NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 1, 2023

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

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Carolina Hurricanes

New Jersey Devils

Carolina Hurricanes edge New Jersey Devils 5–4 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 in a shootout at NJD. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR won it by committee.

•Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:55.
•Derek Stepan had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 9:45.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:17.

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New York Rangers beat Florida Panthers 5–3

New York Rangers beat Florida Panthers 5–3 at FLA. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Mika Zibanejad had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:10.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:39.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:37.

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Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ilya Lyubushkin (BUF) played 7:45, −7:22 down on his 15:07 season average over 67 games.

•Tim Stützle had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:21.
•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:57.
•Ilya Lyubushkin (BUF) played 7:45, −7:22 down on his 15:07 season average over 67 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at CHI. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Erik Karlsson (SJS) played 21:36, −4:04 down on his 25:40 season average over 81 games.

•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:36.
•Logan Couture had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:03.
•Oskar Lindblom had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:48.

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Seattle Kraken beat New York Islanders 4–1

Seattle Kraken beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home. Yanni Gourde (SEA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Burakovsky–Beniers skated 13:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Vince Dunn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:39.
•Yanni Gourde had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:41.
•New look for SEA: Eberle–Burakovsky–Beniers skated 13:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs CAR	2	1	3	2	0	0	17:55	—
Derek Stepan CAR	at NJD	2	0	2	4	0	0	9:45	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at FLA	2	0	2	4	0	0	19:10	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs BUF	2	0	2	2	0	1	21:21	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at FLA	1	1	2	8	0	0	18:37	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at NJD	1	1	2	5	0	1	20:17	—
Eric Staal FLA	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	1	0	11:04	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at FLA	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:53	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at FLA	1	1	2	1	5	0	17:39	—
Adam Fox NYR	at FLA	0	2	2	4	0	2	23:31	—
Yanni Gourde SEA	vs NYI	0	2	2	3	0	3	17:41	—
Logan Couture SJS	at CHI	0	2	2	3	0	0	19:03	—

Line changes

New look for SEA: Eberle–Burakovsky–Beniers skated 13:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Tolvanen skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs CAR	O	47	4	.915
Jaroslav Halak NYR	at FLA	W	35	3	.914
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs BUF	W	34	1	.971
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at SEA	L	34	3	.912
Craig Anderson BUF	at OTT	L	32	2	.938
Antti Raanta CAR	at NJD	W	28	4	.857
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs NYR	L	28	5	.821
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs SJS	L	28	5	.821
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at CHI	W	22	2	.909
Martin Jones SEA	vs NYI	W	19	1	.947

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