NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 26, 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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Colorado Avalanche

New York Rangers

Colorado Avalanche edge New York Rangers 5–4

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 5–4 at NYR. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Cale Makar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:36.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:57.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:06.

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Ottawa Senators beat Utah Mammoth 3–1

Ottawa Senators beat Utah Mammoth 3–1 at home. Claude Giroux (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Giroux–Perron–Norris skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:48.
•Tim Stützle had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:37.
•New look for OTT: Giroux–Perron–Norris skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at home. Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Ehlers, Connor and Vilardi) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 1:10 together.

•Gabriel Vilardi had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:55.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:54.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:40.

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Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for MIN: Foligno–Gaudreau–Lauko skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Boldy had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:36.
•Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:23.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–Gaudreau–Lauko skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Florida Panthers 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at home. Nicolas Roy (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for VGK: Barbashev–Eichel–Holtz skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nicolas Roy had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:15.
•Brayden McNabb had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:41.
•Keegan Kolesar had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:19.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Marcus Foligno for MIN @ CHI, 73.9 mph. Full game report →

Marcus Foligno (MIN @ CHI): Point shot, 0 passes, 73.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	vs CGY	2	2	4	4	2	0	16:55	—
Cale Makar COL	at NYR	2	1	3	2	0	2	25:36	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs CGY	1	2	3	3	1	0	19:54	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at CHI	0	3	3	4	0	1	14:36	—
Nicolas Roy VGK	vs FLA	0	3	3	1	1	2	14:15	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs COL	1	1	2	5	1	0	23:57	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs COL	1	1	2	4	3	2	22:06	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	1	1	17:40	—
Brayden McNabb VGK	vs FLA	1	1	2	1	3	4	24:41	—
Claude Giroux OTT	vs UTA	1	1	2	1	0	1	19:48	—
Marcus Foligno MIN	at CHI	1	1	2	1	1	0	13:23	—
Reilly Smith NYR	vs COL	0	2	2	4	0	0	14:34	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Giroux–Perron–Norris skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Gaudreau–Lauko skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Shore–Hartman–Khusnutdinov skated 7:33 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 VGK: Barbashev–Eichel–Holtz skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Howden–Rondbjerg skated 4:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at NYR	W	37	4	.892
Leevi Meriläinen OTT	vs UTA	W	35	1	.971
Adin Hill VGK	vs FLA	W	34	1	.971
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at OTT	L	27	3	.889
Dan Vladar CGY	at WPG	L	27	5	.815
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs MIN	L	27	3	.889
Spencer Knight FLA	at VGK	L	25	3	.880
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs COL	L	22	5	.773
Eric Comrie WPG	vs CGY	W	22	2	.909
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at CHI	W	20	2	.900

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