NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 4, 2020

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

Game recaps

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Edmonton Oilers

Boston Bruins

Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at BOS. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:54.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:46 together.
•Mike Smith (EDM) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 27.9; the win.

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San Jose Sharks

Columbus Blue Jackets

San Jose Sharks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Sonny Milano (CBJ) played 19:47, +6:49 up on his 12:58 season average over 54 games.

•Zach Werenski had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 26:10.
•Sonny Milano (CBJ) played 19:47, +6:49 up on his 12:58 season average over 54 games.
•Erik Karlsson (SJS) played 20:55, −3:40 down on his 24:35 season average over 55 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Florida Panthers 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at home. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Johansson, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:15 together.

•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:44.
•Marcus Johansson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Johansson, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:15 together.

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Minnesota Wild edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 in overtime at home. Marcus Foligno (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Laine and Pionk) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 4:27 together.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:20.
•Luke Kunin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:58.
•Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:05.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 in overtime at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK won it by committee.

•David Perron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:27.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:02.
•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:58.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Islanders 3–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Islanders 3–0 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYI: Bailey–Barzal–Beauvillier skated 15:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:46.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:44.
•New look for NYI: Bailey–Barzal–Beauvillier skated 15:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at MTL. Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.3; the overtime loss.

•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:19.
•Teddy Blueger had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:51.
•Carey Price (MTL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.3; the overtime loss.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 5–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 5–3 at OTT. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Ennis, Pageau, Chabot, Batherson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 4:36 together.

•Victor Hedman had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 28:13.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Ennis, Pageau, Chabot, Batherson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 4:36 together.
•New look for OTT: Ennis–White–Tkachuk skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:58.
•Ian Cole had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:33.
•Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:24.

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Arizona Coyotes rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Ekman-Larsson, Hall, Dvorak and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:26 together.

•Clayton Keller had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:13.
•Derek Stepan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.
•Nick Schmaltz had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:18.

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Vancouver Canucks edge New York Rangers 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 2–1 at home. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +4 against a season average of 33.0; the win.

•Bo Horvat had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:30.
•Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +4 against a season average of 33.0; the win.
•Bo Horvat (VAN) played 23:30, +3:49 up on his 19:41 season average over 68 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at LAK. Rocco Grimaldi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Toffoli, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:01 together.

•Craig Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:30.
•Rocco Grimaldi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 11:39.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:22.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikko Rantanen COL	at NJD	3	0	3	3	0	0	14:58	—
David Perron STL	at VGK	1	2	3	3	5	1	19:27	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	at VGK	0	3	3	3	1	1	22:02	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs SJS	2	0	2	5	2	0	26:10	—
Clayton Keller ARI	vs PHI	2	0	2	5	1	0	16:13	—
Artturi Lehkonen MTL	vs PIT	2	0	2	3	1	1	15:19	—
Rocco Grimaldi NSH	at LAK	1	1	2	5	0	0	11:39	—
Marcus Foligno MIN	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	5	1	15:05	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs NYI	1	1	2	4	2	0	21:46	—
Luke Kunin MIN	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	0	1	11:58	—
Alex Pietrangelo STL	at VGK	1	1	2	3	2	3	24:58	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at MIN	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:20	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Bailey–Barzal–Beauvillier skated 15:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Eberle–Lee–Nelson skated 12:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Brassard–Kuhnhackl–Dal Colle skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–Kahun skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Ennis–White–Tkachuk skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Andreoff–Laughton–Farabee skated 4:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Turris–Jarnkrok–Granlund skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MIN	O	44	3	.932
Jack Campbell LAK	vs NSH	L	38	4	.895
Carey Price MTL	vs PIT	O	37	3	.919
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs NYR	W	37	1	.973
Mike Smith EDM	at BOS	W	36	1	.972
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs FLA	W	34	2	.941
Jake Allen STL	at VGK	O	33	5	.848
Michael Hutchinson TOR	vs NYI	W	33	0	.1000
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs COL	L	33	4	.879
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs STL	W	31	4	.871
Philipp Grubauer COL	at NJD	W	30	2	.933
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs SJS	L	28	3	.893
Matt Murray PIT	at MTL	W	28	2	.929
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at OTT	W	28	3	.893
Craig Anderson OTT	vs TBL	L	27	4	.852
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at VAN	L	27	2	.926
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs EDM	L	25	3	.880
Pekka Rinne NSH	at LAK	W	24	1	.958
Aaron Dell SJS	at CBJ	W	23	2	.913
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at TOR	L	22	2	.909
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs WPG	W	21	2	.905
Antti Raanta ARI	vs PHI	W	17	0	.1000
Adin Hill ARI	vs PHI	—	12	2	.833
Carter Hart PHI	at ARI	L	12	3	.750
Chris Driedger FLA	at BUF	—	11	0	.1000
Brian Elliott PHI	at ARI	—	9	2	.778
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at BUF	L	7	3	.571

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