NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 14, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

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Colorado Avalanche

Toronto Maple Leafs

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at TOR. Carl Soderberg (COL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for COL: Soderberg–Wilson–Compher skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Carl Soderberg had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:22.
•Auston Matthews had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:27.
•New look for COL: Soderberg–Wilson–Compher skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 8–5

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 8–5 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. NJD won it by committee.

•Patrick Kane had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 9 shots in 28:50.
•Blake Coleman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:57.
•Travis Zajac had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:14.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Minnesota Wild 7–4

Philadelphia Flyers beat Minnesota Wild 7–4 at home. Nolan Patrick (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Nolan Patrick had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 14:02.
•James van Riemsdyk had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.
•Scott Laughton had 3 assists (3 points) in 13:04.

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St. Louis Blues beat Washington Capitals 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at WSH. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, Tarasenko and Sundqvist) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:04 together.

•Vince Dunn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:36.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:02.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:09.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime at BOS. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +13 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:26.
•Jeff Petry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:00.
•Paul Byron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:03.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Buffalo Sabres 7–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Buffalo Sabres 7–2 at home. Zack Kassian (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Milan Lucic had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:07.
•Zack Kassian had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:27.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:03.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane CHI	at NJD	2	2	4	9	0	0	28:50	—
Nolan Patrick PHI	vs MIN	2	2	4	2	0	1	14:02	—
Carl Soderberg COL	at TOR	3	0	3	5	1	0	16:22	—
James van Riemsdyk PHI	vs MIN	3	0	3	3	1	0	20:14	—
Blake Coleman NJD	vs CHI	2	1	3	5	1	1	18:57	—
Travis Zajac NJD	vs CHI	1	2	3	4	0	0	20:14	—
Scott Laughton PHI	vs MIN	0	3	3	0	2	0	13:04	—
Kyle Palmieri NJD	vs CHI	2	0	2	6	1	2	15:49	—
Zack Kassian EDM	vs BUF	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:27	—
Wayne Simmonds PHI	vs MIN	2	0	2	2	3	0	16:27	—
Milan Lucic EDM	vs BUF	2	0	2	2	2	0	13:07	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs MTL	1	1	2	6	2	0	18:26	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Soderberg–Wilson–Compher skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Calvert–Nieto–Kerfoot skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carey Price MTL	at BOS	W	43	2	.953
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs BUF	W	43	2	.953
Carter Hart PHI	vs MIN	W	38	4	.895
Pheonix Copley WSH	vs STL	L	37	4	.892
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs COL	L	36	4	.889
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs CHI	W	32	5	.844
Jake Allen STL	at WSH	W	29	1	.966
Cam Ward CHI	at NJD	L	25	6	.760
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs MTL	O	22	3	.864
Semyon Varlamov COL	at TOR	W	20	3	.850
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at PHI	L	20	5	.750
Collin Delia CHI	at NJD	—	15	1	.933
Linus Ullmark BUF	at EDM	—	13	2	.846
Carter Hutton BUF	at EDM	L	12	5	.583
Alex Stalock MIN	at PHI	—	6	1	.833

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