NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 16, 2020

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

Game recaps

Final

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–DeBrusk skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:02.
•Karson Kuhlman had 2 assists (2 points) in 9:56.
•New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–DeBrusk skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 in a shootout at TOR. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Barrie, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:38 together.

•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Barrie, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:38 together.
•John Tavares (TOR) played 26:23, +6:57 up on his 19:26 season average over 62 games.
•William Nylander (TOR) played 23:55, +5:48 up on his 18:07 season average over 67 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for LAK: Lewis–Wagner–Anderson-Dolan skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:49.
•New look for LAK: Lewis–Wagner–Anderson-Dolan skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for LAK: Prokhorkin–Kempe–Amadio skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers edge New York Islanders 3–2

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 3–2 at NYI. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, DeAngelo and Panarin) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:52 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:14.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, DeAngelo and Panarin) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:52 together.
•Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +9 against a season average of 31.3; the win.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Tomas Tatar (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Kovalchuk, Weber, Cousins, Armia and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:58 together.

•Tomas Tatar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:10.
•Phillip Danault had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:21.
•Ilya Kovalchuk had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:38.

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Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for NJD: Hayden–McLeod–Boqvist skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:55.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:26.
•Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.

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Carolina Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at home. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Haula–Foegele–Aho skated 12:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:33.
•New look for CAR: Haula–Foegele–Aho skated 12:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Staal–Teravainen–Svechnikov skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 4–2 at OTT. Connor Brown (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Ennis–White–Batherson skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:14.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:34.
•Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:01.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at NSH. Josh Manson (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:23 together.

•Josh Manson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:00.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:28.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:17.

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Minnesota Wild edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Zuccarello) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:25 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:02.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Zuccarello) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:25 together.
•New look for MIN: Koivu–Hartman–Greenway skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Dallas Stars 4–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at DAL. Kyle Okposo (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Miro Heiskanen (DAL) played 12:06, −11:50 down on his 23:56 season average over 67 games.

•Kyle Okposo had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:54.
•Miro Heiskanen (DAL) played 12:06, −11:50 down on his 23:56 season average over 67 games.
•New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Asplund skated 4:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout San Jose Sharks 4–0

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–0 at home. Ryan Graves (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SJS: Thornton–Sorensen–Karlsson skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SJS: Thornton–Sorensen–Karlsson skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Martin Jones (SJS) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +10 against a season average of 27.8; the loss.
•Brent Burns (SJS) played 18:09, −7:22 down on his 25:31 season average over 69 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:06 together.

•Elias Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:28.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:06 together.
•New look for VAN: Sutter–Beagle–Motte skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% 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
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs NJD	3	0	3	5	0	0	17:55	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at FLA	1	2	3	3	0	0	21:49	—
Tomas Tatar MTL	at PHI	1	2	3	2	1	0	15:10	—
Phillip Danault MTL	at PHI	0	3	3	2	3	0	21:21	—
Ilya Kovalchuk MTL	at PHI	2	0	2	5	0	0	15:38	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at MIN	2	0	2	3	0	0	21:02	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at NYI	1	1	2	5	2	0	23:14	—
Connor Brown OTT	vs VGK	1	1	2	5	1	1	18:14	—
Josh Manson ANA	at NSH	1	1	2	4	2	0	23:00	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs CAR	1	1	2	4	1	0	15:33	—
Paul Stastny VGK	at OTT	1	1	2	3	2	0	15:01	—
Rickard Rakell ANA	at NSH	1	1	2	3	2	0	16:28	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–DeBrusk skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Heinen–Kuhlman–Lindholm skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Wagner–Anderson-Dolan skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Prokhorkin–Kempe–Amadio skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Hayden–McLeod–Boqvist skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Simmonds–Zacha–Hughes skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Haula–Foegele–Aho skated 12:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Teravainen–Svechnikov skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Dzingel–Wallmark–Necas skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Ennis–White–Batherson skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Koivu–Hartman–Greenway skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Parise–Zuccarello skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Zucker–Rask–Fiala skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Asplund skated 4:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Perry–Dowling–Gurianov skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Thornton–Sorensen–Karlsson skated 5:18 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 COL: Calvert–Compher–Bellemare skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nieto–Kamenev–Jost skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Sutter–Beagle–Motte skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Grabner–Chaput–Hinostroza skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson OTT	vs VGK	L	43	4	.907
Carey Price MTL	at PHI	W	41	1	.976
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at NYI	W	40	2	.950
Alex Lyon PHI	vs MTL	L	40	4	.900
Martin Jones SJS	at COL	L	38	4	.895
David Rittich CGY	at TOR	W	36	1	.972
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at OTT	W	35	2	.943
John Gibson ANA	at NSH	W	35	2	.943
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs ARI	W	35	1	.971
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs NJD	W	34	2	.941
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs CAR	W	34	2	.941
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CGY	O	32	1	.969
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs PIT	W	30	1	.967
Tristan Jarry PIT	at BOS	L	29	3	.897
Linus Ullmark BUF	at DAL	W	29	1	.966
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs NYR	L	28	3	.893
Juuse Saros NSH	vs ANA	L	27	4	.852
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs SJS	W	27	0	.1000
Jack Campbell LAK	at FLA	L	26	4	.846
Samuel Montembeault FLA	vs LAK	W	26	3	.885
Adin Hill ARI	at VAN	L	24	2	.917
Cory Schneider NJD	at WSH	L	23	3	.870
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at MIN	L	23	3	.870
Alex Stalock MIN	vs TBL	W	20	2	.900
Ben Bishop DAL	vs BUF	L	20	2	.900
Petr Mrazek CAR	at CBJ	L	18	3	.833
Louis Domingue NJD	at WSH	—	15	2	.867
Chris Driedger FLA	vs LAK	—	4	0	.1000

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