NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022

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

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Buffalo Sabres

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators rout Buffalo Sabres 5–0

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 5–0 at home. Tyler Ennis (OTT) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Drake Batherson (OTT) played 5:38, −13:35 down on his 19:13 season average over 45 games.

•Tyler Ennis had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:25.
•Adam Gaudette had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:38.
•Joshua Brown had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:57.

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Dallas Stars rout New Jersey Devils 5–1

Dallas Stars beat New Jersey Devils 5–1 at NJD. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:32 together.

•Joe Pavelski had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 19:01.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:47.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:32 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Arizona Coyotes 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Arizona Coyotes 6–3 at home. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT won it by committee.

•Nick Schmaltz had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:40.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:17.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:55.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, DeAngelo, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:40.
•Nolan Patrick had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:18.
•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:07.

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New York Islanders edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 at home. Zach Parise (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Giroux–Lindblom–Konecny skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:46.
•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:02.
•Brock Nelson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:50.

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Florida Panthers beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3

Florida Panthers beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3 at WPG. Mason Marchment (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mason Marchment had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:17.
•Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:29.
•Aaron Ekblad had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:10.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at VAN. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Spencer Martin (VAN) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +14 against a season average of 36.3; the overtime loss.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 27:28.
•Spencer Martin (VAN) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +14 against a season average of 36.3; the overtime loss.
•New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Pettersson skated 14:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at SEA. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 6:43 together.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:25.
•Marcus Johansson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:14.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 6:43 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Joe Pavelski DAL	at NJD	2	2	4	4	0	0	19:01	—
Tyler Ennis OTT	vs BUF	3	0	3	6	3	0	18:25	—
Mason Marchment FLA	at WPG	2	1	3	6	3	0	15:17	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	at PIT	2	1	3	2	1	0	16:40	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs ARI	1	2	3	4	0	0	16:55	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs ARI	1	2	3	3	1	0	16:17	—
Kris Letang PIT	vs ARI	2	0	2	5	2	1	23:48	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs VGK	2	0	2	5	0	0	20:40	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at VAN	1	1	2	6	0	0	27:28	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs PHI	1	1	2	4	2	0	20:46	—
Zach Parise NYI	vs PHI	1	1	2	4	0	0	15:02	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at NJD	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:47	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Johnsson–Bratt–Hughes skated 6:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Marchessault–Amadio skated 5:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Giroux–Lindblom–Konecny skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Pettersson skated 14:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–McDavid–Yamamoto skated 11:38 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–Wennberg–Donato skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Spencer Martin VAN	vs EDM	O	50	3	.940
Aaron Dell BUF	at OTT	L	47	5	.894
Braden Holtby DAL	at NJD	W	37	1	.973
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at PIT	L	36	6	.833
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at WPG	W	35	3	.914
Juuse Saros NSH	at SEA	W	35	2	.943
Martin Jones PHI	at NYI	L	33	4	.879
Matt Murray OTT	vs BUF	W	32	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs FLA	L	32	5	.844
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at CAR	O	30	4	.867
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs VGK	W	29	3	.897
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at VAN	W	27	2	.926
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs NSH	L	27	4	.852
Jon Gillies NJD	vs DAL	—	24	1	.958
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs PHI	W	17	3	.824
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs ARI	W	16	3	.813
Akira Schmid NJD	vs DAL	L	7	3	.571

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