NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at home. Patrik Laine (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:53 together.

•Patrik Laine had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:38.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:53 together.
•New look for TBL: Girgensons–Paul–Geekie skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers rout Ottawa Senators 5–0

New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 5–0 at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:46 together.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:59.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:29.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:46 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 in overtime at home. Joel Farabee (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DET: Fischer–Rasmussen–Soderblom skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:46.
•New look for DET: Fischer–Rasmussen–Soderblom skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Hathaway–Abols–Lycksell skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 7–5

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 7–5 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:00.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:20.
•Tommy Novak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:28.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Dallas Stars 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at DAL. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Hintz–Steel–Stankoven skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:56.
•New look for DAL: Hintz–Steel–Stankoven skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jack Roslovic (CAR) played 8:24, −5:29 down on his 13:53 season average over 80 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at EDM. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Brown–Janmark skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:41.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:30.
•New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Brown–Janmark skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Jiri Kulich (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BUF: Thompson–Peterka–Kulich skated 14:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jiri Kulich had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:47.
•JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:08.
•Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:10.

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Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2 at ANA. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Harkins–Leason–Nesterenko skated 6:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:44.
•Mackie Samoskevich had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:18.
•Tomas Nosek had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:19.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Matt Roy for WSH @ EDM, 84.3 mph. Full game report →

Matt Roy (WSH @ EDM): Point shot, 3 passes, 84.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Marchessault NSH	vs SJS	1	2	3	4	1	0	18:20	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs SJS	1	2	3	3	4	2	18:00	—
Jiri Kulich BUF	at VAN	1	2	3	3	2	0	17:47	—
Tommy Novak NSH	vs SJS	1	2	3	2	0	0	13:28	—
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR	at DAL	2	0	2	3	1	0	12:56	—
Mikael Granlund SJS	at NSH	2	0	2	3	0	0	19:41	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs SJS	1	1	2	6	0	2	25:04	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at ANA	1	1	2	5	1	0	14:44	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs WSH	1	1	2	4	0	0	23:41	—
JJ Peterka BUF	at VAN	1	1	2	4	0	0	21:08	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	at NSH	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:58	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH	at EDM	1	1	2	2	1	0	15:30	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Girgensons–Paul–Geekie skated 9:59 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 TBL: Guentzel–Point–Eyssimont skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Batherson–Tkachuk–Pinto skated 5:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Fischer–Rasmussen–Soderblom skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hathaway–Abols–Lycksell skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Hintz–Steel–Stankoven skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Brown–Janmark skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Henrique–Skinner–Hyman skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Thompson–Peterka–Kulich skated 14:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Harkins–Leason–Nesterenko skated 6:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Zegras–Carlsson skated 11:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	at NSH	L	40	6	.850
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs TBL	W	35	2	.943
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at VAN	W	34	2	.941
Logan Thompson WSH	at EDM	W	32	2	.938
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at ANA	W	30	2	.933
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs FLA	L	29	5	.828
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs DET	W	28	1	.964
Alex Lyon DET	at PHI	O	26	2	.923
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs BUF	L	26	3	.885
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at DAL	W	23	1	.957
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at MTL	L	22	3	.864
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs OTT	W	20	0	.1000
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CAR	L	19	2	.895
Leevi Meriläinen OTT	at NYR	L	16	2	.875
Justus Annunen NSH	vs SJS	W	16	1	.938
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs WSH	L	14	3	.786
Anton Forsberg OTT	at NYR	—	13	3	.769
Juuse Saros NSH	vs SJS	—	8	4	.500

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