NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 21, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / SO

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Philadelphia Flyers

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in a shootout at home. Jakub Voracek (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BOS won it by committee.

•Jakub Voracek had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:55.
•James van Riemsdyk had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:43.
•Nick Ritchie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:22.

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New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Lee, Pulock, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:43 together.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:30.
•Jordan Eberle had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:58.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:24.

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Final / OT

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at CBJ. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Jenner, Bjorkstrand and Jones) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:42 together.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:33.
•Ryan McDonagh had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:56.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Jenner, Bjorkstrand and Jones) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:42 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Adam Lowry (WPG) played 19:25, +3:58 up on his 15:27 season average over 51 games.

•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:00.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:31.
•Kyle Connor had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:36.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Vancouver Canucks 7–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 7–3 at VAN. Joel Armia (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:19 together.

•Joel Armia had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 11:44.
•Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:11.
•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:45.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:53 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:32.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:09.
•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:38.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Joel Armia MTL	at VAN	2	2	4	3	0	0	11:44	—
Tyler Toffoli MTL	at VAN	2	1	3	6	2	0	18:11	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs NJD	1	2	3	5	0	1	18:30	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	at BOS	0	3	3	2	0	0	17:55	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	2	2	16:58	—
Bo Horvat VAN	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	0	1	16:45	—
James van Riemsdyk PHI	at BOS	2	0	2	3	2	0	18:43	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at LAK	1	1	2	6	0	1	23:32	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at LAK	1	1	2	5	1	0	23:09	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:33	—
Nick Ritchie BOS	vs PHI	1	1	2	2	2	0	15:22	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at OTT	1	1	2	1	1	0	17:31	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Foligno–Jenner–Texier skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Iafallo skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hart PHI	at BOS	O	43	4	.907
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs MTL	L	42	7	.833
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs TBL	O	37	3	.919
Scott Wedgewood NJD	at NYI	L	35	4	.886
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs NJD	W	31	1	.968
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at OTT	W	29	1	.966
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs PHI	W	26	4	.846
Matt Murray OTT	vs WPG	L	26	4	.846
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs COL	W	26	2	.923
Hunter Miska COL	at LAK	L	26	3	.885
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CBJ	W	25	2	.920
Jake Allen MTL	at VAN	W	17	3	.824
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs WPG	—	3	0	.1000

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