NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 12, 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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Nashville Predators

Winnipeg Jets

Nashville Predators edge Winnipeg Jets 1–0

Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 1–0 at WPG. Kyle Turris (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Tucker Poolman (WPG) played 3:41, −14:01 down on his 17:42 season average over 56 games.

•Tucker Poolman (WPG) played 3:41, −14:01 down on his 17:42 season average over 56 games.
•Yannick Weber (NSH) played 20:16, +6:25 up on his 13:51 season average over 40 games.
•Kyle Turris (NSH) played 12:00, −3:29 down on his 15:29 season average over 61 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at MIN. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MIN: Staal–Zuccarello–Zucker skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:55.
•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:07.
•New look for MIN: Staal–Zuccarello–Zucker skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at DET. Evan Rodrigues (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Johansson, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:23 together.

•Evan Rodrigues had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:31.
•Curtis Lazar had 2 assists (2 points) in 10:31.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Johansson, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:23 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Arizona Coyotes 4–3 (SO)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Arizona Coyotes 4–3 in a shootout at ARI. Taylor Hall (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Letang, Hornqvist, Rust and Galchenyuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:58 together.

•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:23.
•Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:28.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Letang, Hornqvist, Rust and Galchenyuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:58 together.

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Florida Panthers rout Toronto Maple Leafs 8–4

Florida Panthers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 8–4 at home. Vincent Trocheck (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:26.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:52.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:08.

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New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 at home. Miles Wood (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Zacha–Bratt–Hischier skated 11:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andy Greene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:02.
•Miles Wood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:32.
•New look for NJD: Zacha–Bratt–Hischier skated 11:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Vincent Trocheck FLA	vs TOR	1	2	3	3	0	1	16:52	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs TOR	1	2	3	3	0	1	17:26	—
Zach Hyman TOR	at FLA	1	2	3	2	1	0	20:08	—
Bo Horvat VAN	at MIN	2	0	2	5	0	1	18:55	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at FLA	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:28	—
Evan Rodrigues BUF	at DET	2	0	2	4	1	0	14:31	—
Mike Hoffman FLA	vs TOR	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:10	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs TOR	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:20	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	vs TOR	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:47	—
Miles Wood NJD	vs TBL	1	1	2	2	2	1	9:32	—
Taylor Hall ARI	vs PIT	1	1	2	2	1	1	21:23	—
Andy Greene NJD	vs TBL	1	1	2	1	0	4	20:02	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Staal–Zuccarello–Zucker skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Hartman–Donato–Greenway skated 6:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Girgensons–Reinhart–Eichel skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Wilson skated 8:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zacha–Bratt–Hischier skated 11:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Simmonds–Wood–Hughes skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Chris Driedger FLA	vs TOR	W	47	4	.915
Adin Hill ARI	vs PIT	O	34	3	.912
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NSH	L	32	1	.969
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs VAN	L	29	3	.897
Juuse Saros NSH	at WPG	W	28	0	.1000
Jimmy Howard DET	vs BUF	L	27	5	.815
Tristan Jarry PIT	at ARI	W	27	3	.889
Louis Domingue NJD	vs TBL	W	27	1	.963
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at MIN	W	24	1	.958
Linus Ullmark BUF	at DET	W	22	1	.955
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at NJD	L	19	2	.895
Michael Hutchinson TOR	at FLA	L	17	4	.765
Frederik Andersen TOR	at FLA	—	12	4	.667

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