NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 22, 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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San Jose Sharks

Washington Capitals

San Jose Sharks edge Washington Capitals 7–6 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Washington Capitals 7–6 in overtime at WSH. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:28.
•Tomas Hertl had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 25:02.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 25:16.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at OTT. Vinnie Hinostroza (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI) played 10:15, −13:33 down on his 23:48 season average over 80 games.

•Vinnie Hinostroza had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:46.
•Ryan Dzingel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:27.
•Richard Panik had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:23.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge New York Islanders 3–2 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Islanders 3–2 in a shootout at home. Dylan Strome (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 2:26 together.

•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:14.
•Alex DeBrincat had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:13.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 2:26 together.

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Calgary Flames edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. David Rittich (CGY) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +8 against a season average of 27.3; the win.

•Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:59.
•TJ Brodie had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:31.
•David Rittich (CGY) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +8 against a season average of 27.3; the win.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at EDM. Luke Glendening (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Matt Benning (EDM) played 21:54, +7:03 up on his 14:51 season average over 69 games.

•Luke Glendening had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:12.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:06.
•Andreas Athanasiou had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:40.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tomas Hertl SJS	at WSH	3	1	4	7	3	1	25:02	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs SJS	3	1	4	5	0	3	20:28	—
Joe Pavelski SJS	at WSH	1	3	4	3	2	3	25:16	—
Vinnie Hinostroza ARI	at OTT	2	1	3	3	2	2	20:46	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	vs SJS	1	2	3	6	7	0	18:23	—
Logan Couture SJS	at WSH	1	2	3	3	1	1	21:41	—
Evander Kane SJS	at WSH	2	0	2	7	1	1	22:35	—
Luke Glendening DET	at EDM	2	0	2	4	2	4	18:12	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs SJS	1	1	2	5	1	0	18:38	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs DET	1	1	2	3	1	1	26:06	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	vs CAR	1	1	2	2	0	1	15:59	—
Ryan Dzingel OTT	vs ARI	1	1	2	1	2	1	19:27	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Boedker–Stone–Tierney skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Ferland–Teravainen–Wallmark skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Braden Holtby WSH	vs SJS	O	43	7	.837
Robin Lehner NYI	at CHI	O	40	2	.950
Martin Jones SJS	at WSH	W	39	6	.846
Cam Ward CHI	vs NYI	W	36	2	.944
David Rittich CGY	vs CAR	W	35	2	.943
Jimmy Howard DET	at EDM	W	34	2	.941
Craig Anderson OTT	vs ARI	L	33	3	.909
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at OTT	W	27	2	.926
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs DET	L	27	3	.889
Petr Mrazek CAR	at CGY	O	25	3	.880

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