NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025

8 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

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout Boston Bruins 7–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 7–2 at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha and Lohrei) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:56 together.

•JJ Peterka had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:08.
•Tage Thompson had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 15:43.
•Dylan Cozens had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:58.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at MTL. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. David Gustafsson (WPG) played 13:17, +4:26 up on his 8:51 season average over 35 games.

•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:36.
•Gabriel Vilardi had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:41.
•David Gustafsson (WPG) played 13:17, +4:26 up on his 8:51 season average over 35 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at TBL. Seth Jones (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for TBL: Cirelli–Hagel–Geekie skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Seth Jones had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:30.
•New look for TBL: Cirelli–Hagel–Geekie skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Arvid Soderblom (CHI) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +5 against a season average of 30.2; the win.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout New York Rangers 4–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Rangers 4–0 at NYR. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jackson Blake (CAR) played 17:57, +4:09 up on his 13:48 season average over 79 games.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:51.
•Jackson Blake (CAR) played 17:57, +4:09 up on his 13:48 season average over 79 games.
•Taylor Hall (CAR) played 18:18, +3:10 up on his 15:08 season average over 76 games.

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New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Simon Holmstrom (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Martin Necas (COL) played 24:42, +5:46 up on his 18:56 season average over 78 games.

•Simon Holmstrom had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:11.
•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:13.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:38.

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Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 3–1 at CGY. Blake Coleman (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:12 together.

•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:12 together.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) played 11:25, −5:57 down on his 17:22 season average over 81 games.
•New look for CGY: Bishop–Lomberg–Klapka skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at VGK. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Wyatt Johnston had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:33.
•Roope Hintz had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:54.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:25.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Seattle Kraken 6–4

Anaheim Ducks beat Seattle Kraken 6–4 at SEA. Frank Vatrano (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Frank Vatrano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:00.
•Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:44.
•Mason McTavish had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:11.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Tage Thompson for BUF vs BOS, 92.3 mph. Full game report →

Tage Thompson (BUF vs BOS): Rush, carried in, 3 passes, 92.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tage Thompson BUF	vs BOS	3	1	4	6	0	4	15:43	—
JJ Peterka BUF	vs BOS	3	1	4	4	0	0	16:08	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	at VGK	3	0	3	5	0	0	20:33	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at NYR	2	1	3	4	1	0	17:51	—
Simon Holmstrom NYI	vs COL	2	1	3	3	0	1	15:11	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at VGK	0	3	3	2	1	1	15:54	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at MTL	2	0	2	3	0	0	19:36	—
Frank Vatrano ANA	at SEA	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:00	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs DAL	1	1	2	3	0	1	23:25	—
Anders Lee NYI	vs COL	1	1	2	2	1	4	15:13	—
Pavel Dorofeyev VGK	vs DAL	1	1	2	2	1	1	14:27	—
Jackson LaCombe ANA	at SEA	1	1	2	2	0	1	21:44	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Brazeau–Koepke–Beecher skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Cirelli–Hagel–Geekie skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Foligno–Reichel–Slaggert skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Girgensons–Paul–Goncalves skated 4:33 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 CGY: Bishop–Lomberg–Klapka skated 5:45 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at TBL	W	35	1	.971
Logan Thompson WSH	at CGY	W	33	1	.970
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at BUF	L	32	6	.813
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs COL	W	32	2	.938
Lukas Dostal ANA	at SEA	W	30	4	.867
Adin Hill VGK	vs DAL	O	28	4	.857
Jake Oettinger DAL	at VGK	W	28	3	.893
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs BOS	W	27	2	.926
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at NYI	L	27	4	.852
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs CAR	L	26	4	.846
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MTL	W	25	1	.960
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs WPG	L	23	3	.870
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs WSH	L	23	3	.870
Frederik Andersen CAR	at NYR	W	22	0	.1000
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs ANA	L	22	5	.773
Jonas Johansson TBL	vs CHI	L	20	3	.850

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