NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021

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

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Edmonton Oilers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Edmonton Oilers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at TOR. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jesse Puljujarvi (EDM) played 9:02, −6:12 down on his 15:14 season average over 54 games.

•Jesse Puljujarvi (EDM) played 9:02, −6:12 down on his 15:14 season average over 54 games.
•Mikko Lehtonen (TOR) played 8:34, −7:36 down on his 16:10 season average over 25 games.
•Slater Koekkoek (EDM) played 19:40, +6:53 up on his 12:47 season average over 17 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in a shootout at STL. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Nikolai Knyzhov (SJS) played 7:12, −9:43 down on his 16:55 season average over 55 games.

•Nikolai Knyzhov (SJS) played 7:12, −9:43 down on his 16:55 season average over 55 games.
•Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +9 against a season average of 28.6; the overtime loss.
•Erik Karlsson (SJS) played 30:43, +7:16 up on his 23:27 season average over 51 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at ANA. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Nick Bonino (MIN) played 20:06, +5:20 up on his 14:46 season average over 54 games.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:25.
•Nicolas Deslauriers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:01.
•Carter Rowney had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:21.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Montreal Canadiens 6–5 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Montreal Canadiens 6–5 in a shootout at home. Tyler Toffoli (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. VAN won it by committee.

•Tyler Toffoli had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:10.
•Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:59.
•Brock Boeser had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:30.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at home. Alex Tuch (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 6:53 together.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:16.
•Shea Theodore had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:12.
•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:03.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyler Toffoli MTL	at VAN	3	0	3	5	0	2	14:10	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs MTL	2	1	3	4	1	0	21:30	—
Bo Horvat VAN	vs MTL	2	1	3	3	2	1	23:59	—
Alex Tuch VGK	vs ARI	1	2	3	4	1	1	19:16	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs MTL	0	3	3	2	2	0	19:59	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs ARI	2	0	2	4	0	1	21:12	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at ANA	1	1	2	5	0	2	17:25	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	0	1	20:32	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	0	0	23:03	—
Nicolas Deslauriers ANA	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	1	0	10:01	—
Jesperi Kotkaniemi MTL	at VAN	1	1	2	2	2	0	13:20	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs MTL	0	2	2	3	0	0	27:03	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Marleau–Sorensen–Nieto skated 5:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Noesen–Gambrell–Leonard skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jordan Binnington STL	vs SJS	O	38	1	.974
Braden Holtby VAN	vs MTL	W	36	5	.861
Ryan Miller ANA	vs MIN	L	32	3	.906
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at VGK	L	29	5	.828
Carey Price MTL	at VAN	O	28	5	.821
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at TOR	W	26	1	.962
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at ANA	W	24	2	.917
Martin Jones SJS	at STL	W	23	1	.957
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs ARI	W	23	2	.913
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs EDM	L	21	2	.905

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