NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 5, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Edmonton Oilers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at home. Alexander Kerfoot (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Warren Foegele (EDM) played 20:38, +8:07 up on his 12:31 season average over 81 games.

•Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:22.
•William Nylander had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:01.
•Warren Foegele (EDM) played 20:38, +8:07 up on his 12:31 season average over 81 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 5–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 5–3 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:34.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:25.
•Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:32.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bryan Rust PIT	vs STL	2	1	3	5	0	0	20:34	—
Evan Rodrigues PIT	vs STL	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:32	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at PIT	1	1	2	2	2	1	15:25	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs STL	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:44	—
Alexander Kerfoot TOR	vs EDM	1	1	2	1	0	0	17:22	—
Kris Letang PIT	vs STL	0	2	2	9	0	1	27:05	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs STL	0	2	2	4	2	0	20:55	—
William Nylander TOR	vs EDM	0	2	2	2	0	0	21:01	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Hyman–Puljujarvi–McLeod skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kassian–Shore–Benson skated 8:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jordan Binnington STL	at PIT	L	41	5	.878
Mike Smith EDM	at TOR	L	32	3	.906
Jack Campbell TOR	vs EDM	W	30	2	.933
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs STL	—	16	3	.813
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs STL	W	13	0	.1000

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