NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 29, 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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Minnesota Wild

Toronto Maple Leafs

Minnesota Wild beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at TOR. Marcus Foligno (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Pontus Holmberg (TOR) played 19:31, +6:57 up on his 12:34 season average over 67 games.

•Pontus Holmberg (TOR) played 19:31, +6:57 up on his 12:34 season average over 67 games.
•Bobby McMann (TOR) played 22:04, +7:40 up on his 14:24 season average over 73 games.
•Max Domi (TOR) played 19:06, +5:00 up on his 14:06 season average over 73 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0

Florida Panthers beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:31 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:11.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:31 together.
•Darcy Kuemper (LAK) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +13 against a season average of 25.3; the loss.

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New Jersey Devils rout Philadelphia Flyers 5–0

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–0 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:44.
•Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:32.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:14.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 3–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 3–1 at NSH. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VAN: Di Giuseppe–Blueger–Joshua skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:36.
•New look for VAN: Di Giuseppe–Blueger–Joshua skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Tyler Myers (VAN) played 24:36, +3:52 up on his 20:44 season average over 70 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Utah Mammoth 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Utah Mammoth 3–2 in overtime at UTA. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Doan and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:04 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:45.
•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Doan and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:04 together.
•New look for PIT: Hayes–Bunting–Beauvillier skated 12:30 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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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Luke Hughes for NJD vs PHI, 80.6 mph. Full game report →

Luke Hughes (NJD vs PHI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 80.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs LAK	1	2	3	2	0	0	19:11	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:44	—
Luke Hughes NJD	vs PHI	1	1	2	2	0	2	16:32	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at UTA	1	1	2	1	3	1	22:45	—
Brett Pesce NJD	vs PHI	0	2	2	6	1	3	21:14	—
Timo Meier NJD	vs PHI	0	2	2	2	2	1	16:04	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at NSH	0	2	2	2	0	0	24:36	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs PHI	0	2	2	0	0	1	15:36	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs LAK	1	0	1	8	6	1	16:20	—
Cam York PHI	at NJD	0	0	0	0	1	7	19:59	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Pacioretty–Robertson–Minten skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Jeannot–Thomas skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Di Giuseppe–Blueger–Joshua skated 5:58 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 →
New look for PIT: Hayes–Bunting–Beauvillier skated 12:30 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 PIT: Puljujarvi–Glass–O'Connor skated 9:13 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 UTA: Crouse–Carcone–McBain skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at FLA	L	38	2	.947
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at TOR	W	33	1	.970
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NSH	W	32	1	.969
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs LAK	W	29	0	.1000
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at UTA	W	29	2	.931
Connor Ingram UTA	vs PIT	O	29	3	.897
Joseph Woll TOR	vs MIN	L	24	2	.917
Jake Allen NJD	vs PHI	W	24	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	vs VAN	L	21	2	.905
Samuel Ersson PHI	at NJD	L	16	4	.750
Ivan Fedotov PHI	at NJD	—	10	1	.900

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