NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 30, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Seattle Kraken

New York Rangers

New York Rangers edge Seattle Kraken 3–2

New York Rangers beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Trouba and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:16 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:08.
•Jared McCann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:32.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Trouba and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:16 together.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Los Angeles Kings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at PIT. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK won it by committee.

•Bryan Rust had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:53.
•Trevor Moore had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:14.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:52.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge San Jose Sharks 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 at home. Vincent Trocheck (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SJS: Couture–Balcers–Dahlen skated 11:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SJS: Couture–Balcers–Dahlen skated 11:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Pederson–Gregor–Viel skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ethan Bear (CAR) played 13:00, −3:08 down on his 16:08 season average over 57 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at MTL. Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:07.
•Patrik Laine had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:58.
•Cole Sillinger had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:35.

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Dallas Stars rout Boston Bruins 6–1

Dallas Stars beat Boston Bruins 6–1 at home. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Seguin, Klingberg, Hintz and Robertson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:11.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:18.
•Denis Gurianov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:57.

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Minnesota Wild edge New York Islanders 4–3

Minnesota Wild beat New York Islanders 4–3 at NYI. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:37 together.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:06.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:20.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:06.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at home. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, Rantanen, Girard and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:52 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:22.
•Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:23.
•COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, Rantanen, Girard and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:52 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs BOS	2	1	3	3	2	1	15:11	—
Artturi Lehkonen MTL	vs CBJ	1	2	3	4	1	0	19:07	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs SEA	1	2	3	2	0	2	19:08	—
Patrik Laine CBJ	at MTL	2	0	2	5	0	0	16:58	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs LAK	2	0	2	3	3	0	18:53	—
Trevor Moore LAK	at PIT	2	0	2	3	1	0	16:14	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at NYI	1	1	2	5	0	0	17:06	—
Tyler Toffoli MTL	vs CBJ	1	1	2	4	0	2	17:37	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs CBJ	1	1	2	3	2	2	19:32	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	3	0	15:23	—
Cole Sillinger CBJ	at MTL	1	1	2	3	1	0	13:35	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	1	3	14:18	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Couture–Balcers–Dahlen skated 11:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Pederson–Gregor–Viel skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Bergeron–Marchand–Pastrnak skated 9:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Eakin–Olofsson skated 6:08 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at NYI	W	43	3	.930
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs SEA	W	42	2	.952
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs LAK	L	38	4	.895
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at MTL	W	35	3	.914
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at COL	L	35	3	.914
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs BUF	W	31	1	.968
James Reimer SJS	at CAR	L	29	2	.931
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs CBJ	L	28	2	.929
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs SJS	W	28	1	.964
Cal Petersen LAK	at PIT	W	26	3	.885
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs BOS	W	26	1	.962
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at NYR	L	24	3	.875
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs MIN	L	21	4	.810
Linus Ullmark BOS	at DAL	L	15	4	.733
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at DAL	—	14	2	.857
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs CBJ	—	7	3	.571

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