NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 21, 2024

6 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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Ottawa Senators

Philadelphia Flyers

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at PHI. Egor Zamula (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Couturier, Konecny, Farabee, Zamula and York) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:32 together.

•Egor Zamula had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:05.
•Joel Farabee had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 22:33.
•Tim Stützle had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:43.

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Minnesota Wild beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 at CAR. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +13 against a season average of 28.5; the win.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:18.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.
•Brock Faber had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:36.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +7 against a season average of 28.4; the loss.

•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +7 against a season average of 28.4; the loss.
•Nikita Kucherov (TBL) played 25:52, +4:15 up on his 21:37 season average over 80 games.
•Nick Perbix (TBL) played 21:42, +4:41 up on his 17:01 season average over 76 games.

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New York Islanders edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at home. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +10 against a season average of 32.5; the win.

•Joe Pavelski had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:03.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:29.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:29.

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New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2

New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2 at ANA. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Chris Kreider had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:43.
•Adam Henrique had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:11.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:35.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Seattle Kraken 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Seattle Kraken 3–1 at SEA. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SEA: Wennberg–Tanev–Tolvanen skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SEA: Wennberg–Tanev–Tolvanen skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SEA: Schwartz–Bjorkstrand–Kartye skated 5:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: Gregor–Kampf–Holmberg skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nick Robertson for TOR @ SEA, 74.2 mph. Full game report →

Nick Robertson (TOR @ SEA): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 1 pass, 74.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at CAR	3	0	3	5	1	2	20:18	—
Egor Zamula PHI	vs OTT	2	1	3	3	0	2	15:05	—
Joel Farabee PHI	vs OTT	1	2	3	7	2	0	22:33	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at ANA	1	2	3	4	3	0	17:43	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at CAR	1	2	3	2	0	1	19:20	—
Tim Stützle OTT	at PHI	2	0	2	4	3	0	17:43	—
Adam Henrique ANA	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	0	0	22:11	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	at NYI	0	2	2	5	0	1	18:03	—
Adam Fox NYR	at ANA	0	2	2	3	0	1	24:35	—
Leo Carlsson ANA	vs NYR	0	2	2	3	0	0	20:59	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs DAL	0	2	2	2	1	1	20:29	—
Troy Terry ANA	vs NYR	0	2	2	1	0	0	21:12	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Batherson–Greig–Stützle skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Fast–Lemieux–Kotkaniemi skated 5:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Wennberg–Tanev–Tolvanen skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Bjorkstrand–Kartye skated 5:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Gregor–Kampf–Holmberg skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Jarnkrok–Domi–Robertson skated 6:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs DAL	W	43	2	.953
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at CAR	W	42	2	.952
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DET	L	35	2	.943
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs OTT	L	33	4	.879
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs NYR	L	32	4	.875
Alex Lyon DET	vs TBL	W	28	1	.964
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at NYI	O	28	3	.893
Mads Sogaard OTT	at PHI	W	25	3	.880
Joey Daccord SEA	vs TOR	L	25	2	.920
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at ANA	W	18	2	.889
Antti Raanta CAR	vs MIN	L	17	3	.824
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at SEA	W	17	1	.941

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