NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 6, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

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Nashville Predators

Washington Capitals

Nashville Predators edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at WSH. Yakov Trenin (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Dowd–Mantha–Hathaway skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Yakov Trenin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:36.
•New look for WSH: Dowd–Mantha–Hathaway skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Erik Gustafsson (WSH) played 23:29, +3:46 up on his 19:43 season average over 69 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at DET. Aaron Ekblad (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:04 together.

•Aaron Ekblad had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:24.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:55.
•Filip Hronek had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:32.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at home. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Josh Morrissey had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:11.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:08.
•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:46.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Arizona Coyotes 2–0

Chicago Blackhawks beat Arizona Coyotes 2–0 at home. Jake McCabe (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Toews–Johnson–Raddysh skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Toews–Johnson–Raddysh skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Keller–McBain skated 12:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Athanasiou–Dickinson–Seney skated 10:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames beat New York Islanders 4–1

Calgary Flames beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home. Zach Parise (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYI: Bailey–Cizikas–Lee skated 6:26 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 NYI: Bailey–Cizikas–Lee skated 6:26 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 NYI: Clutterbuck–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Milan Lucic (CGY) played 14:58, +3:42 up on his 11:16 season average over 76 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at home. Mason McTavish (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 2A. Anthony Stolarz (ANA) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +15 against a season average of 26.0; the win.

•Mason McTavish had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:34.
•Timo Meier had two goals (2 points) on 10 shots in 19:38.
•John Klingberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:54.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mason McTavish ANA	vs SJS	2	2	4	3	2	0	17:34	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs TBL	0	3	3	2	2	3	22:11	—
Timo Meier SJS	at ANA	2	0	2	10	1	1	19:38	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG	vs TBL	2	0	2	4	3	1	18:08	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	at DET	2	0	2	2	0	4	22:24	—
John Klingberg ANA	vs SJS	1	1	2	6	1	0	22:54	—
Yakov Trenin NSH	at WSH	1	1	2	2	4	0	14:36	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at WPG	1	1	2	2	0	2	15:46	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs TBL	1	1	2	1	0	0	21:24	—
Filip Hronek DET	vs FLA	0	2	2	5	2	0	23:32	—
Kevin Labanc SJS	at ANA	0	2	2	3	0	0	16:14	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs TBL	0	2	2	1	2	1	15:31	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Dowd–Mantha–Hathaway skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Kubalik–Fabbri–Veleno skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Johnson–Raddysh skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Keller–McBain skated 12:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Athanasiou–Dickinson–Seney skated 10:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Blackwell–Lafferty–Johnson skated 7:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Domi–Kurashev–Reichel skated 10:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Cizikas–Lee skated 6:26 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 NYI: Clutterbuck–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs SJS	W	41	4	.902
Kevin Lankinen NSH	at WSH	W	32	2	.938
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at DET	W	31	2	.935
Connor Ingram ARI	at CHI	L	31	1	.968
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at ANA	O	29	5	.828
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TBL	W	28	2	.929
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs NYI	W	25	1	.960
Alex Stalock CHI	vs ARI	W	22	0	.1000
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs NSH	L	21	3	.857
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at CGY	L	21	4	.810
Ville Husso DET	vs FLA	L	20	3	.850
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WPG	L	19	3	.842

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