NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 31, 2021

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

Game recaps

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New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at BUF. Miles Wood (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Miles Wood had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 14:10.
•Michael McLeod had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:03.
•Rasmus Ristolainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:11.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in a shootout at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:25 together.

•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:55.
•Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:04.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:25 together.

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Florida Panthers edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at DET. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Hornqvist, Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:36 together.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:17.
•Keith Yandle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:31.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Hornqvist, Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:36 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge New York Islanders 4–3 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 4–3 in overtime at home. James van Riemsdyk (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 4A. New look for PHI: Hayes–Lindblom–Konecny skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joel Farabee had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:04.
•James van Riemsdyk had 4 assists (4 points) in 13:59.
•Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:56.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Texier–Robinson skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:57.
•Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:03.
•Mattias Janmark had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:20.

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Minnesota Wild edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at home. Victor Rask (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MIN: Hartman–Greenway–Eriksson Ek skated 13:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Victor Rask had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:17.
•Jordan Greenway had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:38.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:50.

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St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at ANA. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Schwartz and Krug) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:02 together.

•Brayden Schenn had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:53.
•STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Schwartz and Krug) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:02 together.
•New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Heinen–Steel skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 8–5

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 8–5 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 6A.

•Leon Draisaitl had 6 assists (6 points) in 19:39.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 17:12.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:56.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs OTT	0	6	6	0	0	0	19:39	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs OTT	1	4	5	5	0	1	17:12	—
James van Riemsdyk PHI	vs NYI	0	4	4	0	1	1	13:59	—
Joel Farabee PHI	vs NYI	3	0	3	4	0	0	15:04	—
Miles Wood NJD	at BUF	2	1	3	7	0	0	14:10	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs OTT	1	2	3	7	0	1	21:56	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at ANA	2	0	2	6	1	0	16:53	—
James Neal EDM	vs OTT	2	0	2	3	0	0	13:58	—
Michael McLeod NJD	at BUF	2	0	2	2	1	0	17:03	—
Victor Rask MIN	vs COL	2	0	2	2	0	0	12:17	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at EDM	1	1	2	8	2	0	17:07	—
Josh Bailey NYI	at PHI	1	1	2	6	0	0	18:56	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Radulov–Benn–Hintz skated 8:53 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 DET: Ryan–Larkin–Brome skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hayes–Lindblom–Konecny skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Texier–Robinson skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kane–Janmark–Kurashev skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Hartman–Greenway–Eriksson Ek skated 13:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Heinen–Steel skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Agozzino–Rakell–Comtois skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Terry–Jones skated 7:31 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Khudobin DAL	at CAR	O	40	3	.925
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs OTT	W	38	5	.868
Carter Hutton BUF	vs NJD	L	36	4	.889
Brian Elliott PHI	vs NYI	W	36	3	.917
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at CHI	L	36	3	.917
Chris Driedger FLA	at DET	W	34	2	.941
Eric Comrie NJD	at BUF	W	33	3	.909
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs CBJ	W	33	1	.970
Hunter Miska COL	at MIN	O	33	4	.879
Thomas Greiss DET	vs FLA	L	30	3	.900
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at PHI	O	29	4	.862
James Reimer CAR	vs DAL	W	29	3	.897
Ville Husso STL	at ANA	W	26	1	.962
Cam Talbot MIN	vs COL	W	25	3	.880
John Gibson ANA	vs STL	L	23	4	.826
Marcus Hogberg OTT	at EDM	L	22	5	.773
Matt Murray OTT	at EDM	—	9	3	.667

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