NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Chicago Blackhawks

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Nashville Predators

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Nashville Predators edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 in a shootout at home. Nick Cousins (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Kevin Lankinen (CHI) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +9 against a season average of 32.5; the overtime loss.

• •Kevin Lankinen (CHI) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +9 against a season average of 32.5; the overtime loss.
• •New look for NSH: Duchene–Granlund–Cousins skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
• •Nick Cousins (NSH) played 17:57, +4:41 up on his 13:16 season average over 51 games.

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Ottawa Senators

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Vancouver Canucks

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Vancouver Canucks rout Ottawa Senators 5–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 5–1 at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

• •J.T. Miller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:00.
• •Tyler Motte had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:30.
• •Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:54.

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