NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 29, 2022

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

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Anaheim Ducks

Ottawa Senators

Anaheim Ducks edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at OTT. Tyler Ennis (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Josh Manson (ANA) played 5:16, −13:55 down on his 19:11 season average over 66 games.

•Josh Manson (ANA) played 5:16, −13:55 down on his 19:11 season average over 66 games.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 45 shots and stopped 44 (.978), +13 against a season average of 31.9; the win.
•Tyler Ennis (OTT) played 20:06, +7:42 up on his 12:24 season average over 56 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at home. Cam Atkinson (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Danault, Athanasiou, Arvidsson, Durzi and Kaliyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:24 together.

•Cam Atkinson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:49.
•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 17:46.
•Sean Durzi had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:27.

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Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at STL. Paul Stastny (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Schmidt, Connor and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:24 together.

•Paul Stastny had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:06.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:03.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Schmidt, Connor and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:24 together.

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Florida Panthers edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:56.
•Nick Bonino had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:27.
•Jonathan Dahlen had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 13:11.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Montreal Canadiens 7–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Montreal Canadiens 7–2 at MTL. Zach Hyman (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:58.
•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:36.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:38.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 7–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 7–4 at DET. Michael Bunting (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Michael Bunting had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 17:27.
•Dylan Larkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:41.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:12.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in a shootout at TBL. William Carrier (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Patrick skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:02.
•Corey Perry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:47.
•William Carrier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 9:19.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Martinook–Aho–Jarvis skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Martinook–Aho–Jarvis skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nathan Bastian (NJD) played 19:40, +7:52 up on his 11:48 season average over 71 games.
•Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 20:31, +3:18 up on his 17:13 season average over 77 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at ARI. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Ladd, Kessel, Boyd, Gostisbehere and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:28 together.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:12.
•Peyton Krebs had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:18.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Ladd, Kessel, Boyd, Gostisbehere and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:28 together.

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Calgary Flames edge Vancouver Canucks 1–0 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 1–0 in overtime at home. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VAN: Horvat–Garland–Pettersson skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VAN: Horvat–Garland–Pettersson skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Tyler Myers (VAN) played 4:48, −17:23 down on his 22:11 season average over 81 games.
•Noah Juulsen (VAN) played 19:59, +6:04 up on his 13:55 season average over 7 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Michael Bunting TOR	at DET	3	0	3	7	0	0	17:27	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs TOR	2	1	3	5	1	0	19:41	—
Cam Atkinson PHI	vs LAK	2	1	3	4	0	3	19:49	—
Zach Hyman EDM	at MTL	2	1	3	2	1	0	14:58	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs SJS	1	2	3	5	3	0	19:56	—
Nick Bonino SJS	at FLA	0	3	3	3	0	0	17:27	—
Viktor Arvidsson LAK	at PHI	2	0	2	9	1	0	17:46	—
Jonathan Dahlen SJS	at FLA	2	0	2	6	0	1	13:11	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at MTL	2	0	2	5	1	0	15:36	—
Paul Stastny WPG	at STL	2	0	2	4	2	0	15:06	—
Alex Tuch BUF	at ARI	1	1	2	7	2	1	21:12	—
John Tavares TOR	at DET	1	1	2	5	0	1	16:12	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Henrique–Carrick–Zegras skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Patrick skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Carrier–Kolesar–Howden skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Martinook–Aho–Jarvis skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Eakin–Bjork skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Horvat–Garland–Pettersson skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
James Reimer SJS	at FLA	O	50	5	.900
John Gibson ANA	at OTT	W	45	1	.978
Carter Hart PHI	vs LAK	W	40	3	.925
Jonathan Quick LAK	at PHI	O	36	4	.889
Petr Mrazek TOR	at DET	W	35	4	.886
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs TOR	L	35	5	.857
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs BUF	L	35	3	.914
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs SJS	W	34	4	.882
Thatcher Demko VAN	at CGY	O	32	1	.969
Robin Lehner VGK	at TBL	W	29	2	.931
Eric Comrie WPG	at STL	W	29	1	.966
Craig Anderson BUF	at ARI	W	28	1	.964
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs VGK	O	27	2	.926
Antti Raanta CAR	vs NJD	W	25	1	.960
Stuart Skinner EDM	at MTL	W	23	2	.913
Jon Gillies NJD	at CAR	L	23	2	.913
Ville Husso STL	vs WPG	L	23	3	.870
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs ANA	L	20	2	.900
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs EDM	L	16	6	.625
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs VAN	W	15	0	.1000
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs EDM	—	8	1	.875

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