NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 12, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at BUF. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Uvis Balinskis (FLA) played 22:19, +6:03 up on his 16:16 season average over 53 games.

•Carter Verhaeghe had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:39.
•A.J. Greer had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.
•Sam Bennett had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:29.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at home. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:43 together.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:12.
•Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:18.
•Sebastian Aho had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:45.

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Seattle Kraken beat New York Rangers 4–2

Seattle Kraken beat New York Rangers 4–2 at NYR. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYR: Trocheck–Miller–Perreault skated 12:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYR: Trocheck–Miller–Perreault skated 12:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYR: Lafrenière–Othmann–Laba skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ryan Lindgren (SEA) played 22:12, +3:55 up on his 18:17 season average over 75 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Philadelphia Flyers 5–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 at PHI. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brayden Point (TBL) played 5:47, −12:41 down on his 18:28 season average over 62 games.

•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:21.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:43.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:40.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at home. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:44.
•Ivan Demidov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:27.
•Alexandre Carrier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:01.

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New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at MIN. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jesper Bratt had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:42.
•Ondrej Palat had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:36.
•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:36.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at CHI. Evan Bouchard (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CHI: Dickinson–Mikheyev–Slaggert skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evan Bouchard had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:31.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:28.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:18.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at COL. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TOR won it by committee.

•Nathan MacKinnon had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:40.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:29.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:22.

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Dallas Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Dallas Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at LAK. Esa Lindell (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. LAK's first power-play unit (Perry, Kempe, Byfield, Clarke and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:40 together.

•Esa Lindell had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:36.
•Sam Steel had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:20.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Perry, Kempe, Byfield, Clarke and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:40 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Mike Matheson for MTL vs VAN, 74.4 mph. Full game report →

Mike Matheson (MTL vs VAN): Rush, carried in, 2 passes, 74.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evan Bouchard EDM	at CHI	2	1	3	4	0	1	24:31	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs CAR	1	2	3	3	0	1	17:12	—
Juraj Slafkovský MTL	vs VAN	1	2	3	1	1	2	14:44	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs TOR	0	3	3	3	1	0	24:40	—
Ivan Demidov MTL	vs VAN	0	3	3	3	0	0	14:27	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at BUF	0	3	3	1	1	1	20:39	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at MIN	2	0	2	4	2	1	15:42	—
Alexandre Carrier MTL	vs VAN	2	0	2	3	0	3	20:01	—
Ondrej Palat NJD	at MIN	2	0	2	2	4	1	14:36	—
A.J. Greer FLA	at BUF	2	0	2	2	1	0	17:35	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at PHI	1	1	2	6	0	0	18:40	—
Martin Necas COL	vs TOR	1	1	2	5	1	1	22:31	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Trocheck–Miller–Perreault skated 12:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Lafrenière–Othmann–Laba skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Dickinson–Mikheyev–Slaggert skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	at MTL	L	41	6	.854
Spencer Knight CHI	vs EDM	L	36	3	.917
John Gibson DET	vs CAR	W	34	3	.912
Joseph Woll TOR	at COL	W	34	3	.912
Colten Ellis BUF	vs FLA	L	31	3	.903
Trent Miner COL	vs TOR	O	31	4	.903
Connor Ingram EDM	at CHI	W	30	1	.967
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	vs NJD	L	29	5	.828
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs SEA	L	28	3	.893
Dan Vladar PHI	vs TBL	L	25	4	.840
Jake Oettinger DAL	at LAK	W	25	1	.960
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at BUF	W	23	3	.870
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs VAN	W	23	3	.870
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at MIN	W	23	2	.913
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at NYR	W	22	2	.909
Jonas Johansson TBL	at PHI	W	21	1	.952
Frederik Andersen CAR	at DET	O	18	4	.778
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs DAL	L	17	2	.882

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