NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 15, 2021

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

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Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

Washington Capitals edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 at BUF. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Taylor Hall (BUF) played 21:36, +3:49 up on his 17:47 season average over 52 games.

•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:44.
•Taylor Hall (BUF) played 21:36, +3:49 up on his 17:47 season average over 52 games.
•Tage Thompson (BUF) played 19:39, +5:56 up on his 13:43 season average over 37 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 3G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:43 together.

•Travis Konecny had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 14:37.
•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:53.
•Jakub Voracek had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:16.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Blake Coleman (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:02.
•Blake Coleman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:04.
•Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:25.

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Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:53.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:57.
•Drake Batherson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:08.

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Colorado Avalanche rout St. Louis Blues 8–0

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 8–0 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:18 together.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:49.
•Cale Makar had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:11.
•COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:18 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Travis Konecny PHI	vs PIT	3	1	4	3	0	0	14:37	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs TOR	1	2	3	5	5	0	16:53	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs STL	1	2	3	5	1	0	15:49	—
Cale Makar COL	vs STL	0	3	3	3	3	0	19:11	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs STL	2	0	2	4	0	0	14:50	—
Blake Coleman TBL	vs CHI	1	1	2	5	2	0	13:04	—
John Tavares TOR	at OTT	1	1	2	4	1	1	15:57	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	0	1	18:00	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs STL	1	1	2	4	1	0	15:22	—
Nazem Kadri COL	vs STL	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:20	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	vs CHI	1	1	2	3	0	0	14:20	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	at TBL	1	1	2	2	0	1	17:02	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CHI	W	37	2	.946
Collin Delia CHI	at TBL	L	37	5	.865
Carter Hart PHI	vs PIT	W	33	2	.939
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at BUF	W	31	1	.968
Frederik Andersen TOR	at OTT	L	24	5	.792
Jordan Binnington STL	at COL	L	24	4	.833
Matt Murray OTT	vs TOR	W	23	3	.870
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs WSH	L	21	2	.905
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs STL	W	21	0	.1000
Ville Husso STL	at COL	—	14	4	.714
Casey DeSmith PIT	at PHI	—	13	1	.923
Tristan Jarry PIT	at PHI	L	6	3	.500

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