NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 22, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / SO

Full report

Buffalo Sabres

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout at home. Jakub Vrana (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) played 10:08, −11:41 down on his 21:49 season average over 55 games.

•Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:44.
•Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) played 10:08, −11:41 down on his 21:49 season average over 55 games.
•New look for WSH: Backstrom–Wilson–Vrana skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 4–3 (SO)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 4–3 in a shootout at home. Phillip Di Giuseppe (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:32 together.

•Phillip Di Giuseppe had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:07.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:32 together.
•New look for NYR: Strome–Buchnevich–Panarin skated 11:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Hyman, Rielly, Nylander and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:15 together.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:42.
•William Nylander had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:09.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Hyman, Rielly, Nylander and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:15 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Kane, Shaw, Strome, DeBrincat and Boqvist) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:41 together.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:04.
•Alex DeBrincat had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:21.
•Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:22.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Minnesota Wild beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at home. Jordan Greenway (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Victor Rask (MIN) played 6:05, −8:31 down on his 14:36 season average over 53 games.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:13.
•Jordan Greenway had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:09.
•Victor Rask (MIN) played 6:05, −8:31 down on his 14:36 season average over 53 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Dallas Stars rout Nashville Predators 7–0

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 7–0 at home. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Joe Pavelski had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 19:39.
•Alexander Radulov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:01.
•John Klingberg had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:17.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Conor Garland (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Conor Garland had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:11.
•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:20.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:02.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Colorado Avalanche edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at ANA. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Jones skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:02.
•New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Jones skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Philipp Grubauer (COL) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +13 against a season average of 24.8; the win.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Joe Pavelski DAL	vs NSH	2	2	4	4	3	0	19:39	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	vs NSH	2	1	3	3	1	0	14:01	—
Conor Garland ARI	vs VGK	1	2	3	5	0	0	15:11	—
John Klingberg DAL	vs NSH	0	3	3	2	2	1	21:17	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at ANA	1	1	2	6	3	0	21:02	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	vs SJS	1	1	2	4	1	2	19:13	—
Jordan Greenway MIN	vs SJS	1	1	2	4	0	1	17:09	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	vs VGK	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:02	—
Shea Theodore VGK	at ARI	1	1	2	3	0	2	22:21	—
Jakub Vrana WSH	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:44	—
Christian Dvorak ARI	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	3	0	16:20	—
Joel Kiviranta DAL	vs NSH	1	1	2	2	1	1	11:55	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Backstrom–Wilson–Vrana skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Pinho–Sheary–Sprong skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Strome–Buchnevich–Panarin skated 11:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Kreider–Zibanejad–Lafrenière skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Hyman–Marner skated 15:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Vesey–Kerfoot–Nylander skated 9:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (88.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Ryan–Mantha–Larkin skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Jones skated 10:51 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 COL: Bellemare–Jost–Kaut skated 5:00 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 COL: Calvert–Donskoi–Compher skated 6:01 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Philipp Grubauer COL	at ANA	W	38	2	.947
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYR	W	34	3	.912
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs NSH	W	34	0	.1000
Linus Ullmark BUF	at WSH	O	32	3	.906
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs EDM	W	32	2	.938
John Gibson ANA	vs COL	O	32	3	.906
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs DET	W	31	1	.968
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs VGK	W	31	2	.935
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at PIT	O	28	3	.893
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at TOR	L	28	3	.893
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs BUF	W	27	3	.889
Thomas Greiss DET	at CHI	L	27	3	.889
Devan Dubnyk SJS	at MIN	L	27	2	.926
Robin Lehner VGK	at ARI	L	25	4	.840
Juuse Saros NSH	at DAL	L	20	5	.750
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs SJS	W	17	0	.1000
Cam Talbot MIN	vs SJS	—	12	1	.917
Pekka Rinne NSH	at DAL	—	8	2	.750

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.