NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 2, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at home. Jake DeBrusk (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ty Smith (PIT) played 10:27, −10:58 down on his 21:25 season average over 8 games.

•Jake DeBrusk had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:31.
•Ty Smith (PIT) played 10:27, −10:58 down on his 21:25 season average over 8 games.
•New look for PIT: Malkin–Zucker–Rakell skated 11:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 at COL. Nicolas Roy (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for COL: Compher–Malgin–Newhook skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nicolas Roy had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:50.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:13.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 27:07.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at ANA. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kevin Hayes (PHI) played 13:25, −4:12 down on his 17:37 season average over 80 games.

•Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:40.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.
•Kevin Hayes had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:25.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jake DeBrusk BOS	vs PIT	2	0	2	5	1	1	17:31	—
Nicolas Roy VGK	at COL	2	0	2	2	1	0	15:50	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs VGK	1	1	2	8	1	0	27:07	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs VGK	1	1	2	3	0	0	27:13	—
Travis Konecny PHI	at ANA	1	1	2	2	1	0	18:26	—
Joel Farabee PHI	at ANA	1	1	2	1	0	1	13:40	—
Kevin Hayes PHI	at ANA	0	2	2	3	0	0	13:25	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	vs VGK	0	2	2	1	5	0	23:57	—
Noah Cates PHI	at ANA	0	2	2	0	1	0	14:43	—
Trevor Zegras ANA	vs PHI	0	1	1	9	1	0	21:56	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Malkin–Zucker–Rakell skated 11:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Compher–Malgin–Newhook skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	vs PHI	L	33	4	.879
Logan Thompson VGK	at COL	W	29	2	.931
Samuel Ersson PHI	at ANA	W	29	1	.966
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs VGK	L	28	3	.893
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs PIT	W	27	1	.963
Casey DeSmith PIT	at BOS	L	21	2	.905
Tristan Jarry PIT	at BOS	—	8	0	.1000

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