. Louis Blues beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

St. Louis Blues beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at PHI. Ryan O'Reilly (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Alexander Steen (STL) played 2:38, −13:25 down on his 16:03 season average over 64 games.

•Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:55.
•Alexander Steen (STL) played 2:38, −13:25 down on his 16:03 season average over 64 games.
•New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Sanford skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Montreal Canadiens 1–0

Minnesota Wild beat Montreal Canadiens 1–0 at MTL. Mikael Granlund (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Kenny Agostino (MTL) played 0:25, −12:42 down on his 13:07 season average over 62 games.

•Kenny Agostino (MTL) played 0:25, −12:42 down on his 13:07 season average over 62 games.
•New look for MTL: Armia–Drouin–Domi skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Shea Weber (MTL) played 7:58, −15:46 down on his 23:44 season average over 57 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 at CHI. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Johnny Gaudreau had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:41.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:51.
•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 10 shots in 19:45.

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San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at home. Erik Karlsson (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Kevin Labanc (SJS) played 6:58, −7:08 down on his 14:06 season average over 81 games.

•Erik Karlsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 27:34.
•Kevin Labanc (SJS) played 6:58, −7:08 down on his 14:06 season average over 81 games.
•Erik Karlsson (SJS) played 27:34, +3:08 up on his 24:26 season average over 52 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Erik Karlsson SJS	vs LAK	0	3	3	5	0	2	27:34	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at CHI	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:41	—
Sean Monahan CGY	at CHI	1	1	2	10	2	0	19:45	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	0	0	21:51	—
Mattias Ekholm NSH	at TOR	1	1	2	2	5	2	24:25	—
Colton Sissons NSH	at TOR	1	1	2	2	4	1	15:33	—
Kevin Fiala NSH	at TOR	1	1	2	1	2	0	13:51	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	at CHI	0	2	2	3	3	1	21:36	—
Erik Gustafsson CHI	vs CGY	0	2	2	3	3	0	26:29	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	at PHI	0	2	2	1	0	0	20:55	—
Artem Anisimov CHI	vs CGY	0	2	2	0	0	0	15:42	—
Brett Kulak MTL	vs MIN	0	0	0	2	4	4	19:07	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Marleau–Tavares–Marner skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Sanford skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Maroon–Sundqvist–Barbashev skated 4:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Armia–Drouin–Domi skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Collin Delia CHI	vs CGY	L	42	3	.929
Carter Hart PHI	vs STL	L	36	2	.944
David Rittich CGY	at CHI	W	35	3	.914
Michael Hutchinson TOR	vs NSH	L	32	4	.875
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at MTL	W	32	0	.1000
Jack Campbell LAK	at SJS	L	28	2	.929
Jordan Binnington STL	at PHI	W	25	0	.1000
Carey Price MTL	vs MIN	L	25	1	.960
Martin Jones SJS	vs LAK	W	23	1	.957
Pekka Rinne NSH	at TOR	W	18	0	.1000

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