NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 11, 2026

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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New Jersey Devils

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at home. Cody Glass (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WPG won it by committee.

•Cody Glass had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:19.
•Cole Perfetti had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:04.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:04.

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Boston Bruins edge Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Rakell–Mantha skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Crosby–Rakell–Mantha skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PIT: Malkin–Hayes–Chinakhov skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BOS: Eyssimont–Steeves–Minten skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 6:07 together.

•Roman Josi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:53.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:26.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:52.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Utah Mammoth

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Utah Mammoth 3–2 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Utah Mammoth 3–2 in overtime at UTA. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Coyle, Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:37 together.

•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:00.
•Kirill Marchenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:11.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Coyle, Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:37 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout San Jose Sharks 7–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 7–2 at SJS. Tomas Hertl (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Tomas Hertl had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 15:35.
•Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:25.
•Mark Stone had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Zach Whitecloud for VGK @ SJS, 82.2 mph. Full game report →

Zach Whitecloud (VGK @ SJS): Point shot, 3 passes, 82.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tomas Hertl VGK	at SJS	2	3	5	3	0	0	15:35	—
Pavel Dorofeyev VGK	at SJS	1	2	3	3	0	2	18:25	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs WSH	1	2	3	2	0	0	21:53	—
Mark Stone VGK	at SJS	0	3	3	2	1	2	17:44	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at SJS	2	0	2	7	1	0	17:00	—
Cody Glass NJD	at WPG	2	0	2	2	1	0	12:19	—
Steven Stamkos NSH	vs WSH	1	1	2	2	3	1	19:52	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at NSH	1	1	2	2	1	0	19:26	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	at UTA	0	2	2	4	0	2	18:11	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at WPG	0	2	2	4	0	1	27:04	—
Cole Perfetti WPG	vs NJD	0	2	2	2	1	0	15:04	—
Luke Hughes NJD	at WPG	0	2	2	2	0	0	24:41	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Crosby–Rakell–Mantha skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Hayes–Chinakhov skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Eyssimont–Steeves–Minten skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Novak–Brazeau–Kindel skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Sillinger–Fantilli skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Vitek Vanecek UTA	vs CBJ	O	36	3	.917
Justus Annunen NSH	vs WSH	W	32	2	.938
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs VGK	L	31	6	.806
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NJD	W	27	3	.889
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs PIT	W	27	0	.1000
Jet Greaves CBJ	at UTA	W	27	2	.926
Jake Allen NJD	at WPG	L	22	4	.818
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at NSH	L	21	3	.857
Carl Lindbom VGK	at SJS	W	20	2	.900
Stuart Skinner PIT	at BOS	L	19	1	.947

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