NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 5, 2025

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

Chicago Blackhawks

New York Rangers rout Chicago Blackhawks 6–2

New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 at CHI. Filip Chytil (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Will Borgen (NYR) played 22:18, +5:17 up on his 17:01 season average over 83 games.

•Filip Chytil had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:57.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:27.
•Brett Berard had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:39.

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New York Islanders edge Boston Bruins 5–4 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 5–4 in overtime at BOS. Ryan Pulock (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for NYI: Lee–Nelson–Barzal skated 14:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Pulock had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:45.
•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:00.
•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:34.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at home. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Svechnikov skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Seth Jarvis had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:52.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:00.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:46.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at home. Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jake McCabe (TOR) played 7:12, −14:32 down on his 21:44 season average over 65 games.

•Auston Matthews had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:13.
•Rasmus Ristolainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:10.
•Jake McCabe (TOR) played 7:12, −14:32 down on his 21:44 season average over 65 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at home. Frank Vatrano (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Hedman, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:50 together.

•Frank Vatrano had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:43.
•Troy Terry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.
•Ryan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:19.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Tyson Foerster for PHI @ TOR, 80.6 mph. Full game report →

Tyson Foerster (PHI @ TOR): Rush, passed in, 1 pass, 80.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs PIT	2	1	3	3	2	1	19:52	—
Frank Vatrano ANA	vs TBL	2	1	3	2	1	1	16:43	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs PIT	1	2	3	3	0	0	21:00	—
Ryan Pulock NYI	at BOS	1	2	3	2	0	3	22:45	—
Anders Lee NYI	at BOS	2	0	2	7	2	0	17:00	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs NYI	2	0	2	5	2	1	23:34	—
Bo Horvat NYI	at BOS	2	0	2	3	1	0	17:34	—
Filip Chytil NYR	at CHI	2	0	2	3	0	0	13:57	—
Erik Karlsson PIT	at CAR	1	1	2	2	0	2	22:46	—
Troy Terry ANA	vs TBL	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:12	—
Rasmus Ristolainen PHI	at TOR	0	2	2	5	5	0	23:10	—
Ryan Strome ANA	vs TBL	0	2	2	5	0	3	16:19	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Lee–Nelson–Barzal skated 14:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Svechnikov skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Drury–Blake–Jaaska skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (82.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs NYI	O	37	5	.865
John Gibson ANA	vs TBL	W	37	1	.973
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs NYR	L	34	6	.824
Dennis Hildeby TOR	vs PHI	W	32	2	.938
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at CAR	O	31	4	.871
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at BOS	W	30	4	.867
Louis Domingue NYR	at CHI	W	27	2	.926
Ivan Fedotov PHI	at TOR	O	25	3	.880
Jonas Johansson TBL	at ANA	L	25	3	.880
Dustin Tokarski CAR	vs PIT	W	19	3	.842

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