NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 5, 2020

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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San Jose Sharks

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at home. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WSH won it by committee.

•Evander Kane had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 21:55.
•Jakub Vrana had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:36.
•Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:52.

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Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at PIT. Frank Vatrano (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mike Matheson (FLA) played 24:54, +6:59 up on his 17:55 season average over 58 games.

•Frank Vatrano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:31.
•Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:13.
•Mike Matheson (FLA) played 24:54, +6:59 up on his 17:55 season average over 58 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at CAR. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Joel Edmundson (CAR) played 14:07, −4:24 down on his 18:31 season average over 67 games.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:34.
•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:26.
•Joel Edmundson (CAR) played 14:07, −4:24 down on his 18:31 season average over 67 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in a shootout at MIN. Marcus Foligno (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:16 together.

•Marcus Foligno had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:27.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:59.
•Mikael Backlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:22.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at home. Luke Glendening (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Larkin, Fabbri, Hronek and Zadina) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:17 together.

•DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Larkin, Fabbri, Hronek and Zadina) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:17 together.
•Adam Boqvist (CHI) played 20:32, +4:25 up on his 16:07 season average over 40 games.
•Filip Zadina (DET) played 19:24, +4:23 up on his 15:01 season average over 27 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Nashville Predators 5–4 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville Predators 5–4 in a shootout at home. Adam Henrique (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Adam Henrique had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 9 shots in 21:13.
•Ryan Getzlaf had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:39.
•Craig Smith had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:50.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evander Kane SJS	at WSH	3	0	3	8	0	0	21:55	—
Adam Henrique ANA	vs NSH	2	1	3	9	2	0	21:13	—
Ryan Getzlaf ANA	vs NSH	0	3	3	2	0	0	20:39	—
Marcus Foligno MIN	vs CGY	2	0	2	4	2	1	17:27	—
Jakub Vrana WSH	vs SJS	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:36	—
Craig Smith NSH	at ANA	2	0	2	3	0	0	16:50	—
Rocco Grimaldi NSH	at ANA	1	1	2	7	0	0	16:14	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	at PIT	1	1	2	4	4	0	14:31	—
Cam Fowler ANA	vs NSH	1	1	2	3	0	0	25:13	—
Logan Couture SJS	at WSH	1	1	2	2	0	3	19:57	—
Lars Eller WSH	vs SJS	1	1	2	2	0	3	15:52	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at CAR	1	1	2	2	2	0	16:34	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Hoffman–Toninato–Vatrano skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Sceviour–Hawryluk–Malgin skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.9% 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 ANA	O	47	4	.915
Alex Stalock MIN	vs CGY	O	37	4	.892
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs FLA	L	34	3	.912
David Rittich CGY	at MIN	W	34	4	.882
Chris Driedger FLA	at PIT	W	32	1	.969
Martin Jones SJS	at WSH	O	29	5	.828
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CAR	W	29	1	.966
Braden Holtby WSH	vs SJS	W	28	3	.893
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs TBL	L	26	3	.885
Jimmy Howard DET	at CHI	L	26	3	.885
John Gibson ANA	vs NSH	W	26	4	.846
Corey Crawford CHI	vs DET	W	21	2	.905

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