NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022

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

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New York Islanders

Philadelphia Flyers

New York Islanders edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in a shootout at PHI. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Atkinson, Farabee and York) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:59 together.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:08.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Atkinson, Farabee and York) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:59 together.
•New look for NYI: Pageau–Bellows–Wahlstrom skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Boston Bruins 7–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 7–1 at BOS. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jaccob Slavin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:30.
•Tony DeAngelo had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:36.
•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:00.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at OTT. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:10 together.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:39.
•Dylan Cozens had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:22.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:10 together.

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Washington Capitals edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 in overtime at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Dmitry Orlov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:57.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:45.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:37.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 3–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 3–1 at NSH. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Pearson, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:48 together.

•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Pearson, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:48 together.
•New look for VAN: Pettersson–Hoglander–Podkolzin skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Cousins–McCarron–Tomasino skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Dallas Stars 5–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Dallas Stars 5–3 at DAL. Christian Dvorak (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Christian Dvorak had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 22:46.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 21:55.

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Calgary Flames rout Florida Panthers 5–1

Calgary Flames beat Florida Panthers 5–1 at home. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 4A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 1:22 together.

•Johnny Gaudreau had 4 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 16:08.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:39.
•Sean Monahan had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:19.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 6–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 6–4 at LAK. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Iafallo skated 14:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Victor Hedman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 32:18.
•Mathieu Joseph had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:01.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:11.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs FLA	0	4	4	6	0	0	16:08	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at LAK	2	1	3	4	1	2	32:18	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs FLA	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:39	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	at BOS	1	2	3	2	0	3	22:30	—
Tony DeAngelo CAR	at BOS	0	3	3	1	1	2	19:36	—
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR	at BOS	2	0	2	5	0	0	14:00	—
Sean Monahan CGY	vs FLA	2	0	2	3	1	0	14:19	—
Christian Dvorak MTL	at DAL	2	0	2	2	0	1	18:48	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	vs MTL	1	1	2	9	0	0	22:46	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs MTL	1	1	2	9	0	0	21:55	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	at BOS	1	1	2	5	1	0	14:12	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	3	1	18:49	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Pageau–Bellows–Wahlstrom skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Parise–Lee–Barzal skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Olofsson–Krebs skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Pettersson–Hoglander–Podkolzin skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Cousins–McCarron–Tomasino skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Chiasson–Dowling–Dickinson skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Mangiapane skated 14:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Iafallo skated 14:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at DAL	W	51	3	.941
Michael Houser BUF	at OTT	W	44	1	.977
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at LAK	W	36	4	.889
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at PHI	W	34	3	.912
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs WPG	W	33	3	.909
Frederik Andersen CAR	at BOS	W	32	1	.969
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NSH	W	32	1	.969
Carter Hart PHI	vs NYI	O	31	3	.903
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs BUF	L	31	2	.935
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at WSH	O	31	4	.871
Spencer Knight FLA	at CGY	L	31	5	.839
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs FLA	W	29	1	.966
David Rittich NSH	vs VAN	L	24	3	.875
Cal Petersen LAK	vs TBL	L	24	5	.792
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs CAR	—	22	2	.909
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs MTL	L	19	5	.737
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs CAR	L	12	5	.583
Braden Holtby DAL	vs MTL	—	3	0	.1000

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