NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 16, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Boston Bruins

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in overtime at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Smith–Coyle–Ritchie skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BOS: Smith–Coyle–Ritchie skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Kyle Palmieri (NJD) played 22:01, +5:33 up on his 16:28 season average over 50 games.
•Charlie Coyle (BOS) played 22:23, +6:13 up on his 16:10 season average over 50 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for SJS: Marleau–Sorensen–Noesen skated 6:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Timo Meier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:50.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:11.
•Phil Kessel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.

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New York Rangers rout New York Islanders 5–0

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5–0 at home. Pavel Buchnevich (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NYR: Strome–Panarin–Lafrenière skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:36.
•Artemi Panarin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:17.
•New look for NYR: Strome–Panarin–Lafrenière skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:06 together.

•Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:47.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:09.
•Filip Zadina had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:28.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at OTT. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Matt Murray (OTT) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +13 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:46.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:50.
•Joe Thornton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:05.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at EDM. Jeff Petry (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Petry, Toffoli, Drouin and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:47 together.

•Jeff Petry had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:52.
•Tomas Tatar had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:52.
•Brendan Gallagher had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:48.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Alexandre Texier (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 44 shots and stopped 42 (.955), +14 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

•Alexandre Texier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:36.
•Michael Del Zotto had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:02.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 44 shots and stopped 42 (.955), +14 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

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Minnesota Wild edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at LAK. Mathew Dumba (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 44 shots and stopped 40 (.909), +18 against a season average of 25.7; the overtime loss.

•Mathew Dumba had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:05.
•Jeff Carter had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:41.
•Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:08.

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Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 3–0

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 3–0 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 5:25 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:05.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 5:25 together.
•New look for VAN: Boeser–Pettersson–Hoglander skated 5:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 in overtime at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jacob Larsson (ANA) played 12:52, −4:37 down on his 17:29 season average over 45 games.

•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:48.
•Jacob Larsson (ANA) played 12:52, −4:37 down on his 17:29 season average over 45 games.
•Keegan Kolesar (VGK) played 2:40, −7:02 down on his 9:42 season average over 43 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	vs NYI	2	1	3	5	1	1	20:36	—
Timo Meier SJS	at ARI	1	2	3	4	2	0	16:50	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at OTT	1	2	3	2	1	2	23:46	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI	vs SJS	0	3	3	2	1	1	17:11	—
Jeff Petry MTL	at EDM	2	0	2	5	3	2	21:52	—
Mathew Dumba MIN	at LAK	2	0	2	5	2	0	24:05	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs NYI	2	0	2	3	0	0	22:17	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs CAR	2	0	2	3	0	0	20:47	—
Phil Kessel ARI	vs SJS	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:39	—
Tomas Tatar MTL	at EDM	2	0	2	2	1	2	13:52	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at OTT	1	1	2	6	2	0	21:50	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs VAN	1	1	2	5	4	0	16:05	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Smith–Coyle–Ritchie skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Marleau–Sorensen–Noesen skated 6:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Strome–Panarin–Lafrenière skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Di Giuseppe–Chytil–Kakko skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Lemieux–Gauthier–Howden skated 4:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Dzingel–McGinn–Geekie skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Texier–Foudy skated 11:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Richardson–Jarnkrok–Olivier skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Boeser–Pettersson–Hoglander skated 5:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lucic–Ryan–Simon skated 6:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CBJ	W	44	2	.955
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs MIN	O	44	4	.909
Matt Murray OTT	vs TOR	L	40	3	.925
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs MTL	L	36	5	.861
Braden Holtby VAN	at CGY	L	35	3	.914
Carey Price MTL	at EDM	W	35	1	.971
Antti Raanta ARI	vs SJS	W	34	3	.912
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NSH	L	33	5	.848
John Gibson ANA	at VGK	O	33	2	.939
Cam Talbot MIN	at LAK	W	33	3	.909
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at NYR	L	32	5	.844
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs VAN	W	32	0	.1000
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at NJD	O	31	2	.935
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs CAR	W	31	2	.935
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs BOS	W	28	1	.964
Martin Jones SJS	at ARI	L	24	5	.792
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs NYI	W	23	0	.1000
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs ANA	W	22	1	.955
Petr Mrazek CAR	at DET	L	20	3	.850
Jack Campbell TOR	at OTT	W	19	2	.895
Devan Dubnyk SJS	at ARI	—	2	0	.1000

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