NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 4, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final

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New Jersey Devils

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at home. Curtis Lazar (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Tatar–Bratt–Hughes skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Curtis Lazar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:33.
•New look for NJD: Tatar–Bratt–Hughes skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ty Smith (NJD) played 7:51, −9:48 down on his 17:39 season average over 65 games.

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Florida Panthers rout Calgary Flames 6–2

Florida Panthers beat Calgary Flames 6–2 at home. Brandon Montour (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) faced 49 shots and stopped 47 (.959), +20 against a season average of 29.0; the win.

•Brandon Montour had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:02.
•Patric Hornqvist had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:41.
•Carter Verhaeghe had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:14.

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 at CBJ. Ondrej Palat (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:18.
•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:22.
•Corey Perry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:13.

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Detroit Red Wings rout San Jose Sharks 6–2

Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 6–2 at home. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jake Middleton (SJS) played 4:32, −14:22 down on his 18:54 season average over 65 games.

•Pius Suter had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:10.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:10.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:14.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at CHI. Erik Johnson (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:35.
•Erik Johnson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:58.
•Nazem Kadri had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:38.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at ARI. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +16 against a season average of 32.1; the loss.

•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:49.
•Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +16 against a season average of 32.1; the loss.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Copp, Connor, Dubois and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:33 together.

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Nashville Predators edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +12 against a season average of 31.4; the win.

•Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:29.
•William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:59.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +12 against a season average of 31.4; the win.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at home. Troy Terry (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Rakell, Milano, Steel, Lettieri and Drysdale) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:13 together.

•Troy Terry had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:05.
•Jamie Drysdale had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:19.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Rakell, Milano, Steel, Lettieri and Drysdale) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:13 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Troy Terry ANA	vs PHI	3	0	3	4	0	0	17:05	—
Ondrej Palat TBL	at CBJ	2	1	3	4	0	0	15:18	—
Brayden Point TBL	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:22	—
Brandon Montour FLA	vs CGY	0	3	3	2	1	0	19:02	—
Erik Johnson COL	at CHI	2	0	2	5	3	1	12:58	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at VGK	2	0	2	4	5	0	15:29	—
Patric Hornqvist FLA	vs CGY	2	0	2	4	3	0	14:41	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs COL	2	0	2	3	0	1	18:35	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	vs SJS	2	0	2	2	1	0	17:10	—
Pius Suter DET	vs SJS	2	0	2	2	0	0	17:10	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs SJS	1	1	2	5	0	0	19:14	—
Curtis Lazar BOS	vs NJD	1	1	2	3	0	0	11:33	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Tatar–Bratt–Hughes skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Foligno–Coyle–Steen skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Eriksson–Roussel–Fischer skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Ladd–Boyd–O'Brien skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Rakell–O'Regan skated 16:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CGY	W	49	2	.959
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs WPG	L	48	2	.958
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at FLA	L	45	6	.867
Juuse Saros NSH	at VGK	W	43	2	.953
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs TBL	L	36	7	.806
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at BOS	L	34	5	.853
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs COL	O	33	4	.879
Darcy Kuemper COL	at CHI	W	31	3	.903
John Gibson ANA	vs PHI	W	29	1	.966
Carter Hart PHI	at ANA	L	29	3	.897
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at ARI	W	27	1	.963
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs NJD	W	26	3	.885
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs SJS	W	26	2	.923
Logan Thompson VGK	vs NSH	L	26	3	.885
James Reimer SJS	at DET	L	24	4	.833
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CBJ	W	22	2	.909
Adin Hill SJS	at DET	—	7	2	.714

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