NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 6, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF won it by committee.

•Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:36.
•Tom Wilson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:04.
•Aliaksei Protas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:00.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–4 in overtime at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 2A. MTL won it by committee.

•J.T. Miller had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.
•Lane Hutson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:19.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:03.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Florida Panthers 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Florida Panthers 3–1 at home. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Sam Malinski (COL) played 9:24, −6:38 down on his 16:02 season average over 75 games.

•Devon Toews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 26:19.
•Sam Malinski (COL) played 9:24, −6:38 down on his 16:02 season average over 75 games.
•Jesper Boqvist (FLA) played 10:11, −3:06 down on his 13:17 season average over 77 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Seattle Kraken 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 at SEA. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Dowling–Cotter–Mercer skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:43.
•New look for NJD: Dowling–Cotter–Mercer skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jack Hughes (NJD) played 16:37, −4:21 down on his 20:58 season average over 61 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Tage Thompson for BUF vs WSH, 82.3 mph. Full game report →

Tage Thompson (BUF vs WSH): Rush, carried in, 1 pass, 82.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
J.T. Miller VAN	at MTL	2	2	4	3	6	2	18:37	—
Devon Toews COL	vs FLA	2	1	3	4	1	3	26:19	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs VAN	1	2	3	4	0	0	23:03	—
Lane Hutson MTL	vs VAN	1	2	3	3	0	0	25:19	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at BUF	2	0	2	4	2	0	22:04	—
Alex Tuch BUF	vs WSH	2	0	2	3	1	2	19:36	—
Aliaksei Protas WSH	at BUF	1	1	2	4	1	0	20:00	—
Jonathan Lekkerimäki VAN	at MTL	1	1	2	3	1	1	13:47	—
Cole Caufield MTL	vs VAN	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:32	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	at SEA	1	1	2	3	0	0	13:43	—
JJ Peterka BUF	vs WSH	0	2	2	4	0	1	23:37	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at MTL	0	2	2	1	0	3	26:15	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Dowling–Cotter–Mercer skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at COL	L	33	2	.939
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs NJD	L	29	3	.897
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs WSH	W	28	3	.893
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at BUF	O	27	3	.889
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs FLA	W	27	1	.963
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at MTL	O	24	5	.792
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at SEA	W	24	2	.917
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs VAN	W	20	4	.800

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