NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 22, 2022

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Krebs) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Jeff Skinner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:24.
•Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:04.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Krebs) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:05 together.

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Boston Bruins edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at home. Charlie Coyle (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Copp skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:36.
•New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Copp skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Matt Grzelcyk (BOS) played 13:35, −5:13 down on his 18:48 season average over 72 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 7–4

New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 7–4 at home. Andreas Johnsson (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Andreas Johnsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:54.
•Ryan Graves had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:42.
•Nathan Bastian had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:21.

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New York Rangers rout Arizona Coyotes 7–3

New York Rangers beat Arizona Coyotes 7–3 at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Chris Kreider had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:49.
•Jacob Trouba had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 24:22.
•Mika Zibanejad had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:36.

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Washington Capitals edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Justin Schultz (WSH) played 24:59, +8:10 up on his 16:49 season average over 73 games.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:46.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:42.
•Justin Schultz (WSH) played 24:59, +8:10 up on his 16:49 season average over 73 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Cayden Primeau (MTL) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +21 against a season average of 25.2; the overtime loss.

•Devon Toews had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 27:08.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:35.
•Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:00.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Islanders 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Islanders 3–1 at NYI. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYI: Parise–Pageau–Bellows skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:20.
•New look for NYI: Parise–Pageau–Bellows skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: Spezza–Simmonds–Anderson skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Matt Duchene (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Gustav Lindstrom (DET) played 4:08, −12:11 down on his 16:19 season average over 62 games.

•Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:01.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:57.
•Matt Tennyson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:28.

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Minnesota Wild edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at home. Henrik Borgstrom (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN won it by committee.

•Henrik Borgstrom had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 8:06.
•Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:11.
•Jared Spurgeon had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:06.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 5–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 22:24.
•Noah Hanifin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:26.
•Evan Bouchard had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:06.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout San Jose Sharks 7–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks 7–1 at SJS. Ross Colton (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Ross Colton had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:18.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:32.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:41.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Chris Kreider NYR	vs ARI	3	1	4	4	2	1	18:49	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs CGY	2	2	4	3	2	0	22:24	—
Jacob Trouba NYR	vs ARI	2	1	3	8	3	1	24:22	—
Matt Duchene NSH	vs DET	2	1	3	5	0	0	16:01	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs PHI	2	1	3	4	3	1	20:04	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs PHI	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:24	—
Andreas Johnsson NJD	vs CAR	1	2	3	4	4	0	12:54	—
Noah Hanifin CGY	at EDM	1	2	3	4	1	1	20:26	—
Devon Toews COL	vs MTL	0	3	3	4	0	1	27:08	—
Ryan Graves NJD	vs CAR	0	3	3	1	0	3	21:42	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs ARI	0	3	3	1	1	2	18:36	—
Claude Giroux PHI	at BUF	2	0	2	7	0	0	19:54	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Copp skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Sheary–McMichael skated 4:29 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: Parise–Pageau–Bellows skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Spezza–Simmonds–Anderson skated 5:45 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs CGY	W	47	3	.936
Cayden Primeau MTL	at COL	O	46	3	.935
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at MIN	O	44	4	.909
Jack LaFontaine CAR	at NJD	L	38	7	.816
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs CHI	W	36	3	.917
Michael Houser BUF	vs PHI	W	33	3	.909
Matt Murray OTT	at WSH	O	33	3	.909
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at BOS	L	32	3	.906
Jon Gillies NJD	vs CAR	W	32	4	.875
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs MTL	W	30	2	.933
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at EDM	L	30	4	.867
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs ARI	W	29	3	.897
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DET	W	29	1	.966
Brian Elliott TBL	at SJS	W	28	1	.964
Petr Mrazek TOR	at NYI	W	28	1	.964
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs WPG	W	24	2	.917
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at NSH	L	24	3	.875
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs TOR	L	23	3	.870
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs OTT	W	22	2	.909
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at NYR	L	20	6	.700
Adin Hill SJS	vs TBL	—	18	3	.833
Carter Hart PHI	at BUF	—	16	2	.875
James Reimer SJS	vs TBL	L	13	4	.692
Martin Jones PHI	at BUF	L	8	4	.500
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at NYR	—	7	1	.857

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