NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 18, 2024

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

Game recaps

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Chicago Blackhawks

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 at home. Ryan Johnson (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Tuch, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Benson) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 7:04 together.

•Ryan Johnson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:04.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Tuch, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Benson) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 7:04 together.
•New look for BUF: Robinson–Krebs–Peterka skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for BOS: Heinen–Steen–Boqvist skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 21:09.
•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
•Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:32.

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Ottawa Senators rout Montreal Canadiens 6–2

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 6–2 at home. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Cayden Primeau (MTL) faced 36 shots and stopped 31 (.861), +4 against a season average of 31.8; the loss.

•Tim Stützle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:17.
•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:28.
•Parker Kelly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:00.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout Dallas Stars 5–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Dallas Stars 5–1 at home. Owen Tippett (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Sanheim, Frost, Drysdale and Foerster) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:32 together.

•Owen Tippett had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:49.
•Morgan Frost had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:37.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Sanheim, Frost, Drysdale and Foerster) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:32 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Minnesota Wild 7–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Minnesota Wild 7–3 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Victor Hedman had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 24:05.
•Anthony Cirelli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:22.
•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:09.

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Washington Capitals beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Washington Capitals beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•T.J. Oshie had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:35.
•Nathan Walker had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:28.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:55.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Calgary Flames 4–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Calgary Flames 4–3 at CGY. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Lindholm and Sharangovich) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:31 together.

•Auston Matthews had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:37.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:29.
•William Nylander had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:02.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 3A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:33 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:19.
•Warren Foegele had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:52.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:50.

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Nashville Predators edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at LAK. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:10.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 2:35 together.
•New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Smith skated 6:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 at home. Dakota Joshua (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 7:13 together.

•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 7:13 together.
•Joshua Brown (ARI) played 3:20, −11:39 down on his 14:59 season average over 50 games.
•New look for ARI: Keller–Guenther–Cooley skated 6:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout New York Rangers 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 5–1 at home. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Ivan Barbashev had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:00.
•Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:32.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:50.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brady Tkachuk for OTT vs MTL, 80.3 mph. Full game report →

Brady Tkachuk (OTT vs MTL): Rush, passed in, 1 pass, 80.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Auston Matthews TOR	at CGY	3	1	4	5	0	0	20:37	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs MIN	1	3	4	4	3	3	24:05	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs SEA	1	3	4	4	0	2	20:19	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs COL	3	0	3	8	0	0	21:09	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	vs STL	3	0	3	5	0	2	18:35	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	vs MIN	2	1	3	3	0	0	19:22	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs MIN	1	2	3	5	0	1	20:09	—
Jake Middleton MIN	at TBL	1	2	3	2	4	0	19:19	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs MTL	1	2	3	2	0	1	17:17	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs MIN	0	3	3	5	0	0	20:25	—
Owen Tippett PHI	vs DAL	2	0	2	5	0	2	18:49	—
Warren Foegele EDM	vs SEA	2	0	2	5	0	0	14:52	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Robinson–Krebs–Peterka skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Girgensons–Mittelstadt–Quinn skated 5:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Sanford–Katchouk–Johnson skated 6:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Heinen–Steen–Boqvist skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Frederic–Geekie–Lauko skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Smith skated 6:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Gurianov–Glass–Tomasino skated 5:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Novak–Parssinen–Evangelista skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Keller–Guenther–Cooley skated 6:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: O'Brien–Carcone–McBain skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Oettinger DAL	at PHI	L	43	5	.884
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at TBL	L	38	7	.816
Cayden Primeau MTL	at OTT	L	36	5	.861
Joey Daccord SEA	at EDM	L	36	4	.889
Juuse Saros NSH	at LAK	W	34	1	.971
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MIN	W	33	3	.909
David Rittich LAK	vs NSH	L	33	2	.939
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs COL	W	32	2	.938
Dan Vladar CGY	vs TOR	L	32	4	.875
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at BUF	L	31	3	.903
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at BOS	L	30	4	.867
Logan Thompson VGK	vs NYR	W	30	1	.967
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs SEA	W	27	2	.926
Martin Jones TOR	at CGY	W	26	3	.885
Connor Ingram ARI	at VAN	L	26	2	.923
Jordan Binnington STL	at WSH	L	25	4	.840
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at VGK	L	25	4	.840
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs MTL	W	23	2	.913
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs ARI	W	21	1	.952
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs STL	W	20	2	.900
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs CHI	W	19	0	.1000
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs DAL	W	15	1	.933

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