NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 20, 2025

9 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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San Jose Sharks

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 6–3

Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 6–3 at home. Charlie Coyle (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Charlie Coyle had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:30.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:40.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:21.

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Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at COL. Jake Middleton (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Foligno–Hartman–Rossi skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jake Middleton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:43.
•Liam Ohgren had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 9:04.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–Hartman–Rossi skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4

Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 at home. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jared McCann had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:46.
•Adam Larsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:54.
•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:19.

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St. Louis Blues edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in a shootout at VGK. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 4A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:51 together.

•Shea Theodore had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 24:16.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:11.
•Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:02.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 at home. Matthew Knies (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:49.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:13.
•Nick Paul had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:24.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Johnson and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:58 together.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:42.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:17.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Johnson and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:58 together.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at CHI. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 44 (.917), +20 against a season average of 28.1; the overtime loss.

•Jaccob Slavin had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 26:21.
•Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:18.
•Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:54.

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Utah Mammoth beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Utah Mammoth beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at home. Barrett Hayton (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Barrett Hayton had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:04.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:14.
•Josh Doan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:35.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Los Angeles Kings 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 5–1 at LAK. Anthony Beauvillier (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Fiala, Kempe, Spence and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:37 together.

•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:16.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) in 11:25.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:54.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: William Nylander for TOR vs TBL, 88.1 mph. Full game report →

William Nylander (TOR vs TBL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 1 pass, 88.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Shea Theodore VGK	vs STL	0	4	4	1	0	0	24:16	—
Charlie Coyle BOS	vs SJS	2	1	3	4	2	1	17:30	—
Matthew Knies TOR	vs TBL	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:49	—
Barrett Hayton UTA	vs WPG	1	2	3	3	1	0	15:04	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	0	1	22:13	—
Jared McCann SEA	vs BUF	1	2	3	1	0	0	16:46	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	at CHI	0	3	3	1	1	3	26:21	—
Nick Paul TBL	at TOR	2	0	2	5	1	0	18:24	—
Bo Horvat NYI	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	5	2	21:42	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs SJS	1	1	2	6	1	0	20:21	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs STL	1	1	2	6	0	1	24:11	—
Anthony Beauvillier PIT	at LAK	1	1	2	6	0	0	16:16	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Foligno–Hartman–Rossi skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Gaudreau–Trenin–Ohgren skated 4:30 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 →
New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Danforth–Pyyhtia skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–Beauvillier skated 14:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 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 CAR	O	48	4	.917
Devon Levi BUF	at SEA	L	33	5	.848
Jordan Binnington STL	at VGK	W	32	4	.875
David Rittich LAK	vs PIT	L	32	5	.875
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at BOS	L	31	4	.871
Joseph Woll TOR	vs TBL	W	30	3	.900
Joey Daccord SEA	vs BUF	W	29	4	.862
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs SJS	W	28	3	.893
Adin Hill VGK	vs STL	O	28	4	.857
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at COL	W	27	1	.963
Jonas Johansson TBL	at TOR	L	27	4	.852
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at UTA	L	27	4	.852
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs MIN	L	26	3	.885
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs CBJ	W	26	1	.962
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at LAK	W	26	1	.962
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NYI	L	25	3	.880
Frederik Andersen CAR	at CHI	W	25	3	.880
Connor Ingram UTA	vs WPG	W	25	2	.920

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