NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 17, 2022

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Detroit Red Wings edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime at BUF. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Aaron Dell (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +6 against a season average of 29.5; the overtime loss.

•Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:26.
•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:42.
•Aaron Dell (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +6 against a season average of 29.5; the overtime loss.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in a shootout at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:12 together.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:22.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:32.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 25:48.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at home. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:38.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:52.
•J.J. Moser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:04.

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San Jose Sharks rout Los Angeles Kings 6–2

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 6–2 at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 5G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Karlsson, Hertl and Meier) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Timo Meier had 5 goals (5 points) on 6 shots in 18:14.
•Tomas Hertl had 4 assists (4 points) in 18:03.
•Erik Karlsson had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:45.

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Seattle Kraken edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (SO)

Seattle Kraken beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Dominik Kubalik (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Kane–Hagel–Kurashev skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dominik Kubalik had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:51.
•New look for CHI: Kane–Hagel–Kurashev skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SEA: Jarnkrok–Gourde–Wennberg skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYI: Lee–Barzal–Bellows skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:38.
•Cal Clutterbuck had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:14.
•New look for NYI: Lee–Barzal–Bellows skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 5–3

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at home. Ivan Barbashev (STL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko and Krug) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:55 together.

•Brayden Schenn had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:58.
•Ivan Barbashev had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:35.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:06.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3 at VGK. Jason Zucker (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jason Zucker had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:36.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:41.
•Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:17.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Timo Meier SJS	vs LAK	5	0	5	6	0	1	18:14	—
Ivan Barbashev STL	vs NSH	2	2	4	4	3	1	17:35	—
Brayden Schenn STL	vs NSH	2	2	4	3	2	0	18:58	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs LAK	0	4	4	0	1	0	18:03	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	vs MTL	1	2	3	5	0	0	16:38	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	vs NSH	1	2	3	3	1	0	19:06	—
Erik Karlsson SJS	vs LAK	0	3	3	0	0	3	19:45	—
Jason Zucker PIT	at VGK	2	0	2	7	3	0	15:36	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at COL	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:22	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at BUF	2	0	2	3	0	0	21:26	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs MIN	1	1	2	6	2	1	25:48	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs DET	1	1	2	6	0	0	15:42	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Okposo–Hinostroza–Krebs skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Olofsson–Asplund–Cozens skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kane–Hagel–Kurashev skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Jarnkrok–Gourde–Wennberg skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Sheahan–Donato–Appleton skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Lee–Barzal–Bellows skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 10:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Bunnaman–MacEwen–Frost skated 9:13 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 STL: O'Reilly–Schenn–Barbashev skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
James Reimer SJS	vs LAK	W	41	2	.951
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at COL	O	38	3	.921
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	at SEA	O	37	2	.946
Robin Lehner VGK	vs PIT	L	36	4	.889
Aaron Dell BUF	vs DET	O	35	3	.914
Ville Husso STL	vs NSH	W	35	3	.914
Martin Jones PHI	at NYI	L	30	3	.900
Juuse Saros NSH	at STL	L	29	5	.828
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at BUF	W	28	2	.929
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs PHI	W	27	1	.963
Pavel Francouz COL	vs MIN	W	27	2	.926
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs CHI	W	27	2	.926
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs MTL	W	26	2	.923
Tristan Jarry PIT	at VGK	W	26	3	.885
Jonathan Quick LAK	at SJS	L	17	6	.647
Cayden Primeau MTL	at ARI	L	16	4	.750
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs MIN	—	13	1	.923
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at ARI	—	6	0	.1000

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