NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 2, 2022

7 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

New York Rangers

New York Rangers rout Tampa Bay Lightning 4–0

New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–0 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Fox and Kakko) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:38 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:45.
•Chris Kreider had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:04.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:31.

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Boston Bruins rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at DET. Tomas Nosek (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 37 shots and stopped 32 (.865), +7 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

•Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:12.
•Tomas Nosek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:14.
•Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 37 shots and stopped 32 (.865), +7 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose Sharks 8–5

Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose Sharks 8–5 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 2A.

•Bryan Rust had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 18:33.
•Evan Rodrigues had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:52.
•Timo Meier had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:45.

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New Jersey Devils edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at WSH. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) played 2:40, −18:52 down on his 21:32 season average over 61 games.

•Nico Hischier had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:29.
•Damon Severson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 29:52.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:17.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Silfverberg, Fowler, Terry and Comtois) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:27 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:35.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:18.
•Kevin Shattenkirk had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in overtime at VGK. Mattias Janmark (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WPG won it by committee.

•Mattias Janmark had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:49.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:24.
•Michael Amadio had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:49.

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Calgary Flames rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–1

Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 at CHI. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:02 together.

•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:25.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:12.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:02 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bryan Rust PIT	vs SJS	3	2	5	5	1	0	18:33	—
Evan Rodrigues PIT	vs SJS	3	0	3	6	0	1	17:52	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs TBL	3	0	3	6	0	0	18:45	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs ANA	1	2	3	6	1	1	22:35	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at CHI	1	2	3	3	1	0	19:25	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs ANA	0	3	3	6	1	0	23:18	—
Timo Meier SJS	at PIT	0	3	3	2	8	1	18:45	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs TBL	0	3	3	1	2	1	18:04	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at WSH	2	0	2	4	0	2	16:29	—
Mattias Janmark VGK	vs WPG	2	0	2	2	0	0	16:49	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at CHI	1	1	2	7	2	1	18:12	—
Tomas Nosek BOS	at DET	1	1	2	4	1	0	14:14	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Strome–Goodrow–Lafrenière skated 12:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Nosek–Frederic–Steen skated 7:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Gabriel–Khaira–Slavin skated 5:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at VGK	W	46	4	.913
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs CGY	L	41	4	.902
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs TBL	W	38	0	.1000
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs BOS	L	37	5	.865
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs NJD	O	37	4	.892
Laurent Brossoit VGK	vs WPG	O	37	5	.865
John Gibson ANA	at COL	L	35	3	.914
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at CHI	W	31	1	.968
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs ANA	W	31	2	.935
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at WSH	W	30	3	.900
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs SJS	W	27	5	.815
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at DET	W	24	1	.958
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NYR	L	21	4	.810
Zach Sawchenko SJS	at PIT	—	21	1	.952
James Reimer SJS	at PIT	L	17	6	.647

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