NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 23, 2025

11 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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Ottawa Senators

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 2–0

Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 2–0 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Perron–Batherson–Stützle skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:41.
•New look for OTT: Perron–Batherson–Stützle skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Tyler Kleven (OTT) played 22:35, +8:13 up on his 14:22 season average over 78 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Tarasenko, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:45 together.

•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 20:44.
•Kirby Dach had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:06.
•Moritz Seider had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:15.

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New York Rangers rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–1

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 at home. Adam Fox (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Samuel Ersson (PHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 31 (.861), +11 against a season average of 24.7; the loss.

•Adam Fox had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:55.
•Filip Chytil had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:42.
•K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:46.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–4

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–4 at home. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Seth Jarvis had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 21:06.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:56.
•Jackson Blake had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:18.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at STL. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:22 together.

•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:30.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:22 together.
•New look for STL: Saad–Sundqvist–Toropchenko skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Utah Mammoth rout Minnesota Wild 4–0

Utah Mammoth beat Minnesota Wild 4–0 at MIN. Barrett Hayton (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MIN: Trenin–Lauko–Khusnutdinov skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Barrett Hayton had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:34.
•Nick DeSimone had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:02.
•New look for MIN: Trenin–Lauko–Khusnutdinov skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:20.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:04.
•Jakob Pelletier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:58.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Vancouver Canucks 6–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 6–2 at home. Zach Hyman (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Skinner, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:44 together.

•Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:20.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:55.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:52.

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Anaheim Ducks rout Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 at home. Alex Killorn (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Bryan Rust (PIT) played 11:41, −8:11 down on his 19:52 season average over 70 games.

•Alex Killorn had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:07.
•Mason McTavish had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:30.
•Jacob Trouba had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:06.

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Washington Capitals beat Seattle Kraken 3–0

Washington Capitals beat Seattle Kraken 3–0 at SEA. Ethen Frank (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Chandler Stephenson (SEA) played 10:15, −9:23 down on his 19:38 season average over 77 games.

•Chandler Stephenson (SEA) played 10:15, −9:23 down on his 19:38 season average over 77 games.
•Kaapo Kakko (SEA) played 19:19, +3:45 up on his 15:34 season average over 78 games.
•Shane Wright (SEA) played 17:40, +3:39 up on his 14:01 season average over 78 games.

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Nashville Predators edge San Jose Sharks 6–5

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 6–5 at SJS. Mikael Granlund (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NSH won it by committee.

•Brady Skjei had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:32.
•Mikael Granlund had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:24.
•Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:47.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Filip Hronek for VAN @ EDM, 83.0 mph. Full game report →

Filip Hronek (VAN @ EDM): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 83.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs CBJ	2	2	4	5	4	0	21:06	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs VAN	2	1	3	6	0	3	19:20	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs CBJ	1	2	3	7	0	0	18:56	—
Jonathan Huberdeau CGY	vs BUF	1	2	3	3	0	0	21:20	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs VAN	1	2	3	2	0	0	21:55	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	vs BUF	1	2	3	1	0	0	18:04	—
Brady Skjei NSH	at SJS	0	3	3	2	1	3	24:32	—
Mikael Granlund SJS	vs NSH	0	3	3	2	1	0	20:24	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at SJS	2	0	2	6	0	0	14:47	—
Alex Killorn ANA	vs PIT	2	0	2	5	2	0	17:07	—
Mason McTavish ANA	vs PIT	2	0	2	4	1	0	18:30	—
Barrett Hayton UTA	at MIN	2	0	2	4	0	0	14:34	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Perron–Batherson–Stützle skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Lindholm–Frederic–Lettieri skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Saad–Sundqvist–Toropchenko skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Laczynski–Holtz–Brisson skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Trenin–Lauko–Khusnutdinov skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Gaudreau–Ohgren skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Hartman–Eriksson Ek–Boldy skated 4:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at DET	L	45	4	.911
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at CAR	L	42	6	.857
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs NSH	L	38	6	.842
Samuel Ersson PHI	at NYR	L	36	5	.861
Justus Annunen NSH	at SJS	W	35	5	.857
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PHI	W	34	1	.971
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs BUF	W	34	2	.941
Thatcher Demko VAN	at EDM	L	34	6	.824
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at ANA	L	33	4	.879
John Gibson ANA	vs PIT	W	32	1	.969
Joey Daccord SEA	vs WSH	L	31	2	.968
Joel Hofer STL	vs VGK	L	30	3	.900
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs OTT	W	29	0	.1000
Cam Talbot DET	vs MTL	W	29	2	.931
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs UTA	L	29	4	.862
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at MIN	W	26	0	.1000
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs VAN	W	26	2	.923
Anton Forsberg OTT	at BOS	L	25	1	.960
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at CGY	L	24	3	.875
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs CBJ	W	22	4	.818
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at SEA	W	22	0	.1000
Ilya Samsonov VGK	at STL	W	17	2	.882

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