NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2019

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

Game recaps

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St. Louis Blues

New York Islanders

New York Islanders edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (OT)

New York Islanders beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in overtime at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Anders Lee (NYI) played 13:32, −3:36 down on his 17:08 season average over 81 games.

•Anders Lee (NYI) played 13:32, −3:36 down on his 17:08 season average over 81 games.
•Colton Parayko (STL) played 17:50, −5:01 down on his 22:51 season average over 79 games.
•Cal Clutterbuck (NYI) played 17:44, +3:49 up on his 13:55 season average over 72 games.

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New York Rangers rout Carolina Hurricanes 6–2

New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–2 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Mika Zibanejad had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:42.
•Mats Zuccarello had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:33.
•Pavel Buchnevich had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:20.

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New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Werenski, Panarin and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:52 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:48.
•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:48.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:44.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Florida Panthers 5–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 5–1 at home. Shea Weber (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Antti Niemi (MTL) faced 53 shots and stopped 52 (.981), +21 against a season average of 31.7; the win.

•Shea Weber had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:55.
•Antti Niemi (MTL) faced 53 shots and stopped 52 (.981), +21 against a season average of 31.7; the win.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Byron, Agostino, Armia and Drouin) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:52 together.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at home. Danny DeKeyser (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Henrique, Fowler, Rakell and Ritchie) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:30 together.

•Danny DeKeyser had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:13.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Henrique, Fowler, Rakell and Ritchie) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:30 together.
•Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) played 3:44, −13:33 down on his 17:17 season average over 72 games.

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Nashville Predators rout Washington Capitals 7–2

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 7–2 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:54 together.

•Viktor Arvidsson had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:30.
•Nick Bonino had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:33.
•Mattias Ekholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:10.

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Minnesota Wild edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in a shootout at home. Jeff Carter (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +13 against a season average of 28.9; the overtime loss.

•Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +13 against a season average of 28.9; the overtime loss.
•New look for MIN: Staal–Brown–Greenway skated 14:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nino Niederreiter (MIN) played 9:31, −6:47 down on his 16:18 season average over 81 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Laurent Brossoit (WPG) faced 44 shots and stopped 43 (.977), +13 against a season average of 31.0; the win.

•Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:31.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:08.
•Blake Wheeler had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:01.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 2–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 2–0 at DAL. Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +3 against a season average of 32.3; the win.

•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +3 against a season average of 32.3; the win.
•New look for DAL: Janmark–Nichushkin–Hintz skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Spezza–Cogliano–Condra skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Brenden Dillon (SJS) played 20:50, +3:08 up on his 17:42 season average over 81 games.

•Tomas Hertl had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:32.
•Evander Kane had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:24.
•Brenden Dillon had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:50.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs CAR	2	2	4	4	2	1	18:42	—
Viktor Arvidsson NSH	vs WSH	3	0	3	6	0	0	17:30	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs PIT	3	0	3	3	1	1	21:32	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs VGK	2	1	3	3	0	1	19:31	—
Evander Kane SJS	vs PIT	0	3	3	6	3	0	18:24	—
Mats Zuccarello NYR	vs CAR	0	3	3	2	0	0	17:33	—
Saku Maenalanen CAR	at NYR	2	0	2	4	2	1	10:52	—
Tony DeAngelo NYR	vs CAR	2	0	2	4	0	1	15:48	—
Nick Bonino NSH	vs WSH	2	0	2	4	0	0	20:33	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	vs CAR	2	0	2	3	0	1	12:20	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	1	2	17:44	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs NJD	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:48	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Dadonov–Barkov–Vatrano skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Brown–Greenway skated 14:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Niederreiter–Eriksson Ek skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Janmark–Nichushkin–Hintz skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Spezza–Cogliano–Condra skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Antti Niemi MTL	vs FLA	W	53	1	.981
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs VGK	W	44	1	.977
Jonathan Quick LAK	at MIN	O	42	2	.952
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs CAR	W	36	2	.944
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DAL	W	35	0	.1000
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at CBJ	L	34	4	.882
Alex Stalock MIN	vs LAK	W	33	2	.939
Robin Lehner NYI	vs STL	W	31	1	.968
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs NJD	W	30	1	.967
Pheonix Copley WSH	at NSH	L	29	7	.759
Curtis McElhinney CAR	at NYR	L	28	6	.786
Juuse Saros NSH	vs WSH	W	28	2	.929
Matt Murray PIT	at SJS	L	28	4	.857
James Reimer FLA	at MTL	L	27	4	.852
Jordan Binnington STL	at NYI	O	25	2	.920
John Gibson ANA	at DET	L	25	3	.880
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at WPG	L	25	2	.920
Jimmy Howard DET	vs ANA	W	24	1	.958
Martin Jones SJS	vs PIT	W	24	2	.917
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs TBL	L	21	2	.905

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