NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Arizona Coyotes

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers rout Arizona Coyotes 6–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Arizona Coyotes 6–2 at home. Morgan Frost (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 4A. PHI's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Hayes, DeAngelo, Konecny and Frost) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:15 together.

•Morgan Frost had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:04.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:58.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:27.

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New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at MTL. Filip Chytil (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Dadonov–Armia–Evans skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Filip Chytil had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:36.
•New look for MTL: Dadonov–Armia–Evans skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MTL: Drouin–Richard–Pezzetta skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–3

Nashville Predators beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 at CAR. Brett Pesce (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 67 shots and stopped 64 (.955), +34 against a season average of 32.8; the win.

•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:12.
•Juuso Parssinen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:27.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 67 shots and stopped 64 (.955), +34 against a season average of 32.8; the win.

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Seattle Kraken rout Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1

Seattle Kraken beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 at TOR. Vince Dunn (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Bunting, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:55 together.

•Vince Dunn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:11.
•Jared McCann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:39.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Bunting, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:55 together.

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St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Robert Thomas had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:06.
•Pavel Buchnevich had 3 assists (3 points) in 20:33.
•Jack Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 23:50.

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Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–2

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–2 at CBJ. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson and Strome) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 1:35 together.

•Dylan Strome had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:19.
•T.J. Oshie had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:21.
•Emil Bemstrom had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:03.

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Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders 4–2 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:05 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:57.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:50.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:13.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2 at home. Andrei Kuzmenko (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Compher, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:53 together.

•Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:02.
•Elias Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:51.
•Ilya Mikheyev had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:15.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:16.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:40.
•Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:31.

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Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2 at LAK. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Krejci–Hall–Zacha skated 13:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:05.
•Trent Frederic had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:35.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:25.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Morgan Frost PHI	vs ARI	0	4	4	4	2	1	16:04	—
Robert Thomas STL	at NJD	2	1	3	3	0	0	18:06	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs PIT	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:16	—
Vince Dunn SEA	at TOR	1	2	3	3	2	0	22:11	—
Kevin Hayes PHI	vs ARI	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:58	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs ARI	1	2	3	1	0	1	18:27	—
Dylan Strome WSH	at CBJ	0	3	3	3	0	1	15:19	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	at NJD	0	3	3	0	0	1	20:33	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs STL	2	0	2	9	0	0	23:50	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at LAK	2	0	2	5	1	0	20:05	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	at CBJ	2	0	2	4	2	1	15:21	—
Trent Frederic BOS	at LAK	2	0	2	4	1	0	13:35	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Dadonov–Armia–Evans skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Drouin–Richard–Pezzetta skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Pacioretty–Stepan–Kotkaniemi skated 7:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: McDavid–Yamamoto–Kostin skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Krejci–Hall–Zacha skated 13:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	at CAR	W	67	3	.955
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at VAN	L	42	3	.929
Adin Hill VGK	vs PIT	W	40	2	.950
Jordan Binnington STL	at NJD	W	39	3	.923
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at EDM	L	38	4	.895
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs WSH	L	37	6	.838
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at PHI	L	34	6	.824
Collin Delia VAN	vs COL	W	32	2	.938
Casey DeSmith PIT	at VGK	L	31	5	.839
Jake Allen MTL	vs NYR	L	30	3	.900
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at LAK	W	29	2	.931
Martin Jones SEA	at TOR	W	27	1	.963
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at CBJ	W	27	2	.926
Matt Murray TOR	vs SEA	L	26	5	.808
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs NSH	L	24	4	.833
Carter Hart PHI	vs ARI	W	23	2	.913
Jack Campbell EDM	vs NYI	W	22	2	.909
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs BOS	L	21	4	.810
Jaroslav Halak NYR	at MTL	W	18	1	.944
Akira Schmid NJD	vs STL	L	18	4	.778

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