NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 27, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0

New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DET: Kubalik–Erne–Suter skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:58.
•Kyle Palmieri had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:38.
•New look for DET: Kubalik–Erne–Suter skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Florida Panthers 4–3

Los Angeles Kings beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at FLA. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Pheonix Copley (LAK) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +22 against a season average of 25.6; the win.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:46.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:45.
•Matthew Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:36.

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Ottawa Senators rout Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 at TOR. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Bunting and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:14 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:19.
•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:26.
•Tim Stützle had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:23.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at home. Michael Eyssimont (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR won it by committee.

•Michael Eyssimont had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:53.
•Martin Necas had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:55.
•Sebastian Aho had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 18:59.

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New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at home. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Kessel–Stephenson–Carrier skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:16.
•Braden Schneider had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:57.
•New look for VGK: Kessel–Stephenson–Carrier skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at DAL. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Jack Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:31.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:05 together.
•New look for DAL: Seguin–Faksa–Marchment skated 12:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 5–2 at SEA. Blake Coleman (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for SEA: Hayden–Sprong–Geekie skated 4:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Blake Coleman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:32.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:48.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:07.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Bo Horvat had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 19:13.
•Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:01.
•Kirill Marchenko had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:21.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bo Horvat VAN	vs CBJ	0	4	4	1	1	1	19:13	—
Blake Coleman CGY	at SEA	1	2	3	5	1	1	15:32	—
Michael Eyssimont SJS	at CAR	1	2	3	2	2	1	15:53	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	at SEA	1	2	3	1	0	0	18:48	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs SJS	2	0	2	9	0	0	18:59	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs SJS	2	0	2	5	0	0	17:55	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at TOR	2	0	2	4	3	0	18:19	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at DAL	2	0	2	4	0	2	19:31	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	at VAN	2	0	2	3	0	1	16:21	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs CBJ	2	0	2	2	0	3	18:01	—
Claude Giroux OTT	at TOR	1	1	2	6	0	0	16:26	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs LAK	1	1	2	5	0	2	21:45	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Kubalik–Erne–Suter skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Bunting–Marner skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kessel–Stephenson–Carrier skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Faksa–Marchment skated 12:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Glendening–Gurianov–Kiviranta skated 5:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Hayden–Sprong–Geekie skated 4:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Pheonix Copley LAK	at FLA	W	48	3	.938
Adin Hill VGK	at NYR	L	39	3	.923
Martin Jones SEA	vs CGY	L	37	4	.892
James Reimer SJS	at CAR	O	36	5	.861
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at DAL	W	35	2	.943
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs OTT	L	34	6	.824
Jaroslav Halak NYR	vs VGK	W	34	1	.971
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at VAN	L	34	5	.853
Anton Forsberg OTT	at TOR	W	33	2	.939
Alex Lyon FLA	vs LAK	L	32	3	.906
Dan Vladar CGY	at SEA	W	30	2	.933
Magnus Hellberg DET	at NYI	L	29	2	.931
Antti Raanta CAR	vs SJS	W	29	3	.897
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs NJD	O	29	3	.897
Collin Delia VAN	vs CBJ	W	26	2	.923
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs DET	W	23	0	.1000

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