NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025

4 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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Boston Bruins

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils rout Boston Bruins 5–1

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 5–1 at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 6:07 together.

•Nico Hischier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:41.
•Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:37.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 6:07 together.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Toronto Maple Leafs

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 at TOR. Adam Fantilli (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for CBJ: Olivier–Danforth–Aston-Reese skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Adam Fantilli had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:37.
•Luca Del Bel Belluz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:49.
•New look for CBJ: Olivier–Danforth–Aston-Reese skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at COL. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for WPG: Namestnikov–Ehlers–Vilardi skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:26.
•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:15.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:45.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Florida Panthers 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Florida Panthers 2–1 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Evan Rodrigues (FLA) played 9:24, −5:53 down on his 15:17 season average over 81 games.

•Evan Rodrigues (FLA) played 9:24, −5:53 down on his 15:17 season average over 81 games.
•Nate Schmidt (FLA) played 24:41, +8:15 up on his 16:26 season average over 79 games.
•Jordan Spence (LAK) played 21:37, +4:53 up on his 16:44 season average over 78 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Dougie Hamilton for NJD vs BOS, 78.0 mph. Full game report →

Dougie Hamilton (NJD vs BOS): Cycle, 2 passes, 78.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Adam Fantilli CBJ	at TOR	3	0	3	4	0	0	18:37	—
Nico Hischier NJD	vs BOS	1	2	3	3	0	1	20:41	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs BOS	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:37	—
Luca Del Bel Belluz CBJ	at TOR	1	1	2	3	1	1	15:49	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	1	0	17:50	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	at COL	0	2	2	4	0	0	23:15	—
Timo Meier NJD	vs BOS	0	2	2	2	0	1	16:36	—
Vladislav Namestnikov WPG	at COL	0	2	2	1	2	2	15:45	—
Jonathan Drouin COL	vs WPG	0	2	2	0	0	0	23:26	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs WPG	1	0	1	7	0	0	23:59	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Olivier–Danforth–Aston-Reese skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Namestnikov–Ehlers–Vilardi skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Danault–Fiala–Thomas skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Jeannot–Helenius skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at TOR	W	29	1	.966
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at NJD	L	28	4	.857
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs FLA	W	28	1	.964
Spencer Knight FLA	at LAK	L	28	2	.929
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at COL	W	27	2	.926
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs WPG	O	25	3	.880
Dennis Hildeby TOR	vs CBJ	L	18	4	.778
Jake Allen NJD	vs BOS	W	16	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs BOS	—	7	1	.857
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at NJD	—	6	1	.833

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