NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 6, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

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Calgary Flames

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at home. Morgan Frost (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob Markstrom (CGY) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +13 against a season average of 28.7; the loss.

•Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:51.
•Jacob Markstrom (CGY) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +13 against a season average of 28.7; the loss.
•New look for PHI: Atkinson–Laughton–Tippett skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers rout Colorado Avalanche 8–4

Florida Panthers beat Colorado Avalanche 8–4 at COL. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:17.
•Sam Reinhart had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:31.
•Aleksander Barkov had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:58.

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Boston Bruins rout Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3

Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BOS won it by committee.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:01.
•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:13.
•Trent Frederic had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:44.

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Final / OT

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Minnesota Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets

Minnesota Wild edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at CBJ. Cole Sillinger (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Boldy, Rossi and Faber) scored 2 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 5:03 together.

•Cole Sillinger had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:07.
•Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 22:27.
•Brock Faber had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 30:12.

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Montreal Canadiens edge New York Rangers 4–3 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–3 in a shootout at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +16 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 24:09.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:21.
•Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +16 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

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Vancouver Canucks beat New Jersey Devils 6–4

Vancouver Canucks beat New Jersey Devils 6–4 at NJD. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:51.
•J.T. Miller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.
•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:38.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at PIT. Rickard Rakell (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:19 together.

•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:19 together.
•Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +14 against a season average of 27.2; the win.
•New look for BUF: Girgensons–Robinson–Krebs skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:25 together.

•William Nylander had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:18.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:27.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:25 together.

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St. Louis Blues edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in a shootout at CAR. Nathan Walker (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Noesen–Lemieux–Ponomarev skated 5:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Noesen–Lemieux–Ponomarev skated 5:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Sundqvist–Walker–Vrana skated 4:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nathan Walker (STL) played 7:28, −3:25 down on his 10:53 season average over 44 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 4–3

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 4–3 at DAL. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:43.
•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:32.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:35.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at home. Zach Hyman (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 4:16 together.

•Zach Hyman had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 19:34.
•Evan Bouchard had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:24.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 4:16 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Islanders 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Islanders 5–2 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Eichel and Cormier) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:43 together.

•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:20.
•Nicolas Roy had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:07.
•Keegan Kolesar had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:12.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Colin Miller for NJD vs VAN, 87.1 mph. Full game report →

Colin Miller (NJD vs VAN): Off the faceoff, 1 pass, 87.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at COL	1	3	4	4	1	0	16:17	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at COL	0	4	4	4	2	0	18:58	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs OTT	3	0	3	8	1	0	19:34	—
Cole Sillinger CBJ	vs MIN	3	0	3	5	0	1	19:07	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at COL	3	0	3	4	0	2	20:31	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at CBJ	2	1	3	7	0	2	22:27	—
William Nylander TOR	at SJS	2	1	3	5	1	0	15:18	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at NJD	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:51	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at NJD	2	1	3	2	1	0	18:29	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at COL	2	1	3	2	0	0	16:48	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at BOS	1	2	3	5	1	1	23:01	—
Brock Faber MIN	at CBJ	0	3	3	3	0	5	30:12	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Atkinson–Laughton–Tippett skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Monahan–Ylonen–Heineman skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Girgensons–Robinson–Krebs skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Carpenter–Labanc–Zadina skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Noesen–Lemieux–Ponomarev skated 5:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Walker–Vrana skated 4:53 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 VGK: Amadio–Denisenko–Cotter skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NYR	W	48	3	.938
Anton Forsberg OTT	at EDM	L	46	3	.935
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at PHI	L	42	3	.929
Nico Daws NJD	vs VAN	L	42	5	.881
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at PIT	W	41	1	.976
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs MIN	O	36	4	.889
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs BUF	L	32	3	.906
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs TOR	L	32	4	.875
Jordan Binnington STL	at CAR	W	30	1	.967
Jonathan Quick NYR	at MTL	O	30	3	.900
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs OTT	W	30	1	.967
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at VGK	L	30	5	.833
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at CBJ	W	29	3	.897
Kevin Lankinen NSH	at DAL	W	29	3	.897
Logan Thompson VGK	vs NYI	W	29	2	.931
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at COL	W	26	4	.846
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs TBL	W	26	3	.885
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at BOS	L	25	6	.760
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NJD	W	25	4	.840
Carter Hart PHI	vs CGY	W	24	2	.917
Martin Jones TOR	at SJS	W	24	1	.958
Antti Raanta CAR	vs STL	O	22	1	.955
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs NSH	L	22	4	.818
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs FLA	L	15	3	.800
Ivan Prosvetov COL	vs FLA	—	13	4	.692

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