NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 23, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Winnipeg Jets

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2 (SO)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 in a shootout at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Teddy Blueger (PIT) played 1:42, −13:32 down on his 15:14 season average over 64 games.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:49.
•Teddy Blueger (PIT) played 1:42, −13:32 down on his 15:14 season average over 64 games.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +5 against a season average of 32.7; the overtime loss.

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Ottawa Senators

Columbus Blue Jackets

Ottawa Senators edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at CBJ. Sean Kuraly (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for OTT: Sanford–Norris–Tkachuk skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for OTT: Sanford–Norris–Tkachuk skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +4 against a season average of 31.7; the win.
•New look for CBJ: Texier–Chinakhov–Sillinger skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at NJD. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:01 together.

•Jesper Bratt had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:41.
•Damon Severson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:13.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:01 together.

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Seattle Kraken beat Florida Panthers 5–3

Seattle Kraken beat Florida Panthers 5–3 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Duclair, Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:05.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:56.
•Mason Appleton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:04.

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St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at VAN. Justin Faulk (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko and Krug) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:47 together.

•Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:51.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:57.
•STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko and Krug) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:47 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at SEA	1	2	3	4	0	0	20:05	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs LAK	2	0	2	3	1	0	14:41	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at PIT	1	1	2	6	3	0	15:49	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at SEA	1	1	2	6	0	0	20:56	—
Mason Appleton SEA	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:04	—
Justin Faulk STL	at VAN	1	1	2	1	2	1	20:51	—
Damon Severson NJD	vs LAK	0	2	2	3	0	1	25:13	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at VAN	0	2	2	1	1	0	16:57	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	at SEA	0	2	2	1	1	0	28:21	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at PIT	1	0	1	7	0	0	24:55	—
Neal Pionk WPG	at PIT	0	0	0	2	9	2	26:20	—
Radko Gudas FLA	at SEA	0	0	0	1	6	2	15:37	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Carter–Boyle–McGinn skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Sanford–Norris–Tkachuk skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Texier–Chinakhov–Sillinger skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Saad–Sundqvist–Barbashev skated 4:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ville Husso STL	at VAN	W	39	1	.974
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at PIT	O	38	2	.947
Jon Gillies NJD	vs LAK	L	37	3	.919
Anton Forsberg OTT	at CBJ	W	36	1	.972
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs OTT	L	33	2	.939
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs FLA	W	31	3	.903
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs WPG	W	29	2	.931
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at SEA	L	28	4	.857
Cal Petersen LAK	at NJD	W	25	2	.920
Michael DiPietro VAN	vs STL	L	17	3	.824

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