NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 23, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:19 together.

•Eric Robinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:45.
•Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:47.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:19 together.

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Boston Bruins rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–1

Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:40.
•Patrice Bergeron had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:58.
•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:24.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Jonathan Drouin (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Perry–Toffoli–Kotkaniemi skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:32.
•New look for MTL: Perry–Toffoli–Kotkaniemi skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Joel Edmundson (MTL) played 13:34, −6:36 down on his 20:10 season average over 54 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Schwartz and Krug) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:15 together.

•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:25.
•Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:26.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:51.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 6–3 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:12.
•Paul Stastny had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:43.
•Blake Wheeler had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:30.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs PHI	2	1	3	5	2	1	16:58	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs PHI	2	1	3	5	1	0	16:40	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs OTT	1	2	3	3	0	0	21:12	—
Paul Stastny WPG	vs OTT	1	2	3	2	1	0	15:43	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs OTT	0	3	3	3	1	0	20:30	—
Andrew Copp WPG	vs OTT	2	0	2	7	0	0	16:37	—
David Perron STL	vs LAK	1	1	2	5	1	1	16:25	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs OTT	1	1	2	5	0	0	13:24	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at CBJ	1	1	2	4	1	1	26:47	—
Eric Robinson CBJ	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	5	0	13:45	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	2	1	21:19	—
Charlie Coyle BOS	vs PHI	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:24	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Jenner–Bjorkstrand–Texier skated 15:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Perry–Toffoli–Kotkaniemi skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 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%
Marcus Hogberg OTT	at WPG	L	37	5	.865
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs TBL	W	32	2	.938
Braden Holtby VAN	vs MTL	L	32	4	.875
Cal Petersen LAK	at STL	L	29	3	.897
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CBJ	L	27	4	.852
Carter Hart PHI	at BOS	L	26	6	.769
Carey Price MTL	at VAN	W	25	2	.920
Jordan Binnington STL	vs LAK	W	23	2	.913
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs OTT	W	21	3	.857
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs PHI	W	17	1	.941

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