NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 10, 2024

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

Game recaps

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Montreal Canadiens

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout at home. Owen Tippett (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Cayden Primeau (MTL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +7 against a season average of 31.8; the overtime loss.

•Cayden Primeau (MTL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +7 against a season average of 31.8; the overtime loss.
•Sean Couturier (PHI) played 23:11, +5:26 up on his 17:45 season average over 73 games.
•Joel Farabee (PHI) played 23:32, +7:26 up on his 16:06 season average over 81 games.

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

Dallas Stars rout Minnesota Wild 7–2

Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 7–2 at home. Esa Lindell (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Eriksson Ek–Boldy skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Esa Lindell had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:27.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:49.
•Nils Lundkvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 at home. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 3:57 together.

•Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:23.
•Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:05.
•COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 3:57 together.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jason Robertson for DAL vs MIN, 74.5 mph. Full game report →

Jason Robertson (DAL vs MIN): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 74.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Esa Lindell DAL	vs MIN	0	3	3	2	1	1	21:27	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs VGK	2	0	2	5	1	0	22:23	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at DAL	1	1	2	4	2	0	19:49	—
Nils Lundkvist DAL	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	1	2	19:10	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs VGK	0	2	2	6	0	0	24:05	—
Mason Marchment DAL	vs MIN	0	2	2	0	2	1	15:21	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs VGK	0	1	1	7	0	1	22:31	—
Kaiden Guhle MTL	at PHI	0	1	1	0	1	10	20:35	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Eriksson Ek–Boldy skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cayden Primeau MTL	at PHI	O	39	2	.949
Jiri Patera VGK	at COL	L	35	3	.914
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at DAL	L	34	7	.794
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs VGK	W	25	0	.1000
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs MIN	W	23	2	.913
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs MTL	W	19	2	.895

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