NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 20, 2022

9 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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Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Washington Capitals 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brad Marchand (BOS) played 8:54, −10:30 down on his 19:24 season average over 69 games.

•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:56.
•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:55.
•Erik Haula had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:32.

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Dallas Stars edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4

Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 at BUF. John Klingberg (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 4A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Seguin, Klingberg, Hintz and Robertson) scored 4 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:51 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Seguin, Klingberg, Hintz and Robertson) scored 4 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:51 together.
•John Klingberg had 4 assists (4 points) in 21:28.
•Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:01.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Philadelphia Flyers 2–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 at PHI. Boone Jenner (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CBJ: Voracek–Laine–Texier skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Boone Jenner had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:01.
•New look for CBJ: Voracek–Laine–Texier skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Dean Kukan (CBJ) played 11:32, −4:53 down on his 16:25 season average over 40 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa Senators 6–4

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa Senators 6–4 at home. Mike Matheson (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mike Matheson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:43.
•Josh Norris had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:03.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:31.

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Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at home. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WPG: Stastny–Scheifele–Copp skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:49.
•Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.
•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:58.

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Florida Panthers rout Edmonton Oilers 6–0

Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers 6–0 at EDM. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Duclair, Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:10 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:45.
•Sam Reinhart had 3 assists (3 points) in 14:49.
•Owen Tippett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:34.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at LAK. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:13 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:37.
•COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:13 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at home. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 53 shots and stopped 49 (.925), +23 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.

•Shea Theodore had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:20.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:51.
•William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:04.

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Seattle Kraken edge San Jose Sharks 3–2

Seattle Kraken beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 at home. Carson Soucy (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Karlsson, Hertl and Meier) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:34 together.

•Carson Soucy had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.
•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:59.
•Mark Giordano had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:10.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
John Klingberg DAL	at BUF	0	4	4	0	0	0	21:28	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at BUF	2	1	3	5	2	0	19:24	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at BUF	2	1	3	5	1	1	19:01	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at EDM	2	1	3	4	1	1	17:45	—
Mike Matheson PIT	vs OTT	2	1	3	3	3	1	18:43	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs MTL	1	2	3	3	1	0	26:20	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	vs DAL	1	2	3	2	3	2	28:05	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at EDM	0	3	3	0	0	0	14:49	—
Josh Norris OTT	at PIT	2	0	2	6	4	0	18:03	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs WSH	2	0	2	5	0	0	20:56	—
Carson Soucy SEA	vs SJS	2	0	2	2	1	1	16:15	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs MTL	1	1	2	7	2	0	19:04	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Voracek–Laine–Texier skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Jenner–Bjorkstrand skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Stastny–Scheifele–Copp skated 6:29 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 EDM: Perlini–McDavid–Yamamoto skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Gourde–McCann skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% 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 VGK	O	53	4	.925
Aaron Dell BUF	vs DAL	L	47	5	.894
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs OTT	W	43	4	.907
Darcy Kuemper COL	at LAK	W	41	1	.976
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at EDM	W	40	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	vs WPG	W	38	2	.947
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at PHI	W	34	1	.971
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at BOS	L	33	4	.879
Carter Hart PHI	vs CBJ	L	29	2	.931
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs FLA	L	28	6	.786
Robin Lehner VGK	vs MTL	W	27	3	.889
Filip Gustavsson OTT	at PIT	L	26	3	.885
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs COL	L	26	3	.885
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs SJS	W	25	2	.920
Braden Holtby DAL	at BUF	W	24	4	.833
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NSH	L	22	4	.818
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs WSH	W	17	3	.824
Adin Hill SJS	at SEA	L	17	3	.824
Anton Forsberg OTT	at PIT	—	7	2	.714

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