NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Ottawa Senators

Detroit Red Wings

Ottawa Senators edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in overtime at DET. Shane Pinto (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jake Sanderson (OTT) played 4:49, −18:38 down on his 23:27 season average over 78 games.

•Shane Pinto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:08.
•Jake Sanderson (OTT) played 4:49, −18:38 down on his 23:27 season average over 78 games.
•Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 30:43, +7:50 up on his 22:54 season average over 50 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at NSH. Alex Turcotte (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. David Rittich (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +16 against a season average of 25.9; the win.

•Alex Turcotte had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:02.
•David Rittich (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +16 against a season average of 25.9; the win.
•New look for LAK: Lewis–Grundstrom–Turcotte skated 7:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in overtime at home. Troy Terry (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS) played 23:39, +7:30 up on his 16:09 season average over 56 games.

•Troy Terry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:49.
•Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS) played 23:39, +7:30 up on his 16:09 season average over 56 games.
•Alexander Barabanov (SJS) played 8:11, −7:52 down on his 16:03 season average over 45 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Marc-Edouard Vlasic for SJS @ ANA, 65.4 mph. Full game report →

Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS @ ANA): Point shot, 2 passes, 65.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Shane Pinto OTT	at DET	1	1	2	4	2	1	19:08	—
Troy Terry ANA	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:49	—
Alex Turcotte LAK	at NSH	1	1	2	1	1	1	10:02	—
Shakir Mukhamadullin SJS	at ANA	0	1	1	2	2	6	21:59	—
Nikita Okhotiuk SJS	at ANA	0	0	0	0	4	5	14:49	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Kubalik–Kastelic–Kelly skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Grundstrom–Turcotte skated 7:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
David Rittich LAK	at NSH	W	42	2	.952
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at ANA	O	34	3	.912
John Gibson ANA	vs SJS	W	28	2	.929
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at DET	W	25	2	.920
Alex Lyon DET	vs OTT	O	25	3	.880
Juuse Saros NSH	vs LAK	L	23	3	.870

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.