NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

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

Game recaps

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Vegas Golden Knights

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at home. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Johansson, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:18 together.

•Sam Reinhart had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:32.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:13.
•Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:04.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 7–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 7–4 at home. Blake Coleman (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. TOR won it by committee.

•Auston Matthews had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:56.
•Blake Coleman had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:45.
•John Tavares had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:16.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at home. Kyle Clifford (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +10 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

•Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.
•Kyle Clifford had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:38.
•Anthony Cirelli had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:36.

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New York Islanders rout Detroit Red Wings 8–2

New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 8–2 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:19.
•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:54.
•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:29.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Minnesota Wild 7–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota Wild 7–3 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:53.
•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:36.
•Zach Parise had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:31.

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Boston Bruins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Boston Bruins 3–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Boston Bruins 3–0 at home. Riley Nash (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Jones, Wennberg, Stenlund and Bemstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:06 together.

•CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Jones, Wennberg, Stenlund and Bemstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:06 together.
•Nick Foligno (CBJ) played 22:11, +3:34 up on his 18:37 season average over 66 games.
•Kevin Stenlund (CBJ) played 11:00, −3:05 down on his 14:05 season average over 31 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Jonathan Toews (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CHI: Carpenter–Nylander–Caggiula skated 4:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Toews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:33.
•Dominik Kubalik had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 17:19.
•Connor Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:21.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Vancouver Canucks 4–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 4–0 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Laine and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:45 together.

•Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:09.
•Patrik Laine had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:01.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Laine and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:45 together.

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Dallas Stars edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at COL. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Ben Bishop (DAL) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +14 against a season average of 29.2; the win.

•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:13.
•Ben Bishop (DAL) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +14 against a season average of 29.2; the win.
•Nikita Zadorov (COL) played 20:44, +3:01 up on his 17:43 season average over 63 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:39.
•Connor McDavid had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:06.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:21 together.

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Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 6–3

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 6–3 at home. Phil Kessel (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:22.
•Taylor Hall had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:55.
•Conor Garland had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:19.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs MIN	1	3	4	3	0	0	17:53	—
Blake Coleman NJD	at TOR	3	0	3	6	4	1	17:45	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs NJD	3	0	3	4	0	0	19:56	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs MIN	2	1	3	6	1	0	17:36	—
Phil Kessel ARI	vs SJS	2	1	3	6	0	0	16:22	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs NSH	2	1	3	5	1	0	22:39	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs VAN	2	1	3	5	0	0	20:09	—
Taylor Hall ARI	vs SJS	2	1	3	5	0	0	17:55	—
Conor Garland ARI	vs SJS	1	2	3	6	0	1	17:19	—
Sam Reinhart BUF	vs VGK	1	2	3	2	0	2	19:32	—
John Tavares TOR	vs NJD	1	2	3	2	1	0	17:16	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	at OTT	1	2	3	1	2	0	20:33	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Lazar skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Stamkos–Johnson–Cirelli skated 13:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Carpenter–Nylander–Caggiula skated 4:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Virtanen–Pettersson skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Sheahan–Russell–Nygard skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ben Bishop DAL	at COL	W	43	2	.953
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs LAK	W	41	3	.927
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VAN	W	41	0	.1000
Jonathan Quick LAK	at TBL	O	38	3	.921
Aaron Dell SJS	at ARI	L	38	4	.895
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs DET	W	36	2	.944
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs BOS	W	34	0	.1000
Mike Smith EDM	vs NSH	W	32	2	.938
Pekka Rinne NSH	at EDM	L	31	3	.903
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs CHI	O	30	3	.900
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs DAL	O	30	3	.900
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs NJD	W	29	4	.862
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at PIT	L	29	7	.759
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs MIN	W	29	3	.897
Adin Hill ARI	vs SJS	W	28	3	.893
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at CBJ	L	27	3	.889
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs VGK	W	26	2	.923
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at BUF	L	25	3	.880
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at WPG	L	24	3	.875
Robin Lehner CHI	at OTT	W	22	2	.909
Louis Domingue NJD	at TOR	L	19	5	.737
Calvin Pickard DET	at NYI	—	19	5	.737
Cory Schneider NJD	at TOR	—	14	1	.929
Jimmy Howard DET	at NYI	L	7	3	.571

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