NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 12, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

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Seattle Kraken

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings rout Seattle Kraken 6–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Seattle Kraken 6–2 at home. Patrick Kane (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:02.
•Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:00.
•Marco Kasper had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:35.

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Ottawa Senators edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Ottawa Senators beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at home. Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Highmore–MacEwen–Ostapchuk skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:38.
•New look for OTT: Highmore–MacEwen–Ostapchuk skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Blackwell–Bäck–Blümel skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at PIT. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.
•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:45.
•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:29.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at CAR. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Aho, Necas, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:02 together.

•Cutter Gauthier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:29.
•Jackson LaCombe had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:03.
•Martin Necas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:49.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at home. Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Karlsson, Hertl, Theodore and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:53 together.

•Pavel Dorofeyev had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:27.
•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:52.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:51.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nikita Kucherov for TBL @ PIT, 71.3 mph. Full game report →

Nikita Kucherov (TBL @ PIT): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 71.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Pavel Dorofeyev VGK	vs MIN	2	1	3	5	0	0	19:27	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at PIT	2	1	3	3	1	0	19:10	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	at CAR	2	0	2	3	0	1	12:29	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	at PIT	1	1	2	6	0	4	21:29	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	vs TBL	1	1	2	6	1	0	24:31	—
Tomas Hertl VGK	vs MIN	1	1	2	5	1	0	19:52	—
Patrick Kane DET	vs SEA	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:16	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs SEA	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:02	—
Marco Kasper DET	vs SEA	1	1	2	2	1	2	14:35	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at PIT	1	1	2	2	1	1	18:45	—
Erik Gustafsson DET	vs SEA	1	1	2	1	0	1	17:00	—
Evgenii Dadonov DAL	at OTT	1	1	2	1	0	1	13:38	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Highmore–MacEwen–Ostapchuk skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Blackwell–Bäck–Blümel skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Strome–Fabbri–Vatrano skated 12:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Lukas Dostal ANA	at CAR	W	37	2	.946
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at VGK	L	37	4	.892
Cam Talbot DET	vs SEA	W	33	2	.939
Jonas Johansson TBL	at PIT	W	33	2	.939
Casey DeSmith DAL	at OTT	L	27	3	.889
Leevi Meriläinen OTT	vs DAL	W	26	2	.923
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs ANA	O	20	3	.850
Joey Daccord SEA	at DET	—	19	3	.842
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs TBL	L	17	3	.824
Adin Hill VGK	vs MIN	W	16	1	.938
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at DET	L	4	3	.250

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