NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 22, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Winnipeg Jets

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Charlie Coyle (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WPG: Lowry–Connor–Iafallo skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:20.
•New look for WPG: Lowry–Connor–Iafallo skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Matthew Poitras (BOS) played 8:32, −5:01 down on his 13:33 season average over 32 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 in overtime at home. Tyler Toffoli (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Tyler Toffoli had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:03.
•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:50.
•Nicolas Roy had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.

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Florida Panthers beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at NSH. Sam Bennett (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Reinhart, Bennett, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:45 together.

•Sam Bennett had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:30.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:16.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:40.

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

Arizona Coyotes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at home. Jason Zucker (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mathew Dumba (ARI) played 7:12, −12:42 down on his 19:54 season average over 75 games.

•Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:33.
•Mathew Dumba (ARI) played 7:12, −12:42 down on his 19:54 season average over 75 games.
•Erik Karlsson (PIT) played 18:51, −5:29 down on his 24:20 season average over 81 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0 at home. Andrei Kuzmenko (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CHI: Foligno–Raddysh–Kurashev skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andrei Kuzmenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:56.
•New look for CHI: Foligno–Raddysh–Kurashev skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Donato–Pitlick–Entwistle skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at LAK. Quinton Byfield (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +16 against a season average of 30.8; the win.

•Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:47.
•Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:46.
•Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +16 against a season average of 30.8; the win.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Drew Doughty for LAK vs SJS, 79.9 mph. Full game report →

Drew Doughty (LAK vs SJS): Point shot, 4 passes, 79.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyler Toffoli NJD	vs VGK	3	0	3	7	0	0	19:03	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at NJD	2	1	3	6	4	0	17:50	—
Nicolas Roy VGK	at NJD	1	2	3	3	0	0	17:59	—
Sam Bennett FLA	at NSH	0	3	3	1	7	1	17:30	—
Curtis Lazar NJD	vs VGK	2	0	2	2	0	1	12:53	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at NSH	1	1	2	7	2	0	19:40	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	at NJD	1	1	2	5	0	1	18:52	—
Jason Zucker ARI	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	1	1	14:33	—
Quinton Byfield LAK	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	1	0	17:47	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at NSH	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:16	—
Charlie Coyle BOS	vs WPG	1	1	2	1	3	0	19:20	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	vs SJS	0	2	2	4	2	0	23:46	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Lowry–Connor–Iafallo skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Novak–Sherwood–Evangelista skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Foligno–Raddysh–Kurashev skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Donato–Pitlick–Entwistle skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at LAK	W	47	3	.936
Logan Thompson VGK	at NJD	O	38	6	.842
Juuse Saros NSH	vs FLA	L	36	2	.944
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs VGK	W	32	5	.844
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CHI	W	31	0	.1000
Petr Mrazek CHI	at VAN	L	29	2	.931
Anthony Stolarz FLA	at NSH	W	27	1	.963
Connor Ingram ARI	vs PIT	W	27	2	.926
David Rittich LAK	vs SJS	O	27	3	.889
Tristan Jarry PIT	at ARI	L	26	4	.846
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs WPG	W	21	1	.952
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at BOS	L	20	3	.850

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