NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 9, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

Ottawa Senators

Buffalo Sabres rout Ottawa Senators 4–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 4–0 at OTT. Ryan McLeod (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +8 against a season average of 27.1; the win.

•Ryan McLeod had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:14.
•Jack Quinn had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:50.
•Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +8 against a season average of 27.1; the win.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Hedman, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:39 together.

•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 24:45.
•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:49.
•Ryan McDonagh had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:37.

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New York Rangers edge New Jersey Devils 3–2 (OT)

New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 in overtime at home. Adam Fox (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Adam Fox had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:42.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:06.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:33 together.

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Dallas Stars beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for PHI: Couturier–Laughton–Hathaway skated 4:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:48.
•New look for PHI: Couturier–Laughton–Hathaway skated 4:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 19:44, +4:51 up on his 14:53 season average over 38 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:37.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:20.
•Connor McDavid had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:55.

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Seattle Kraken

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Seattle Kraken 6–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Seattle Kraken 6–2 at home. Eeli Tolvanen (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Eeli Tolvanen had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:40.
•Denton Mateychuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:14.
•Luca Del Bel Belluz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:16.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at home. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:38 together.

•Jordan Staal had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:01.
•Jordan Martinook had 3 assists (3 points) in 12:22.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:38 together.

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St. Louis Blues rout Anaheim Ducks 6–2

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 6–2 at home. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Robert Thomas had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:06.
•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 14:37.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:55.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Minnesota Wild 6–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 6–1 at MIN. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Logan O'Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:15.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:54.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:44.

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New York Islanders rout Vegas Golden Knights 4–0

New York Islanders beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–0 at VGK. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYI: Martin–Engvall–MacLean skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:11.
•Alexander Romanov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:58.
•New look for NYI: Martin–Engvall–MacLean skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% 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: Eeli Tolvanen for SEA @ CBJ, 78.3 mph. Full game report →

Eeli Tolvanen (SEA @ CBJ): Rush, loose puck, 1 pass, 78.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jordan Staal CAR	vs TOR	3	0	3	4	3	1	13:01	—
Ryan McLeod BUF	at OTT	1	2	3	5	1	1	20:14	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs EDM	1	2	3	4	0	0	21:20	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs EDM	1	2	3	2	1	3	23:37	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at PIT	0	3	3	3	1	1	26:55	—
Jordan Martinook CAR	vs TOR	0	3	3	0	2	1	12:22	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at PIT	2	0	2	7	1	0	27:20	—
Robert Thomas STL	vs ANA	2	0	2	6	0	0	15:06	—
Jack Quinn BUF	at OTT	2	0	2	3	2	0	17:50	—
Eeli Tolvanen SEA	at CBJ	2	0	2	2	9	0	15:40	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs BOS	1	1	2	9	1	1	24:45	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	vs ANA	1	1	2	7	0	0	14:37	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Smith–Zibanejad–Cuylle skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Brodzinski–Kaliyev–Berard skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Couturier–Laughton–Hathaway skated 4:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Domi–Lorentz–Robertson skated 7:41 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 NYI: Martin–Engvall–MacLean skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	vs EDM	W	43	3	.930
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at OTT	W	35	0	.1000
Joseph Woll TOR	at CAR	L	33	5	.848
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs TOR	W	33	3	.909
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at NYR	O	32	3	.906
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs SEA	W	31	2	.935
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at TBL	L	30	3	.900
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at VGK	W	30	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BOS	W	28	1	.964
Casey DeSmith DAL	at PHI	W	28	1	.964
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs COL	L	27	6	.778
Stuart Skinner EDM	at PIT	L	26	5	.808
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at MIN	W	25	1	.960
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NJD	W	23	2	.913
Joel Hofer STL	vs ANA	W	23	2	.913
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs DAL	L	22	3	.864
Lukas Dostal ANA	at STL	L	22	6	.727
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs BUF	L	21	4	.810
Adin Hill VGK	vs NYI	L	20	3	.850
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at CBJ	L	19	5	.737
John Gibson ANA	at STL	—	12	0	.1000
Joey Daccord SEA	at CBJ	—	4	0	.1000

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