NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023

5 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 Islanders

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators edge New York Islanders 2–1

Ottawa Senators beat New York Islanders 2–1 at home. Claude Giroux (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Giroux–DeBrincat–Greig skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:51.
•Jake Sanderson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:10.
•New look for OTT: Giroux–DeBrincat–Greig skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Filip Chytil (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Vesey–Panarin skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Filip Chytil had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:25.
•Timothy Liljegren had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:55.
•New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Vesey–Panarin skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at DAL. Brett Pesce (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jalen Chatfield (CAR) played 21:42, +7:40 up on his 14:02 season average over 77 games.

•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:57.
•Jalen Chatfield (CAR) played 21:42, +7:40 up on his 14:02 season average over 77 games.
•Esa Lindell (DAL) played 23:59, +4:07 up on his 19:52 season average over 81 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Edmonton Oilers

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at EDM. Kent Johnson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Gustav Nyquist (CBJ) played 3:33, −14:21 down on his 17:54 season average over 50 games.

•Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:28.
•Adam Boqvist had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:40.
•Gustav Nyquist (CBJ) played 3:33, −14:21 down on his 17:54 season average over 50 games.

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Seattle Kraken rout Vancouver Canucks 6–1

Seattle Kraken beat Vancouver Canucks 6–1 at home. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jared McCann had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:07.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:43.
•Adam Larsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:37.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jared McCann SEA	vs VAN	1	2	3	4	0	1	18:07	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand SEA	vs VAN	2	0	2	4	0	1	13:43	—
Filip Chytil NYR	at TOR	2	0	2	4	0	0	15:25	—
Kent Johnson CBJ	at EDM	1	1	2	4	0	1	16:28	—
Timothy Liljegren TOR	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	1	0	21:55	—
Claude Giroux OTT	vs NYI	1	1	2	1	1	1	17:51	—
Adam Larsson SEA	vs VAN	0	2	2	5	0	2	24:37	—
Adam Boqvist CBJ	at EDM	0	2	2	3	0	2	12:40	—
Vince Dunn SEA	vs VAN	0	2	2	3	0	1	21:51	—
Brett Pesce CAR	at DAL	0	2	2	2	0	0	21:57	—
Jake Sanderson OTT	vs NYI	0	2	2	1	0	1	23:10	—
Jordan Eberle SEA	vs VAN	0	2	2	1	0	0	12:04	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Giroux–DeBrincat–Greig skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Joseph–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Vesey–Panarin skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at OTT	L	38	2	.947
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at EDM	W	36	2	.944
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at TOR	O	35	3	.914
Spencer Martin VAN	at SEA	L	35	6	.829
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs NYR	W	29	2	.931
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs CBJ	O	27	3	.889
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CAR	O	24	3	.875
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs NYI	—	22	1	.955
Martin Jones SEA	vs VAN	W	20	1	.950
Antti Raanta CAR	at DAL	W	15	0	.1000
Cam Talbot OTT	vs NYI	W	14	0	.1000
Frederik Andersen CAR	at DAL	—	6	2	.667

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