NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

Full report

Vancouver Canucks

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 in overtime at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Strome–Protas skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:43.
•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Strome–Protas skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Wilson–Dubois–McMichael skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 28.1; the win.

•Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.
•Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 28.1; the win.
•New look for CHI: Smith–Donato–Reichel skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Utah Mammoth 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Utah Mammoth 4–1 at UTA. Jesper Boqvist (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:41 together.

•Jesper Boqvist had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:16.
•Matthew Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.
•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:41 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Connor Bedard for CHI vs COL, 72.0 mph. Full game report →

Connor Bedard (CHI vs COL): Rush, passed in, 2 passes, 72.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jesper Boqvist FLA	at UTA	2	0	2	3	5	0	14:16	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH	vs VAN	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:43	—
Connor Bedard CHI	vs COL	1	1	2	2	0	1	18:48	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at UTA	0	2	2	2	5	0	16:15	—
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	at WSH	0	1	1	2	7	2	17:23	—
Martin Fehérváry WSH	vs VAN	0	0	0	0	5	3	18:44	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Strome–Protas skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Wilson–Dubois–McMichael skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Raddysh–Miroshnichenko skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Smith–Donato–Reichel skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Colton–Mittelstadt–Parssinen skated 4:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs COL	W	36	1	.972
Logan Thompson WSH	vs VAN	W	31	1	.968
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs FLA	L	31	2	.935
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at UTA	W	26	1	.962
Trent Miner COL	at CHI	L	20	3	.850
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at WSH	O	18	2	.889

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