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NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 6, 2020

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

Game recaps

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Winnipeg Jets
3
Montreal Canadiens
2

Winnipeg Jets edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at MTL. Ben Chiarot (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Kovalchuk–Tatar–Danault skated 13:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •Ben Chiarot had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:13.
  • •Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:31.
  • •Blake Wheeler had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:17.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →
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Colorado Avalanche
0
New York Islanders
1

New York Islanders edge Colorado Avalanche 1–0

New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 1–0 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for COL: Nieto–Bellemare–Jost skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •New look for COL: Nieto–Bellemare–Jost skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •Derick Brassard (NYI) played 8:22, −5:25 down on his 13:47 season average over 65 games.
  • •Nikita Zadorov (COL) played 12:50, −5:01 down on his 17:51 season average over 63 games.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →
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Columbus Blue Jackets
4
Los Angeles Kings
2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Gustav Nyquist (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Wennberg–Stenlund–Bemstrom skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:32.
  • •Pierre-Luc Dubois had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:17.
  • •Sean Walker had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:50.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Connor McDavid EDMat TOR13481124:49—
Ben Chiarot MTLvs WPG20220020:13—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPGat MTL11251116:31—
Pierre Engvall TORvs EDM11232016:11—
Alex Chiasson EDMat TOR11231011:51—
Leon Draisaitl EDMat TOR11210024:11—
Gustav Nyquist CBJat LAK11210017:32—
Sean Walker LAKvs CBJ02250124:50—
Kasperi Kapanen TORvs EDM02220015:31—
Tomas Tatar MTLvs WPG02214017:56—
Blake Wheeler WPGat MTL02212117:17—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJat LAK02200317:17—

Line changes

  • New look for MTL: Kovalchuk–Tatar–Danault skated 13:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for COL: Nieto–Bellemare–Jost skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for CBJ: Wennberg–Stenlund–Bemstrom skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for CBJ: Nash–Robinson–Lilja skated 10:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJat LAKW372.946
Mike Smith EDMat TORW364.889
Pavel Francouz COLat NYIL331.970
Semyon Varlamov NYIvs COLW320.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPGat MTLW312.935
Carey Price MTLvs WPGL273.889
Jonathan Quick LAKvs CBJL233.870
Frederik Andersen TORvs EDM—193.842
Michael Hutchinson TORvs EDML163.813

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