NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 19, 2021

7 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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New Jersey Devils

New York Rangers

New Jersey Devils edge New York Rangers 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 4–3 at NYR. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 2 power-play goals on 19 attempts in 8:02 together.

•Jack Hughes had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:22.
•Miles Wood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:18.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 25:31.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0 at home. Kevin Hayes (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Lindblom–Konecny–Patrick skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:05.
•New look for PHI: Lindblom–Konecny–Patrick skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Philippe Myers (PHI) played 6:04, −13:06 down on his 19:10 season average over 43 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 in overtime at home. Dominik Kubalik (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. FLA won it by committee.

•Dominik Kubalik had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 13:58.
•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.
•Patric Hornqvist had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:12.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:26.
•Tom Wilson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:23.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:53.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at OTT. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Chabot, Norris, Batherson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:47 together.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:19.
•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:20.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:50.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at home. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Ryan, Bertuzzi, Mantha, Larkin and Hronek) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:18.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:06.
•DET's first power-play unit (Ryan, Bertuzzi, Mantha, Larkin and Hronek) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:45 together.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:20 together.

•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:15.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:10.
•COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:20 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dominik Kubalik CHI	at FLA	2	1	3	8	0	0	13:58	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at NYR	2	1	3	2	1	0	15:22	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs WSH	1	2	3	3	0	1	20:26	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs CHI	2	0	2	4	1	0	19:41	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at PIT	2	0	2	3	10	0	18:23	—
Patric Hornqvist FLA	vs CHI	2	0	2	2	2	0	14:12	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at OTT	1	1	2	5	2	0	21:19	—
Kevin Hayes PHI	vs BUF	1	1	2	5	0	0	18:05	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs WSH	1	1	2	4	1	1	21:53	—
Miles Wood NJD	at NYR	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:18	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	1	1	18:18	—
Teddy Blueger PIT	vs WSH	1	1	2	1	1	0	10:07	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Lindblom–Konecny–Patrick skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Voracek–Hayes–Farabee skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Namestnikov–Larkin–Zadina skated 12:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Glendening–Bertuzzi–Brome skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kadri–Donskoi–Saad skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at NYR	W	50	3	.940
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at OTT	W	41	3	.927
Brian Elliott PHI	vs BUF	W	40	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CHI	W	36	4	.889
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at FLA	O	30	5	.833
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at PIT	O	30	5	.833
Matt Murray OTT	vs WPG	O	28	4	.857
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at DET	O	27	3	.889
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs WSH	W	26	4	.846
Philipp Grubauer COL	at LAK	W	25	2	.920
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs CBJ	W	24	2	.917
Cal Petersen LAK	vs COL	L	24	3	.875
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs NJD	L	20	4	.800
Carter Hutton BUF	at PHI	L	20	1	.950
Jonas Johansson BUF	at PHI	—	9	1	.889
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NJD	—	8	0	.1000

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