NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 10, 2025

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

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Chicago Blackhawks

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at home. Patrick Kane (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Patrick Kane had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.
•Teuvo Teravainen had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:59.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:13.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime at WSH. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:46 together.

•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:05.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:46 together.
•Jayden Struble (MTL) played 5:09, −9:59 down on his 15:08 season average over 55 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 2–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 2–0 at home. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Garland–Pettersson skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:55.
•New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Garland–Pettersson skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Di Giuseppe–Blueger–Heinen skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 in overtime at WPG. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Ehlers, Connor and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:13 together.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:16.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Ehlers, Connor and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:13 together.
•Jacob Moverare (LAK) played 19:11, +7:29 up on his 11:42 season average over 48 games.

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Utah Mammoth edge San Jose Sharks 2–1

Utah Mammoth beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 at home. Barrett Hayton (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for UTA: Schmaltz–Keller–Cooley skated 13:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for UTA: Schmaltz–Keller–Cooley skated 13:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Kunin–Smith–Celebrini skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Klim Kostin (SJS) played 3:04, −7:50 down on his 10:54 season average over 34 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jakob Chychrun for WSH vs MTL, 80.7 mph. Full game report →

Jakob Chychrun (WSH vs MTL): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 80.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane DET	vs CHI	0	3	3	1	0	1	20:07	—
Teuvo Teravainen CHI	at DET	2	0	2	2	0	2	14:59	—
Cole Caufield MTL	at WSH	1	1	2	6	0	1	21:05	—
Marco Kasper DET	vs CHI	1	1	2	3	1	0	15:01	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs CHI	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:33	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs CHI	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:13	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at WPG	1	1	2	2	0	0	21:16	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs VAN	1	1	2	1	1	0	17:55	—
Ryan Donato CHI	at DET	1	0	1	7	0	0	16:26	—
Nino Niederreiter WPG	vs LAK	0	0	0	2	9	0	14:04	—
Jack McBain UTA	vs SJS	0	0	0	1	9	0	14:57	—
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	at CAR	0	0	0	0	7	1	15:53	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Eller–Raddysh–Frank skated 6:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Garland–Pettersson skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Di Giuseppe–Blueger–Heinen skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Suter–Sherwood–Sasson skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Schmaltz–Keller–Cooley skated 13:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Kunin–Smith–Celebrini skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Toffoli–Wennberg–Graf skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Hayton–Maccelli–Doan skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.1% 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	at DET	L	27	4	.852
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	at UTA	L	26	2	.923
Eric Comrie WPG	vs LAK	O	23	2	.913
Logan Thompson WSH	vs MTL	O	21	3	.857
Thatcher Demko VAN	at CAR	L	20	2	.900
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at WPG	W	19	1	.947
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs SJS	W	19	1	.947
Jakub Dobes MTL	at WSH	W	17	2	.882
Cam Talbot DET	vs CHI	W	15	3	.800
Dustin Tokarski CAR	vs VAN	W	14	0	.1000
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs MTL	—	9	0	.1000

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