NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 30, 2025

10 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

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Winnipeg Jets

Boston Bruins

Winnipeg Jets rout Boston Bruins 6–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Boston Bruins 6–2 at BOS. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:06 together.

•Mark Scheifele had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:59.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:21.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:50.

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Minnesota Wild rout Montreal Canadiens 4–0

Minnesota Wild beat Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at MTL. Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Armia–Evans–Harvey-Pinard skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Frederick Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:09.
•Marco Rossi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:05.
•Yakov Trenin had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:30.

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Ottawa Senators edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in overtime at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT won it by committee.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 22:11.
•Josh Norris had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:06.
•Dylan Strome had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:19.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0 at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Mikey Anderson (LAK) played 7:57, −14:56 down on his 22:53 season average over 76 games.

•Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:15.
•Mikey Anderson (LAK) played 7:57, −14:56 down on his 22:53 season average over 76 games.
•Darren Raddysh (TBL) played 24:46, +7:34 up on his 17:12 season average over 72 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at home. Juha Jaaska (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CAR: Rantanen–Roslovic–Blake skated 13:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Juha Jaaska had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 8:59.
•New look for CAR: Rantanen–Roslovic–Blake skated 13:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Donato–Kurashev–Dach skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at PHI. Kyle Palmieri (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Isaiah George (NYI) played 4:03, −11:58 down on his 16:01 season average over 32 games.

•Isaiah George (NYI) played 4:03, −11:58 down on his 16:01 season average over 32 games.
•New look for PHI: Frost–Farabee–Brink skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Matvei Michkov (PHI) played 8:30, −8:17 down on his 16:47 season average over 79 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Matt Coronato (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CGY: Lomberg–Sharangovich–Klapka skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (15.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Coronato had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:02.
•Blake Coleman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:35.
•New look for CGY: Lomberg–Sharangovich–Klapka skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (15.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in a shootout at EDM. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 5:42 together.

•EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 5:42 together.
•Alex Lyon (DET) faced 47 shots and stopped 45 (.957), +24 against a season average of 23.5; the win.
•New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Brown–McDavid skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vegas Golden Knights

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime at VGK. Adam Fantilli (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Lavoie skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Lavoie skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Pearson–Howden–Burke skated 4:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Damon Severson (CBJ) played 15:05, −4:02 down on his 19:07 season average over 69 games.

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Seattle Kraken rout San Jose Sharks 6–2

Seattle Kraken beat San Jose Sharks 6–2 at home. Chandler Stephenson (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for SEA: Stephenson–Bjorkstrand–Tolvanen skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.
•Brandon Montour had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:48.
•Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:03.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brad Marchand for BOS vs WPG, 72.2 mph. Full game report →

Brad Marchand (BOS vs WPG): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 72.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs LAK	2	1	3	7	1	0	18:15	—
Matt Coronato CGY	vs ANA	2	1	3	4	0	2	17:02	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at OTT	1	2	3	7	2	0	22:11	—
Josh Norris OTT	vs WSH	1	2	3	2	2	1	19:06	—
Chandler Stephenson SEA	vs SJS	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:15	—
Dylan Strome WSH	at OTT	2	0	2	4	0	1	19:19	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at BOS	2	0	2	3	0	1	19:59	—
Brandon Montour SEA	vs SJS	2	0	2	2	1	3	23:48	—
Blake Coleman CGY	vs ANA	1	1	2	5	3	0	18:35	—
Connor McMichael WSH	at OTT	1	1	2	5	0	1	17:38	—
Thomas Chabot OTT	vs WSH	1	1	2	5	0	0	25:00	—
Eeli Tolvanen SEA	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	4	0	16:03	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Armia–Evans–Harvey-Pinard skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Rantanen–Roslovic–Blake skated 13:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Donato–Kurashev–Dach skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Frost–Farabee–Brink skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Hathaway–Abols skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lomberg–Sharangovich–Klapka skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (15.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Brown–McDavid skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Lavoie skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pearson–Howden–Burke skated 4:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Stephenson–Bjorkstrand–Tolvanen skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Lyon DET	at EDM	W	47	2	.957
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs WSH	W	35	4	.886
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs DET	O	35	2	.943
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at OTT	O	34	5	.853
David Rittich LAK	at TBL	L	32	2	.938
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs ANA	W	31	1	.968
John Gibson ANA	at CGY	L	29	3	.897
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at BOS	W	28	2	.929
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs LAK	W	28	0	.1000
Ivan Fedotov PHI	vs NYI	L	28	3	.893
Joey Daccord SEA	vs SJS	W	28	2	.929
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs WPG	L	27	5	.815
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at CAR	L	27	3	.889
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs MIN	L	26	3	.885
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at VGK	W	26	1	.962
Ilya Samsonov VGK	vs CBJ	O	24	2	.917
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at PHI	W	23	0	.1000
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	at SEA	—	22	2	.909
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs CHI	W	20	2	.900
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at MTL	W	19	0	.1000
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at SEA	L	11	4	.636

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