NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 27, 2024

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Philadelphia Flyers

Boston Bruins rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–2

Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 at PHI. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 16:10.
•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:00.
•Tyson Foerster had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:58.

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Dallas Stars edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in overtime at home. Thomas Harley (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Thomas Harley had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:39.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:32.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:16.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at home. Connor McDavid (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 4 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:14.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:48.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:12.

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Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at SJS. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Dylan Cozens had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:14.
•JJ Peterka had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:14.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at home. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for ARI: Bjugstad–Crouse–Maccelli skated 12:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Seth Jarvis had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:28.
•New look for ARI: Bjugstad–Crouse–Maccelli skated 12:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Bunting–Necas–Drury skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers rout Ottawa Senators 7–2

New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 7–2 at OTT. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:47.
•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:05.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Marcus Pettersson (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:00 together.

•Marcus Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:52.
•Rickard Rakell had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:53.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:00 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Victor Hedman had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:14.
•Brandon Hagel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:56.
•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:23.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:24 together.

•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:18.
•Morgan Rielly had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:21.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:24 together.

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Florida Panthers edge New York Islanders 3–2 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat New York Islanders 3–2 in overtime at NYI. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 4:54 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:14.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 4:54 together.
•New look for FLA: Luostarinen–Lundell–Samoskevich skated 9:06 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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Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 13:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:07.
•Alec Martinez had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:40.
•Lucas Raymond had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:28.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Minnesota Wild 3–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 at MIN. Troy Terry (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ANA: Henrique–Strome–Carlsson skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Troy Terry had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:08.
•Adam Henrique had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.
•Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:53.

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Calgary Flames edge Chicago Blackhawks 1–0

Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks 1–0 at home. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Zary skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Zary skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Lindholm–Sharangovich–Coronato skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Adam Klapka (CGY) played 2:11, −5:30 down on his 7:41 season average over 5 games.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 in overtime at home. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Suter and Hughes) scored 3 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:23 together.

•Brock Boeser had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 18:49.
•Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:50.
•J.T. Miller had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:31.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Alex Ovechkin for WSH @ DAL, 78.9 mph. Full game report →

Alex Ovechkin (WSH @ DAL): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 78.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brock Boeser VAN	vs CBJ	3	1	4	5	0	1	18:49	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs NSH	1	3	4	5	3	2	19:14	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at PHI	2	1	3	8	1	1	16:10	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs CBJ	2	1	3	5	4	1	21:50	—
James van Riemsdyk BOS	at PHI	1	2	3	4	0	0	15:00	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	at SJS	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:14	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at OTT	1	2	3	2	1	0	18:47	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs NSH	1	2	3	1	0	1	19:48	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs CBJ	0	3	3	4	0	0	20:31	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs NJD	0	3	3	2	5	1	23:14	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs CBJ	0	3	3	2	0	0	29:20	—
JJ Peterka BUF	at SJS	2	0	2	5	0	1	14:14	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Perry–McLeod–Holloway skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Bjugstad–Crouse–Maccelli skated 12:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Bunting–Necas–Drury skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Pearson–Evans–Ylonen skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Luostarinen–Lundell–Samoskevich skated 9:06 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 FLA: Barkov–Reinhart–Rodrigues skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 13:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Strome–Carlsson skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Zary skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lindholm–Sharangovich–Coronato skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at TBL	L	40	4	.900
Connor Ingram ARI	at CAR	L	39	3	.923
Linus Ullmark BOS	at PHI	W	37	2	.946
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs FLA	O	37	3	.919
Lukas Dostal ANA	at MIN	W	37	2	.946
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at DAL	O	35	5	.857
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs BUF	L	35	4	.886
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at VAN	O	34	5	.853
Jake Allen MTL	at PIT	O	33	3	.909
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs CHI	W	32	0	.1000
Jonathan Quick NYR	at OTT	W	31	2	.935
Petr Mrazek CHI	at CGY	L	31	1	.968
Alex Lyon DET	vs VGK	W	30	2	.933
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs NSH	W	29	1	.966
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TOR	L	29	3	.897
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CBJ	W	29	4	.862
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WSH	W	28	4	.857
Logan Thompson VGK	at DET	L	28	4	.857
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs MTL	W	27	2	.926
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at SJS	W	26	2	.923
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at WPG	W	26	2	.923
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs ANA	L	25	3	.880
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NJD	W	24	3	.875
Anthony Stolarz FLA	at NYI	W	23	2	.913
Kevin Lankinen NSH	at EDM	L	20	3	.850
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs NYR	L	17	4	.765
Cal Petersen PHI	vs BOS	—	14	2	.857
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs BOS	L	14	4	.714
Antti Raanta CAR	vs ARI	W	11	1	.909
Mads Sogaard OTT	vs NYR	—	11	2	.818

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