NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019

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

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Colorado Avalanche

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Matt Duchene (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 18:20, −6:03 down on his 24:23 season average over 69 games.

•Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:55.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:48.
•Ryan Dzingel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:34.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at home. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Sean Couturier had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:18.
•Peter Cehlarik had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:40.
•Oskar Lindblom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:10.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at CGY. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:56 together.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:57.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:48.
•Elias Lindholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:29.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (SO)

Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in a shootout at VAN. Markus Granlund (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for EDM: Lucic–Nugent-Hopkins–Yamamoto skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Markus Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:24.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:12.
•New look for EDM: Lucic–Nugent-Hopkins–Yamamoto skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 6–3

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 6–3 at home. Kevin Labanc (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Aaron Dell (SJS) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +14 against a season average of 24.5; the loss.

•Kevin Labanc had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:08.
•Christian Fischer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:42.
•Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:17.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sean Couturier PHI	vs BOS	3	0	3	5	0	0	22:18	—
Matt Duchene OTT	vs COL	2	1	3	2	0	0	16:55	—
Kevin Labanc SJS	at ARI	1	2	3	3	2	0	14:08	—
Peter Cehlarik BOS	at PHI	2	0	2	2	0	1	17:40	—
Ryan Dzingel OTT	vs COL	1	1	2	4	2	0	14:34	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	0	0	21:48	—
Markus Granlund VAN	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	0	0	12:24	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at OTT	1	1	2	3	0	2	23:48	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at CGY	1	1	2	3	2	0	20:57	—
Oskar Lindblom PHI	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	3	0	16:10	—
Christian Fischer ARI	vs SJS	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:42	—
Lawson Crouse ARI	vs SJS	1	1	2	1	3	1	13:17	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Jankowski–Bennett–Czarnik skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Lucic–Nugent-Hopkins–Yamamoto skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Khaira–Cave–Puljujarvi skated 5:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hart PHI	vs BOS	W	42	3	.929
Aaron Dell SJS	at ARI	L	39	4	.897
Linus Ullmark BUF	at CGY	W	33	3	.909
Anders Nilsson OTT	vs COL	W	32	2	.938
Semyon Varlamov COL	at OTT	L	30	4	.867
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs EDM	O	30	2	.933
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs SJS	W	29	3	.897
David Rittich CGY	vs BUF	O	23	4	.826
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at VAN	W	22	2	.909
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at PHI	L	19	4	.789

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