NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024

13 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

Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. James van Riemsdyk (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BOS: Steen–Lauko–Merkulov skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:43.
•New look for BOS: Steen–Lauko–Merkulov skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•David Jiricek (CBJ) played 18:29, +3:59 up on his 14:30 season average over 42 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout New York Rangers 6–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Rangers 6–1 at NYR. Brady Skjei (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Bunting, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:43 together.

•Brady Skjei had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:44.
•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:04.
•Jack Drury had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:55.

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Washington Capitals edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at PIT. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 5:08 together.

•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:16.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:27.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:24.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Dallas Stars 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Dallas Stars 4–3 at DAL. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:22 together.

•Jordan Harris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:11.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:32.
•Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:25.

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Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at MIN. MacKenzie Weegar (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for MIN: Maroon–Gaudreau–Lucchini skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•MacKenzie Weegar had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:33.
•New look for MIN: Maroon–Gaudreau–Lucchini skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Duhaime–Walker–Dewar skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (7.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 at home. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:00.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at home. Vladislav Namestnikov (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:59 together.

•Vladislav Namestnikov had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:35.
•Morgan Barron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:58.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:00.

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Florida Panthers beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at ARI. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 6:01 together.

•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:57.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 6:01 together.
•Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.4; the loss.

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Colorado Avalanche edge New York Islanders 5–4 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 23:09.
•Cale Makar had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:11.
•Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:54.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:51.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:20.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 6–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 6–3 at home. Pius Suter (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Pius Suter had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:10.
•Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:17.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:20.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0 at LAK. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Lewis–Anderson-Dolan–Lizotte skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•William Nylander had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:57.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:04.
•New look for LAK: Lewis–Anderson-Dolan–Lizotte skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at SJS. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Mike Hoffman (SJS) played 17:56, +4:16 up on his 13:40 season average over 65 games.

•Lucas Raymond had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:33.
•David Perron had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.
•Daniel Sprong had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 11:59.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Simon Holmstrom for NYI @ COL, 84.2 mph. Full game report →

Simon Holmstrom (NYI @ COL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 84.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs PHI	1	4	5	2	0	0	16:35	—
Pius Suter VAN	vs OTT	2	1	3	5	1	0	16:10	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs PHI	2	1	3	3	0	0	18:51	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs NYI	1	2	3	7	0	1	23:09	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs PHI	1	2	3	6	0	0	17:20	—
James van Riemsdyk BOS	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	1	0	12:43	—
Brady Skjei CAR	at NYR	0	3	3	2	1	2	20:44	—
Cale Makar COL	vs NYI	0	3	3	2	0	3	26:11	—
Vladislav Namestnikov WPG	vs TBL	0	3	3	0	1	1	16:35	—
Lucas Raymond DET	at SJS	0	3	3	0	0	0	16:33	—
William Nylander TOR	at LAK	2	0	2	6	1	0	20:57	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs OTT	2	0	2	5	0	0	17:17	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Steen–Lauko–Merkulov skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Lemieux–Bunting–Drury skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Maroon–Gaudreau–Lucchini skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Duhaime–Walker–Dewar skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (7.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Donato–Seney–Katchouk skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Anderson-Dolan–Lizotte skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs OTT	W	38	3	.921
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs FLA	L	37	3	.946
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs PHI	W	37	2	.946
Carter Hart PHI	at EDM	L	36	5	.861
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at PIT	W	35	3	.914
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at NSH	L	35	2	.943
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TBL	W	34	2	.941
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at DAL	W	33	3	.909
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs CGY	L	32	2	.938
Martin Jones TOR	at LAK	W	31	0	.1000
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs DET	L	30	4	.867
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at NYR	W	29	1	.966
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at MIN	W	29	1	.966
Cam Talbot LAK	vs TOR	L	28	2	.929
Linus Ullmark BOS	at CBJ	W	27	1	.963
Spencer Martin CBJ	vs BOS	L	27	4	.852
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs CAR	L	27	6	.778
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WPG	L	27	3	.889
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at COL	O	27	4	.852
Alex Lyon DET	at SJS	W	27	3	.889
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at ARI	W	22	1	.955
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs NYI	W	22	4	.818
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CHI	W	21	0	.1000
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs MTL	L	18	4	.778
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	vs WSH	L	15	1	.933
Anton Forsberg OTT	at VAN	L	13	4	.692
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at VAN	—	13	2	.846
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at COL	—	12	1	.917
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs WSH	—	7	3	.571

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