NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 27, 2020

6 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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Washington Capitals

Montreal Canadiens

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at MTL. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:29 together.

•Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:33.
•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:57.
•T.J. Oshie had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:25.

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New Jersey Devils edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in a shootout at OTT. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Marcus Hogberg (OTT) faced 53 shots and stopped 50 (.943), +23 against a season average of 30.3; the overtime loss.

•Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:50.
•Marcus Hogberg (OTT) faced 53 shots and stopped 50 (.943), +23 against a season average of 30.3; the overtime loss.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 38 shots and stopped 35 (.921), +7 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at NSH. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kasperi Kapanen (TOR) played 4:42, −11:15 down on his 15:57 season average over 68 games.

•Rasmus Sandin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:42.
•William Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:32.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:33.

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Dallas Stars edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Roope Hintz (DAL) played 0:20, −14:39 down on his 14:59 season average over 59 games.

•Jamie Benn had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:33.
•Steven Stamkos had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:30.
•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:29.

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Vancouver Canucks beat St. Louis Blues 3–1

Vancouver Canucks beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +5 against a season average of 31.6; the win.

•J.T. Miller had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:00.
•Chris Tanev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:43.
•Jake Virtanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:33.

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San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at home. Patrick Marleau (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Grant, Lindholm, Ritchie, Kase and Steel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:23 together.

•Patrick Marleau had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:02.
•Stefan Noesen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:36.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Grant, Lindholm, Ritchie, Kase and Steel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:23 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Steven Stamkos TBL	at DAL	2	0	2	6	2	1	20:30	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs TBL	2	0	2	5	1	1	16:33	—
Patrick Marleau SJS	vs ANA	2	0	2	4	0	2	16:02	—
Stefan Noesen SJS	vs ANA	2	0	2	3	6	0	12:36	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs STL	2	0	2	3	1	3	19:00	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at MTL	1	1	2	5	2	0	17:57	—
William Nylander TOR	at NSH	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:32	—
Jakub Vrana WSH	at MTL	1	1	2	3	1	1	15:33	—
Rasmus Sandin TOR	at NSH	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:42	—
Zach Hyman TOR	at NSH	1	1	2	2	2	1	18:33	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at OTT	0	2	2	4	2	0	15:50	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at DAL	0	2	2	4	0	0	20:29	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Hagelin–Eller–Boyd skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Hayden–Wood–Rooney skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Pageau–Duclair–Tkachuk skated 7:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–de la Rose–Barbashev skated 6:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Marleau–Sorensen–Gambrell skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Thornton–Goodrow–Labanc skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs NJD	O	53	3	.943
Carey Price MTL	vs WSH	L	39	3	.923
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at OTT	W	38	3	.921
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs STL	W	37	1	.973
Frederik Andersen TOR	at NSH	W	36	2	.944
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DAL	O	35	3	.914
Braden Holtby WSH	at MTL	W	33	2	.939
John Gibson ANA	at SJS	L	31	4	.871
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs TOR	L	30	4	.867
Aaron Dell SJS	vs ANA	W	28	2	.929
Ben Bishop DAL	vs TBL	W	25	2	.920
Jake Allen STL	at VAN	L	25	2	.920

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