NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023

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

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Boston Bruins

Montreal Canadiens

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at MTL. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:11 together.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 17:59.
•Kirby Dach had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:59.
•David Krejci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:38.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Florida Panthers 7–6 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Florida Panthers 7–6 in overtime at home. Kris Letang (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Kris Letang had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 26:29.
•Aaron Ekblad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:04.
•Danton Heinen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:59.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime at PHI. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Anderson-Dolan) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:49 together.

•Anze Kopitar had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:46.
•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:23.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:46.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Minnesota Wild 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Minnesota Wild 4–2 at home. Corey Perry (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Corey Perry had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 8:44.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:05.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:54.

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Detroit Red Wings edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in overtime at home. Michael Rasmussen (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DET: Kubalik–Fabbri–Veleno skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Michael Rasmussen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:19.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:02.
•New look for DET: Kubalik–Fabbri–Veleno skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at home. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Froese–Kolesar–Howden skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dougie Hamilton had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:49.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:14.
•Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:16.

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Buffalo Sabres beat St. Louis Blues 5–3

Buffalo Sabres beat St. Louis Blues 5–3 at STL. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Tage Thompson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:31.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:32.
•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:43.

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Nashville Predators edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 4:40, −13:32 down on his 18:12 season average over 42 games.

•Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 4:40, −13:32 down on his 18:12 season average over 42 games.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.
•Tommy Novak (NSH) played 10:30, −4:14 down on his 14:44 season average over 50 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at ARI. Cam Fowler (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Juuso Välimäki (ARI) played 6:30, −11:50 down on his 18:20 season average over 77 games.

•Cam Fowler had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:43.
•Troy Terry had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:59.
•Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:18.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at home. Logan O'Connor (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Alexandar Georgiev (COL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +8 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

•Logan O'Connor had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:48.
•Alexandar Georgiev (COL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +8 against a season average of 30.7; the win.
•Tom Wilson (WSH) played 9:05, −8:48 down on his 17:53 season average over 32 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Andrei Kuzmenko (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 47 shots and stopped 43 (.915), +15 against a season average of 32.0; the loss.

•Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:03.
•Elias Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:26.
•Luke Schenn had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:09.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kris Letang PIT	vs FLA	2	2	4	6	4	2	26:29	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at MTL	1	3	4	7	0	0	17:59	—
Cam Fowler ANA	at ARI	2	1	3	3	0	1	21:43	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	at PIT	1	2	3	5	2	0	24:04	—
Troy Terry ANA	at ARI	1	2	3	5	0	0	17:59	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs FLA	1	2	3	4	1	0	20:50	—
Danton Heinen PIT	vs FLA	1	2	3	3	3	0	12:59	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs FLA	1	2	3	3	1	0	20:29	—
Tage Thompson BUF	at STL	1	2	3	3	1	0	14:31	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at PHI	2	0	2	7	0	0	20:46	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	vs VGK	2	0	2	6	1	2	24:49	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at PIT	2	0	2	6	1	1	19:40	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Kubalik–Fabbri–Veleno skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Labanc–Meier skated 12:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Sundqvist–Erne–Suter skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Froese–Kolesar–Howden skated 9:32 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 WSH: Kuznetsov–Wilson–Milano skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Horvat–Boeser–Studnicka skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Lyon FLA	at PIT	O	49	7	.857
Petr Mrazek CHI	at VAN	L	47	4	.915
Connor Ingram ARI	vs ANA	L	42	4	.905
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NSH	L	41	2	.951
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs FLA	W	39	6	.846
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at ARI	W	39	2	.949
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs WSH	W	39	2	.949
Carter Hart PHI	vs LAK	O	38	4	.895
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at TBL	L	38	3	.921
Logan Thompson VGK	at NJD	O	36	3	.917
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MIN	W	35	2	.943
James Reimer SJS	at DET	O	35	3	.914
Juuse Saros NSH	vs WPG	W	33	1	.970
Pheonix Copley LAK	at PHI	W	31	3	.903
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs VGK	W	30	2	.933
Ville Husso DET	vs SJS	W	30	2	.933
Jordan Binnington STL	vs BUF	L	30	4	.867
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs BOS	L	28	3	.893
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at STL	W	28	3	.893
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at COL	L	26	3	.885
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at MTL	W	22	2	.909
Collin Delia VAN	vs CHI	W	14	2	.857

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