NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 15, 2024

10 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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San Jose Sharks

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 3–0

Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 3–0 at home. Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Tuch, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Quinn) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:09 together.

•Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:51.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Tuch, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Quinn) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:09 together.
•New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Benson skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Coyle, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:19 together.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:16.
•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:57.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Coyle, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:19 together.

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Vancouver Canucks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in a shootout at home. Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Boqvist, Voronkov, Chinakhov and Sillinger) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:24 together.

•Dmitri Voronkov had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 15:28.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:06.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:28.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Florida Panthers 5–4 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Florida Panthers 5–4 in overtime at FLA. Alex Killorn (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Alex Killorn had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:39.
•Sam Bennett had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:35.
•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:38.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Seattle Kraken 3–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Seattle Kraken 3–0 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Adam Larsson (SEA) played 4:01, −19:10 down on his 23:11 season average over 80 games.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:36.
•Rickard Rakell had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:09.
•Adam Larsson (SEA) played 4:01, −19:10 down on his 23:11 season average over 80 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 at CAR. Phillip Danault (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Phillip Danault had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:03.
•Trevor Moore had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:09.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:27.

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Minnesota Wild rout New York Islanders 5–0

Minnesota Wild beat New York Islanders 5–0 at home. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy and Faber) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 6:05 together.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:30.
•Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:06.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Logan Thompson (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +7 against a season average of 28.2; the win.

•Mark Stone had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:46.
•Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:20.
•Pavel Dorofeyev had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:29.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:47 together.

•Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 29:17.
•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:17.
•Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:24.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at STL. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kapanen–Thomas skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brayden Schenn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:44.
•New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kapanen–Thomas skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Joel Hofer (STL) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +13 against a season average of 27.7; the loss.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Joel Eriksson Ek for MIN vs NYI, 76.4 mph. Full game report →

Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN vs NYI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 76.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mark Stone VGK	vs NSH	3	0	3	5	0	0	18:46	—
Cale Makar COL	at MTL	1	2	3	6	0	0	29:17	—
Casey Mittelstadt BUF	vs SJS	1	2	3	4	0	0	15:51	—
Phillip Danault LAK	at CAR	1	2	3	2	1	2	21:03	—
Dmitri Voronkov CBJ	vs VAN	2	0	2	9	1	2	15:28	—
Alex Killorn ANA	at FLA	2	0	2	5	0	0	20:39	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	vs NYI	2	0	2	4	4	1	18:30	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs ANA	2	0	2	4	2	0	16:35	—
Trevor Moore LAK	at CAR	2	0	2	4	0	0	21:09	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs SEA	2	0	2	4	0	0	19:36	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs ANA	1	1	2	5	0	0	21:22	—
Marcus Foligno MIN	vs NYI	1	1	2	4	4	3	15:06	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Benson skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Sabourin–Carpenter–Labanc skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Heinen–Zacha–DeBrusk skated 9:15 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 SEA: Shore–Yamamoto–Kartye skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Amadio–Cotter–Brisson skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kapanen–Thomas skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Cates–Brink skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Hayes–Saad–Toropchenko skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Casey DeSmith VAN	at CBJ	O	43	3	.930
Joel Hofer STL	vs PHI	L	41	3	.927
Nico Daws NJD	at BOS	L	35	2	.943
Jake Allen MTL	vs COL	W	35	3	.914
Logan Thompson VGK	vs NSH	W	35	1	.971
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at BUF	L	34	2	.941
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at MTL	L	34	4	.882
John Gibson ANA	at FLA	W	33	4	.879
David Rittich LAK	at CAR	W	32	2	.938
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at MIN	L	32	3	.906
Joey Daccord SEA	at PIT	L	32	2	.938
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs NJD	W	31	0	.1000
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs VAN	W	30	3	.900
Carter Hart PHI	at STL	W	30	2	.933
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs SJS	W	28	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	at VGK	L	28	3	.893
Anthony Stolarz FLA	vs ANA	O	26	5	.808
Antti Raanta CAR	vs LAK	L	24	4	.833
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs SEA	W	22	0	.1000
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs NYI	W	21	0	.1000
Kenneth Appleby NYI	at MIN	—	8	2	.750
Yaniv Perets CAR	vs LAK	—	1	0	.1000

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