NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 21, 2022

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Rangers 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Rangers 6–3 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:02.
•Tony DeAngelo had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:22.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:41.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at CBJ. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 19 attempts in 7:39 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 20:09.
•Brian Dumoulin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:54.
•Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:18.

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Dallas Stars edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime at DET. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DAL won it by committee.

•Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:48.
•Joe Pavelski had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:33.
•Esa Lindell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:10.

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New York Islanders rout Arizona Coyotes 4–0

New York Islanders beat Arizona Coyotes 4–0 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYI: Lee–Barzal–Czarnik skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:52.
•Scott Mayfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.
•Adam Pelech had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:22.

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Minnesota Wild rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 at CHI. Ryan Hartman (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Ryan Hartman had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:31.
•Calen Addison had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:17.
•Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:29.

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Florida Panthers edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 in a shootout at VAN. Alex Chiasson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Duclair, Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:10 together.

•FLA's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Duclair, Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:10 together.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Pearson, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:40 together.
•New look for FLA: Thornton–Marchment–Lomberg skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks rout Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 at home. Derek Grant (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Hampus Lindholm (ANA) played 30:36, +8:13 up on his 22:23 season average over 70 games.

•Derek Grant had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:08.
•Vinni Lettieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:53.
•Hampus Lindholm (ANA) played 30:36, +8:13 up on his 22:23 season average over 70 games.

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St. Louis Blues rout Seattle Kraken 5–0

St. Louis Blues beat Seattle Kraken 5–0 at SEA. Brandon Saad (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko and Krug) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:13 together.

•Brandon Saad had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:12.
•STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko and Krug) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:13 together.
•New look for SEA: Donskoi–Blackwell–Geekie skated 6:48 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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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sidney Crosby PIT	at CBJ	3	1	4	6	0	1	20:09	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	vs DAL	1	2	3	4	0	0	20:48	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs NYR	1	2	3	3	2	0	15:02	—
Brian Dumoulin PIT	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	1	2	19:54	—
Tony DeAngelo CAR	vs NYR	1	2	3	2	0	1	22:22	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	at DET	0	3	3	3	0	0	19:33	—
Derek Grant ANA	vs TBL	2	0	2	5	1	1	18:08	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	at CHI	2	0	2	4	0	1	20:31	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs ARI	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:52	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at DET	1	1	2	5	1	0	22:07	—
Mike Matheson PIT	at CBJ	1	1	2	4	0	2	19:18	—
Vincent Trocheck CAR	vs NYR	1	1	2	3	3	1	20:28	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Lee–Barzal–Czarnik skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Thornton–Marchment–Lomberg skated 8:25 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 VAN: Boeser–Pettersson–Hoglander skated 12:24 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 TBL: Kucherov–Point–Cirelli skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Donskoi–Blackwell–Geekie skated 6:48 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 STL: Tarasenko–Buchnevich–Barbashev skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Johansson–Wennberg skated 6:44 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%
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at CHI	W	36	1	.972
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at NYI	L	35	4	.886
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at CAR	L	35	6	.829
Spencer Martin VAN	vs FLA	O	34	1	.971
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at ANA	L	34	4	.882
John Gibson ANA	vs TBL	W	33	1	.970
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs DAL	O	32	5	.844
Joey Daccord SEA	vs STL	L	31	5	.839
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs PIT	L	30	4	.867
Braden Holtby DAL	at DET	W	28	4	.857
Spencer Knight FLA	at VAN	W	28	1	.964
Ville Husso STL	at SEA	W	27	0	.1000
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs NYR	W	23	3	.870
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs ARI	W	17	0	.1000
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs MIN	—	17	1	.941
Tristan Jarry PIT	at CBJ	W	15	0	.1000
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs MIN	L	13	4	.692
Casey DeSmith PIT	at CBJ	—	12	2	.833

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