NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final / SO

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Anaheim Ducks

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (SO)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in a shootout at home. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 3 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 3:46 together.

•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 3 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 3:46 together.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:38.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:48.

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San Jose Sharks beat Washington Capitals 4–1

San Jose Sharks beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at WSH. Daniel Sprong (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SJS: Hertl–Gregor–Barabanov skated 12:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SJS: Hertl–Gregor–Barabanov skated 12:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Backstrom–Sheary–Sprong skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Couture–Meier–Dahlen skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames

Columbus Blue Jackets

Calgary Flames rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–0

Calgary Flames beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–0 at CBJ. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 62 shots and stopped 56 (.903), +29 against a season average of 32.5; the loss.

•Johnny Gaudreau had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:43.
•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:26.
•Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 62 shots and stopped 56 (.903), +29 against a season average of 32.5; the loss.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 8–5

Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 8–5 at DET. Dylan Strome (CHI) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Dylan Strome had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 17:00.
•Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:43.
•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:03.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime at home. Nazem Kadri (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Nazem Kadri had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 26:59.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 31:49.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:23.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dylan Strome CHI	at DET	3	1	4	6	0	1	17:00	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	at DET	2	1	3	4	0	1	19:43	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at CBJ	0	3	3	6	0	1	19:43	—
Nazem Kadri COL	vs BOS	0	3	3	4	1	0	26:59	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at CBJ	2	0	2	6	0	0	19:26	—
John Tavares TOR	vs ANA	1	1	2	6	2	0	20:38	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs ANA	1	1	2	6	1	1	22:48	—
William Nylander TOR	vs ANA	1	1	2	6	0	0	20:54	—
Cale Makar COL	vs BOS	1	1	2	4	1	0	31:49	—
Brandon Hagel CHI	at DET	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:03	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	4	0	26:23	—
Sam Steel ANA	at TOR	1	1	2	2	2	0	11:59	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Hertl–Gregor–Barabanov skated 12:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Backstrom–Sheary–Sprong skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Couture–Meier–Dahlen skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Wilson skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Viel–Gadjovich–Weatherby skated 6:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Dube skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs CGY	L	62	6	.903
John Gibson ANA	at TOR	O	44	3	.932
Linus Ullmark BOS	at COL	O	41	4	.902
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	at DET	W	33	5	.848
James Reimer SJS	at WSH	W	33	1	.970
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs BOS	W	32	3	.906
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs SJS	L	29	3	.897
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at CBJ	W	23	0	.1000
Calvin Pickard DET	vs CHI	L	21	3	.857
Jack Campbell TOR	vs ANA	W	20	3	.850
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs CHI	—	16	4	.750

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