NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 8, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Vancouver Canucks

New York Rangers

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 6–3

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 6–3 at NYR. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:06.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:22.
•Nils Hoglander had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:13.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Couturier, Konecny, Tippett, Farabee and Zamula) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:34 together.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:43.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Couturier, Konecny, Tippett, Farabee and Zamula) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:34 together.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 6:23 together.

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Dallas Stars rout Minnesota Wild 4–0

Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 4–0 at MIN. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Harley) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:27 together.

•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:16.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:50.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Harley) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:27 together.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in a shootout at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 8:33 together.

•Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:21.
•COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 8:33 together.
•Brandon Carlo (BOS) played 11:50, −8:11 down on his 20:01 season average over 75 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Owen Tippett for PHI vs PIT, 79.9 mph. Full game report →

Owen Tippett (PHI vs PIT): Cycle, 3 passes, 79.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Elias Pettersson VAN	at NYR	2	2	4	3	3	1	19:06	—
Brock Boeser VAN	at NYR	1	2	3	5	1	1	19:22	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs VAN	2	0	2	5	3	0	20:29	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at COL	2	0	2	2	2	0	20:21	—
Nils Hoglander VAN	at NYR	2	0	2	2	1	0	10:13	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs VAN	1	1	2	5	0	0	22:48	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at PHI	1	1	2	4	1	0	16:43	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at MIN	1	1	2	3	2	0	16:50	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at MIN	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:16	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs VAN	0	2	2	3	2	1	18:34	—
Filip Hronek VAN	at NYR	0	2	2	2	0	0	21:19	—
Jacob Trouba NYR	vs VAN	0	0	0	7	3	2	19:39	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NYR	W	42	3	.929
Carter Hart PHI	vs PIT	L	39	4	.897
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at PHI	W	37	1	.973
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at COL	O	36	3	.917
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs BOS	W	26	3	.885
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs VAN	L	25	5	.800
Matt Murray DAL	at MIN	W	23	0	.1000
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs DAL	L	20	4	.800

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