NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 4, 2025

12 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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New York Rangers

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 7–4

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 7–4 at home. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Dylan Strome had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:52.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:44.
•Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:03.

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San Jose Sharks edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:02 together.

•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:02 together.
•New look for SJS: Granlund–Zetterlund–Eklund skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Goodrow–Kunin–Kovalenko skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 2:53 together.

•Lucas Raymond had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:42.
•Moritz Seider had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:13.
•Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:28.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 6–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 6–4 at home. Matthew Knies (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 2A.

•Matthew Knies had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 6 shots in 18:52.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 22:42.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:32.

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Minnesota Wild rout Carolina Hurricanes 4–0

Minnesota Wild beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 at CAR. Marco Rossi (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 4A. Jonas Brodin (MIN) played 28:38, +5:48 up on his 22:50 season average over 49 games.

•Marco Rossi had 4 assists (4 points) in 20:57.
•Mats Zuccarello had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:41.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:57.

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Final

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St. Louis Blues

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 6–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 6–4 at home. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:28.
•Ivan Provorov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:39.
•Sean Monahan had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:42.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in a shootout at COL. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Rantanen, Mittelstadt and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:52 together.

•COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Rantanen, Mittelstadt and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:52 together.
•Cole Caufield (MTL) played 22:41, +4:40 up on his 18:01 season average over 81 games.
•Mikko Rantanen (COL) played 25:14, +4:02 up on his 21:12 season average over 81 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Utah Mammoth 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Utah Mammoth 3–2 in overtime at home. Matias Maccelli (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jake Oettinger (DAL) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +7 against a season average of 27.8; the win.

•Matias Maccelli had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:58.
•Matt Duchene had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:41.
•Wyatt Johnston had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:29.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 at home. Mikey Anderson (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for TBL: Paul–Eyssimont–Chaffee skated 10:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for TBL: Paul–Eyssimont–Chaffee skated 10:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Andreas Englund (LAK) played 4:53, −8:38 down on his 13:31 season average over 34 games.
•New look for LAK: Foegele–Moore–Byfield skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at CGY. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Filip Forsberg (NSH) played 15:03, −3:37 down on his 18:40 season average over 81 games.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:51.
•Fedor Svechkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.
•Filip Forsberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:03.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Aube-Kubel–Malenstyn–McLeod skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:08.
•Tanner Pearson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:43.
•New look for BUF: Aube-Kubel–Malenstyn–McLeod skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at SEA. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for EDM: Henrique–Hyman–Janmark skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:06.
•Viktor Arvidsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:30.
•New look for EDM: Henrique–Hyman–Janmark skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% 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: Mats Zuccarello for MIN @ CAR, 85.5 mph. Full game report →

Mats Zuccarello (MIN @ CAR): Rush, passed in, 5 passes, 85.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Knies TOR	vs BOS	3	2	5	6	2	1	18:52	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs BOS	1	4	5	3	1	0	22:42	—
Marco Rossi MIN	at CAR	0	4	4	0	0	1	20:57	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	at CGY	3	0	3	6	0	1	16:51	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	at CAR	2	1	3	5	0	0	19:41	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	at CBJ	1	2	3	5	1	1	19:28	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs BOS	1	2	3	5	1	0	17:32	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at CAR	1	2	3	4	1	1	19:57	—
Dylan Strome WSH	vs NYR	1	2	3	4	0	1	14:52	—
Lucas Raymond DET	at WPG	1	2	3	3	1	0	17:42	—
Moritz Seider DET	at WPG	0	3	3	3	1	4	26:13	—
Ivan Provorov CBJ	vs STL	0	3	3	2	0	2	23:39	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Granlund–Zetterlund–Eklund skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Goodrow–Kunin–Kovalenko skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Toffoli–Wennberg–Kostin skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Robinson–Drury–Blake skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Kerfoot–Stenlund–Maccelli skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (90.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Paul–Eyssimont–Chaffee skated 10:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Foegele–Moore–Byfield skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Aube-Kubel–Malenstyn–McLeod skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Tuch–Peterka–Kulich skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Henrique–Hyman–Janmark skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joel Hofer STL	at CBJ	L	38	5	.868
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs UTA	W	35	2	.943
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs TBL	W	34	1	.971
Logan Thompson WSH	vs NYR	W	33	4	.879
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs STL	W	33	4	.879
James Reimer BUF	at VGK	L	33	3	.909
Justus Annunen NSH	at CGY	W	32	1	.969
Joseph Woll TOR	vs BOS	W	31	4	.871
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs EDM	L	31	3	.903
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs NJD	W	30	2	.933
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at DAL	O	29	3	.897
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DET	L	28	3	.893
Jonathan Quick NYR	at WSH	L	27	6	.778
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at TOR	L	27	4	.852
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs NSH	L	27	3	.889
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs MIN	L	26	3	.885
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at SJS	L	24	3	.875
Adin Hill VGK	vs BUF	W	24	1	.958
Alex Lyon DET	at WPG	W	23	2	.913
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs MTL	O	23	1	.957
Jakub Dobes MTL	at COL	W	23	1	.957
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at CAR	W	21	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at LAK	L	21	2	.905
Calvin Pickard EDM	at SEA	W	18	2	.889

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