NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 6, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Minnesota Wild

Boston Bruins

Minnesota Wild edge Boston Bruins 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at BOS. Jonas Brodin (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Foligno, Grzelcyk and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:02 together.

•Jonas Brodin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:33.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Foligno, Grzelcyk and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:02 together.
•New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Hartman–Fiala skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at BUF. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Hinostroza–Asplund–Cozens skated 13:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:40.
•New look for BUF: Hinostroza–Asplund–Cozens skated 13:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Adin Hill (SJS) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +13 against a season average of 25.9; the win.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Ritchie skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:27.
•Ryan McDonagh had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:38.
•New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Ritchie skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:59 together.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:00.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:59.
•Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:57.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 at PHI. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:34.
•Kris Letang had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:03.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:48.

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Dallas Stars edge Florida Panthers 6–5 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Florida Panthers 6–5 in a shootout at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL won it by committee.

•Aleksander Barkov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:40.
•Denis Gurianov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:36.
•Aaron Ekblad had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 28:14.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Winnipeg Jets 7–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 7–1 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 8 shots in 17:53.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:50.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:16.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4

Arizona Coyotes beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4 at home. Johan Larsson (ARI) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Johan Larsson had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:46.
•Travis Boyd had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:57.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:40.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout New York Rangers 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 5–1 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault and Roy) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:41 together.

•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:27.
•Reilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:10.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault and Roy) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:41 together.

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Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund and Forsberg) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 1:50 together.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:42.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:16.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund and Forsberg) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 1:50 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs WPG	1	4	5	8	0	1	17:53	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs WPG	3	1	4	5	4	1	17:50	—
Johan Larsson ARI	vs CHI	3	0	3	3	0	1	19:46	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at DAL	2	1	3	5	2	2	23:40	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at PHI	2	1	3	4	1	0	16:34	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs CBJ	1	2	3	3	0	1	19:00	—
Denis Gurianov DAL	vs FLA	1	2	3	3	1	0	17:36	—
Travis Boyd ARI	vs CHI	1	2	3	3	0	1	15:57	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs WPG	1	2	3	3	0	0	17:16	—
Kris Letang PIT	at PHI	0	3	3	3	0	2	25:03	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	at DAL	0	3	3	2	0	1	28:14	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at PHI	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:48	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Hartman–Fiala skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Hinostroza–Asplund–Cozens skated 13:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Eakin–Hayden–MacInnis skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Jankowski–Girgensons–Murray skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Ritchie skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Palat–Kucherov–Point skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Monahan–Mangiapane–Dube skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Jenner–Laine skated 13:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Dadonov–Stone–Stephenson skated 11:18 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	at LAK	W	48	2	.958
Braden Holtby DAL	vs FLA	W	42	5	.881
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at COL	L	42	7	.833
Adin Hill SJS	at BUF	W	39	2	.949
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at BOS	W	38	2	.947
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at DAL	O	36	5	.861
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs CHI	W	36	4	.889
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs WPG	W	35	1	.971
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at VGK	L	35	5	.857
Dan Vladar CGY	at TBL	L	33	4	.879
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs CBJ	W	32	1	.969
Carter Hart PHI	vs PIT	L	32	6	.813
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs MIN	L	30	3	.900
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CGY	W	27	1	.963
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at NJD	L	27	2	.926
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	at ARI	L	25	5	.800
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs SJS	L	21	3	.857
Tristan Jarry PIT	at PHI	W	20	2	.900
Robin Lehner VGK	vs NYR	W	20	1	.950
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs NSH	L	19	3	.842

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