NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 19, 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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Boston Bruins

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–McCann skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:44.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:27.
•New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–McCann skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge New York Islanders 2–1 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 2–1 in a shootout at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Josh Bailey (NYI) played 4:42, −12:23 down on his 17:05 season average over 67 games.

•Josh Bailey (NYI) played 4:42, −12:23 down on his 17:05 season average over 67 games.
•New look for CAR: Staal–Niederreiter–Svechnikov skated 10:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Williams–McGinn–Wallmark skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets edge New York Rangers 2–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 2–1 at NYR. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Bjorkstrand–Dubois skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:17.
•New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Bjorkstrand–Dubois skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Matiss Kivlenieks (CBJ) faced 32 shots and stopped 31 (.969), +9 against a season average of 22.8; the win.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at home. Erik Gustafsson (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WPG: Wheeler–Connor–Laine skated 12:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:11.
•Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:46.
•Connor Murphy had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:51.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	at NYR	2	0	2	6	0	0	17:17	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at PIT	1	1	2	5	0	0	20:44	—
Erik Gustafsson CHI	vs WPG	1	1	2	2	0	2	17:46	—
Alex Nylander CHI	vs WPG	1	1	2	1	0	0	11:11	—
Connor Murphy CHI	vs WPG	0	2	2	4	3	6	23:51	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs BOS	0	2	2	1	4	0	18:27	—
Anders Lee NYI	at CAR	1	0	1	8	0	1	19:45	—
Neal Pionk WPG	at CHI	0	1	1	3	5	3	24:44	—
Brandon Tanev PIT	vs BOS	0	1	1	1	5	3	15:53	—
Dmitry Kulikov WPG	at CHI	0	0	0	0	9	4	22:12	—
Marcus Pettersson PIT	vs BOS	0	0	0	0	3	7	20:59	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–McCann skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Niederreiter–Svechnikov skated 10:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Williams–McGinn–Wallmark skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Bjorkstrand–Dubois skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Wheeler–Connor–Laine skated 12:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Matt Murray PIT	vs BOS	W	38	3	.921
Robin Lehner CHI	vs WPG	W	38	2	.947
Thomas Greiss NYI	at CAR	O	32	1	.969
Matiss Kivlenieks CBJ	at NYR	W	32	1	.969
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CHI	L	32	4	.875
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs CBJ	L	31	2	.935
James Reimer CAR	vs NYI	W	27	1	.963
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at PIT	L	22	4	.818

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