NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 7, 2023

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge New York Rangers 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:03 together.

•Jack Hughes had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 10 shots in 22:58.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:03 together.
•New look for NJD: Wood–McLeod–Mercer skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final / SO

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Carolina Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in a shootout at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Pacioretty, Aho, Necas and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:16 together.

•Kirill Marchenko had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 13:54.
•Max Pacioretty had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:47.
•Brady Skjei had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:32.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:36 together.

•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:10.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:00.
•Morgan Rielly had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:34.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Minnesota Wild 6–5 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Minnesota Wild 6–5 in overtime at home. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Rasmus Dahlin had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 29:25.
•Casey Mittelstadt had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:18.
•Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 13:35.

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Seattle Kraken rout Ottawa Senators 8–4

Seattle Kraken beat Ottawa Senators 8–4 at OTT. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 3G 1A. SEA won it by committee.

•Tim Stützle had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 21:59.
•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:10.
•Jordan Eberle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:00.

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Montreal Canadiens edge St. Louis Blues 5–4

Montreal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 at home. Joel Armia (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Joel Armia had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:36.
•Nikita Alexandrov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:58.
•Evgenii Dadonov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at EDM. Zach Hyman (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL won it by committee.

•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 23:07.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 33:09.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 11 shots in 23:44.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 at VGK. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Eichel skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kevin Fiala had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:01.
•Gabriel Vilardi had 3 assists (3 points) in 13:50.
•Blake Lizotte had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:55.

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Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:58.
•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:21.
•Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:43.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	vs MIN	2	3	5	4	3	0	29:25	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs SEA	3	1	4	5	1	1	21:59	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs CAR	3	0	3	8	0	0	13:54	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	at VGK	3	0	3	6	1	0	17:01	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs NYR	2	1	3	10	2	0	22:58	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at SJS	1	2	3	3	1	1	18:58	—
Andre Burakovsky SEA	at OTT	1	2	3	1	3	0	16:10	—
Jordan Eberle SEA	at OTT	1	2	3	1	0	1	17:00	—
Casey Mittelstadt BUF	vs MIN	0	3	3	2	0	0	14:18	—
Gabriel Vilardi LAK	at VGK	0	3	3	0	0	2	13:50	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs COL	2	0	2	9	1	0	23:07	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at SJS	2	0	2	7	2	2	21:21	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Wood–McLeod–Mercer skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Copp–Rasmussen–Raymond skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Eichel skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs COL	O	46	3	.935
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs MIN	W	44	5	.886
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at NJD	O	43	4	.907
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs CAR	W	42	3	.929
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at BUF	O	37	6	.838
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs NYR	W	34	3	.912
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at EDM	W	30	2	.933
Linus Ullmark BOS	at SJS	W	30	2	.933
James Reimer SJS	vs BOS	L	29	4	.862
Magnus Hellberg DET	at TOR	L	28	3	.893
Jordan Binnington STL	at MTL	L	27	5	.815
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs DET	W	23	1	.957
Martin Jones SEA	at OTT	W	23	4	.826
Jake Allen MTL	vs STL	W	22	4	.818
Pheonix Copley LAK	at VGK	W	20	1	.950
Cam Talbot OTT	vs SEA	L	19	5	.737
Logan Thompson VGK	vs LAK	L	19	3	.842
Antti Raanta CAR	at CBJ	O	18	3	.833
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs SEA	—	5	3	.400
Adin Hill VGK	vs LAK	—	3	1	.667

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