NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 26, 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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Boston Bruins

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Boston Bruins 3–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Point and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:39 together.

•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:13.
•Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:05.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Point and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:39 together.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at MTL. Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET won it by committee.

•Rafael Harvey-Pinard had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:07.
•Moritz Seider had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:45.
•Michael Pezzetta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:43.

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Washington Capitals edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in a shootout at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 30.1; the overtime loss.

•Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 30.1; the overtime loss.
•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Strome skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Mantha–Sheary skated 12:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at WPG. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +5 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.

•Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:46.
•Blake Wheeler had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:27.
•Jeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:44.

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Nashville Predators beat New Jersey Devils 6–4

Nashville Predators beat New Jersey Devils 6–4 at home. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NSH won it by committee.

•Dougie Hamilton had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:44.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:26.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:00.

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Minnesota Wild edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:47 together.

•Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:14.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:01.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:47 together.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3 at COL. Frank Vatrano (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for COL: Nieto–Compher–Rantanen skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Frank Vatrano had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 15:52.
•Mikko Rantanen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:38.
•Samuel Girard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:18.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout Calgary Flames 5–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Calgary Flames 5–1 at CGY. Boris Katchouk (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Domi–Raddysh–Kurashev skated 12:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Boris Katchouk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:59.
•New look for CHI: Domi–Raddysh–Kurashev skated 12:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Kadri–Coleman–Huberdeau skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes rout St. Louis Blues 5–0

Arizona Coyotes beat St. Louis Blues 5–0 at home. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 3G 1A. Robert Thomas (STL) played 8:27, −11:03 down on his 19:30 season average over 72 games.

•Nick Schmaltz had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:24.
•Nick Ritchie had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:31.
•Robert Thomas (STL) played 8:27, −11:03 down on his 19:30 season average over 72 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nick Schmaltz ARI	vs STL	3	1	4	3	0	0	16:24	—
Frank Vatrano ANA	at COL	3	0	3	8	1	1	15:52	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs PHI	2	1	3	4	1	0	17:14	—
Rafael Harvey-Pinard MTL	vs DET	2	1	3	3	4	3	16:07	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs BOS	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:13	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	at NSH	0	3	3	5	1	0	23:44	—
Moritz Seider DET	at MTL	0	3	3	1	3	2	25:45	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs BOS	0	3	3	1	0	1	21:05	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs ANA	2	0	2	5	0	0	24:38	—
Samuel Girard COL	vs ANA	1	1	2	7	0	3	20:18	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at NSH	1	1	2	5	1	1	20:26	—
Matt Duchene NSH	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	1	0	20:00	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Bergeron–Marchand–Hall skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Strome skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Mantha–Sheary skated 12:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Gaudreau–Duhaime–Boldy skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nieto–Compher–Rantanen skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Domi–Raddysh–Kurashev skated 12:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kadri–Coleman–Huberdeau skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Mangiapane–Pelletier skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kassian–McBain–Maccelli skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.8% 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 WSH	O	45	2	.956
John Gibson ANA	at COL	W	44	3	.932
Jake Allen MTL	vs DET	O	42	4	.905
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at NSH	L	40	5	.875
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BOS	W	39	2	.949
Juuse Saros NSH	vs NJD	W	39	4	.897
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs PIT	W	37	2	.946
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs BUF	L	36	3	.917
Linus Ullmark BOS	at TBL	L	35	3	.914
Jaxson Stauber CHI	at CGY	W	35	1	.971
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs STL	W	33	0	.1000
Pavel Francouz COL	vs ANA	L	31	4	.871
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs PHI	W	30	2	.933
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs CHI	L	28	4	.857
Thomas Greiss STL	at ARI	L	25	5	.840
Ville Husso DET	at MTL	W	23	3	.870
Carter Hart PHI	at MIN	O	23	3	.870
Eric Comrie BUF	at WPG	W	21	2	.905

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