NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 25, 2024

9 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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Philadelphia Flyers

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for PHI: Couturier–Konecny–Cates skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Lucas Raymond had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:57.
•New look for PHI: Couturier–Konecny–Cates skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Poehling–Lycksell–Foerster skated 5:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (92.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge New York Islanders 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 4–3 at home. Sean Monahan (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:27.
•Noah Dobson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 30:17.
•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 26:05.

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Boston Bruins edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Thomas Chabot (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Heinen–Steen–Poitras skated 6:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 24:04.
•Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:30.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Arizona Coyotes 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Arizona Coyotes 6–3 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:52.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:38.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:14.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at home. Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Teravainen, Bunting, Aho and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:02 together.

•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:26.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Teravainen, Bunting, Aho and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:02 together.
•New look for NJD: Toffoli–Palat–Mercer skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at home. Thomas Harley (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 44 shots and stopped 40 (.909), +15 against a season average of 29.2; the overtime loss.

•Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:13.
•Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:25.
•Isac Lundeström had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:04.

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Nashville Predators edge Minnesota Wild 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 at MIN. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy and Faber) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:26 together.

•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:43.
•Kirill Kaprizov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:20.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:03.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Calgary Flames

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at CGY. Egor Chinakhov (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Erik Gudbranson (CBJ) played 15:35, −4:08 down on his 19:43 season average over 77 games.

•Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:01.
•Damon Severson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:27.
•Egor Chinakhov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:01.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:49 together.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 20:36.
•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) in 21:21.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:49 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nikita Kucherov for TBL vs ARI, 77.4 mph. Full game report →

Nikita Kucherov (TBL vs ARI): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 77.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs CHI	2	1	3	7	1	0	20:36	—
Sean Monahan MTL	vs NYI	2	1	3	5	1	0	17:27	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs ARI	1	2	3	6	2	0	23:52	—
Noah Dobson NYI	at MTL	0	3	3	3	2	2	30:17	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs CHI	0	3	3	0	0	0	21:21	—
Kyle Palmieri NYI	at MTL	1	1	2	11	2	0	19:16	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	at MTL	1	1	2	9	0	0	26:31	—
Thomas Chabot OTT	vs BOS	1	1	2	7	1	1	24:04	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs ARI	1	1	2	6	0	0	20:49	—
Bo Horvat NYI	at MTL	1	1	2	5	0	1	26:05	—
Thomas Harley DAL	vs ANA	1	1	2	5	1	0	22:25	—
Cole Caufield MTL	vs NYI	1	1	2	4	1	0	16:41	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Couturier–Konecny–Cates skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Poehling–Lycksell–Foerster skated 5:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (92.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Heinen–Steen–Poitras skated 6:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Toffoli–Palat–Mercer skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Dowling–Tierney–Holtz skated 5:21 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 NSH: Novak–Glass–Evangelista skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Donato–Entwistle–Reichel skated 12:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NYI	W	46	3	.935
John Gibson ANA	at DAL	O	44	4	.909
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at OTT	W	37	2	.946
Connor Ingram ARI	at TBL	L	37	6	.838
Petr Mrazek CHI	at EDM	L	33	2	.939
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs CBJ	L	31	4	.871
Alex Lyon DET	vs PHI	W	30	0	.1000
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at CGY	W	30	2	.933
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs NSH	L	29	3	.897
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs CHI	W	27	0	.1000
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at MTL	L	26	4	.846
Antti Raanta CAR	vs NJD	W	25	2	.920
Juuse Saros NSH	at MIN	W	24	2	.917
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs BOS	O	23	3	.870
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs ANA	W	21	3	.857
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs ARI	W	20	3	.850
Samuel Ersson PHI	at DET	L	17	3	.824
Nico Daws NJD	at CAR	L	12	3	.750
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at CAR	—	11	0	.1000

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