NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023

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

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 22:32.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:12.
•Sidney Crosby had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:40.

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Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 4–1

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 4–1 at NYI. Charlie McAvoy (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Foligno–Greer–Koppanen skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:37.
•Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:32.
•New look for BOS: Foligno–Greer–Koppanen skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at CGY. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:25.
•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:23.
•Devon Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:05.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Steven Stamkos had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:54.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:48.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:54.

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San Jose Sharks beat Dallas Stars 5–3

San Jose Sharks beat Dallas Stars 5–3 at home. Erik Karlsson (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A. SJS's first power-play unit (Couture, Karlsson, Hertl, Meier and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:41 together.

•Erik Karlsson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 24:29.
•Nick Bonino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:19.
•Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:13.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs PIT	1	3	4	4	4	0	22:32	—
Erik Karlsson SJS	vs DAL	1	3	4	1	2	0	24:29	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at VAN	3	0	3	6	0	0	15:54	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at CGY	2	1	3	2	1	0	21:25	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at OTT	1	2	3	4	1	0	18:12	—
Thomas Chabot OTT	vs PIT	0	3	3	4	1	0	26:20	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at OTT	0	3	3	0	0	1	19:40	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	at CGY	2	0	2	2	1	0	22:23	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs PIT	1	1	2	4	2	0	26:29	—
Drake Batherson OTT	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	3	0	20:02	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at VAN	1	1	2	3	0	1	14:54	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	0	1	26:49	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Foligno–Greer–Koppanen skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Barzal–Dufour skated 5:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith PIT	at OTT	O	40	5	.875
Brian Elliott TBL	at VAN	W	39	2	.949
James Reimer SJS	vs DAL	W	36	3	.917
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at CGY	W	35	1	.971
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs COL	L	30	3	.900
Jake Oettinger DAL	at SJS	L	27	4	.852
Linus Ullmark BOS	at NYI	W	26	1	.962
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs BOS	L	24	4	.833
Cam Talbot OTT	vs PIT	W	19	4	.789
Collin Delia VAN	vs TBL	—	14	0	.1000
Spencer Martin VAN	vs TBL	L	10	4	.600

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