NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 5, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Chicago Blackhawks

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at home. Alexander Holtz (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Connor Bedard (CHI) played 3:05, −16:57 down on his 20:02 season average over 67 games.

•Alexander Holtz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:32.
•Simon Nemec had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:14.
•Connor Bedard (CHI) played 3:05, −16:57 down on his 20:02 season average over 67 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Carolina Hurricanes rout Washington Capitals 6–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 6–2 at WSH. Brent Burns (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brent Burns had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:07.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:12.
•Sebastian Aho had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:03.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Winnipeg Jets beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at ANA. Vladislav Namestnikov (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for ANA: Silfverberg–McGinn–Lundeström skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Vladislav Namestnikov had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:25.
•New look for ANA: Silfverberg–McGinn–Lundeström skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Laurent Brossoit (WPG) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.0; the win.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Vasily Ponomarev for CAR @ WSH, 78.0 mph. Full game report →

Vasily Ponomarev (CAR @ WSH): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 78.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brent Burns CAR	at WSH	2	1	3	6	0	0	22:07	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at WSH	1	2	3	2	1	0	19:12	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at WSH	0	3	3	3	1	0	20:03	—
Dmitry Orlov CAR	at WSH	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:06	—
Alexander Holtz NJD	vs CHI	1	1	2	2	0	1	14:32	—
Simon Nemec NJD	vs CHI	1	1	2	1	0	3	18:14	—
Vasily Ponomarev CAR	at WSH	1	1	2	1	0	1	10:29	—
Vladislav Namestnikov WPG	at ANA	0	2	2	0	2	1	17:25	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs CHI	0	0	0	9	0	1	23:34	—
Ilya Lyubushkin ANA	vs WPG	0	0	0	0	3	5	17:06	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Silfverberg–McGinn–Lundeström skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Groulx–Zegras skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at ANA	W	38	1	.974
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs CAR	L	33	5	.848
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at NJD	L	31	3	.903
John Gibson ANA	vs WPG	L	27	3	.889
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs CHI	W	25	2	.920
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at WSH	W	17	2	.882

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