NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at home. Nazem Kadri (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Nazem Kadri had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 14:57.
•William Nylander had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:03.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:42.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 at home. Conor Garland (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Tatar, Armia, Drouin and Kotkaniemi) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:54 together.

•MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Tatar, Armia, Drouin and Kotkaniemi) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:54 together.
•Nick Cousins (ARI) played 20:18, +6:50 up on his 13:28 season average over 80 games.
•New look for ARI: Weal–Fischer–Garland skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at COL. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Eric Staal had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:21.
•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:51.
•Ryan Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 28:00.

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Nashville Predators edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at VGK. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +20 against a season average of 28.1; the win.

•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +20 against a season average of 28.1; the win.
•New look for NSH: Blackwell–Grimaldi–Hartman skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alex Tuch (VGK) played 20:14, +3:33 up on his 16:41 season average over 73 games.

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St. Louis Blues rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at ANA. Zachary Sanford (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Cracknell–Carrick–Rowney skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Zachary Sanford had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:19.
•New look for ANA: Cracknell–Carrick–Rowney skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: O'Reilly–Schenn–Tarasenko skated 15:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:00.
•Nino Niederreiter had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:16.
•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nazem Kadri TOR	vs WSH	3	1	4	4	1	0	14:57	—
Eric Staal MIN	at COL	2	1	3	4	2	1	20:21	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	at VAN	1	2	3	2	1	0	17:00	—
William Nylander TOR	vs WSH	0	3	3	3	0	0	13:03	—
Nino Niederreiter CAR	at VAN	2	0	2	8	0	0	18:16	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	at TOR	1	1	2	4	3	0	18:42	—
Dougie Hamilton CAR	at VAN	1	1	2	3	2	0	18:37	—
Zachary Sanford STL	at ANA	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:19	—
Ryan Suter MIN	at COL	1	1	2	2	1	2	28:00	—
Charlie Coyle MIN	at COL	1	1	2	2	0	1	13:51	—
Greg McKegg CAR	at VAN	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:39	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at VAN	0	2	2	4	1	0	23:01	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Weal–Fischer–Garland skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Deslauriers–Chaput–Peca skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Blackwell–Grimaldi–Hartman skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Cracknell–Carrick–Rowney skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: O'Reilly–Schenn–Tarasenko skated 15:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Steen–Bozak–Schwartz skated 13:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Shore–Sprong skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	at VGK	W	48	1	.979
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs WSH	W	44	3	.932
Braden Holtby WSH	at TOR	L	36	5	.861
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs CAR	L	34	5	.853
Carey Price MTL	vs ARI	W	31	1	.968
John Gibson ANA	vs STL	L	31	5	.839
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs MIN	L	28	5	.821
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs NSH	L	27	2	.926
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at VAN	W	26	2	.923
Calvin Pickard ARI	at MTL	L	24	2	.917
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at COL	W	22	2	.909
Jordan Binnington STL	at ANA	W	13	1	.923
Chad Johnson ANA	vs STL	—	1	0	.1000

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