NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 31, 2020

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:04.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:45.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:26.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:46.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:46.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:28.

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Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 5–3

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 5–3 at OTT. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Marcus Hogberg (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +6 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 11 shots in 23:00.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:25.
•Jakub Vrana had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:00.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 at CAR. Paul Stastny (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:44.
•Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:45.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:46.

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Boston Bruins edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 at WPG. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:00 together.

•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:22.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:00 together.
•New look for WPG: Wheeler–Ehlers–Appleton skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for EDM: Kassian–Archibald–McDavid skated 13:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:17.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:48.
•New look for EDM: Kassian–Archibald–McDavid skated 13:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 at ANA. Michael Del Zotto (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL won it by committee.

•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:18.
•Michael Del Zotto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:41.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:14.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs DET	1	2	3	3	0	1	21:04	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs PHI	1	2	3	2	0	0	19:46	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs PHI	1	2	3	1	0	0	18:46	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at OTT	2	0	2	11	0	0	23:00	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs STL	2	0	2	6	1	0	20:17	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs DET	1	1	2	7	0	0	20:45	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs DET	1	1	2	4	1	1	17:26	—
Paul Stastny VGK	at CAR	1	1	2	4	0	1	18:45	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at CAR	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:44	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs VGK	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:46	—
Michael Del Zotto ANA	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	1	3	17:41	—
Rickard Rakell ANA	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	3	1	18:22	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Wheeler–Ehlers–Appleton skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Perreault–Copp–Roslovic skated 5:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kassian–Archibald–McDavid skated 13:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Sheahan–Khaira–Russell skated 6:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jimmy Howard DET	at NYR	L	39	4	.897
Tuukka Rask BOS	at WPG	W	38	1	.974
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs VGK	L	37	4	.892
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs WSH	L	36	4	.889
Jake Allen STL	at EDM	L	34	3	.912
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs STL	W	32	2	.938
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs PHI	W	30	3	.900
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at OTT	W	28	3	.893
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at ANA	W	26	3	.885
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs DET	W	25	2	.920
Malcolm Subban VGK	at CAR	W	25	3	.880
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs BOS	L	25	2	.920
John Gibson ANA	vs TBL	L	22	4	.818
Brian Elliott PHI	at PIT	O	20	4	.800

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