NHL Recaps: Monday, Jan 19, 2026

10 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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Buffalo Sabres

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Eric Robinson (CAR) played 2:02, −9:32 down on his 11:34 season average over 66 games.

•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:17.
•Sebastian Aho had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:38.
•Eric Robinson (CAR) played 2:02, −9:32 down on his 11:34 season average over 66 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Washington Capitals 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Nelson, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:48 together.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 10 shots in 22:27.
•Ethen Frank had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:57.
•Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:26.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Seattle Kraken 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Seattle Kraken 6–3 at SEA. Connor Dewar (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Connor Dewar had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:26.
•Ben Meyers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:01.
•Anthony Mantha had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:47.

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San Jose Sharks beat Florida Panthers 4–1

San Jose Sharks beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at FLA. Igor Chernyshov (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Bennett–Tkachuk skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Igor Chernyshov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:10.
•Michael Misa had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:17.
•New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Bennett–Tkachuk skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Minnesota Wild beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at TOR. Marcus Foligno (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Marcus Foligno had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:13.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:15.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:38.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at VGK. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 8:47 together.

•Travis Konecny had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:19.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 8:47 together.
•New look for PHI: Cates–Brink–Michkov skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Winnipeg Jets 2–0

Chicago Blackhawks beat Winnipeg Jets 2–0 at home. Alex Vlasic (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CHI: Dickinson–Donato–Mikheyev skated 12:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Vlasic had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:01.
•New look for CHI: Dickinson–Donato–Mikheyev skated 12:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Bertuzzi–Greene–Bedard skated 9:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in overtime at CGY. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Luke Hughes (NJD) played 9:31, −13:42 down on his 23:13 season average over 67 games.

•Luke Hughes (NJD) played 9:31, −13:42 down on his 23:13 season average over 67 games.
•New look for NJD: Dadonov–Brown–Cotter skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Glass–Gritsyuk–Hameenaho skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 at VAN. Anthony Duclair (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Duclair, Barzal, Heineman, Ritchie and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Anthony Duclair had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:03.
•Tony DeAngelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:38.

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Anaheim Ducks beat New York Rangers 5–3

Anaheim Ducks beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Panarin and Gavrikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 4:22 together.

•Cutter Gauthier had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:10.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:15.
•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:41.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jakob Chychrun for WSH @ COL, 77.5 mph. Full game report →

Jakob Chychrun (WSH @ COL): Forecheck turnover, carried in, 5-on-3 at the blue line, 2 passes, 77.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Marcus Foligno MIN	at TOR	3	0	3	5	2	0	14:13	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs WSH	2	1	3	10	0	0	22:27	—
Vladimir Tarasenko MIN	at TOR	2	1	3	4	0	1	16:15	—
Travis Konecny PHI	at VGK	2	0	2	5	1	1	17:19	—
Anthony Duclair NYI	at VAN	2	0	2	5	0	2	17:03	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	3	1	17:10	—
Connor Dewar PIT	at SEA	2	0	2	3	2	1	12:26	—
Ethen Frank WSH	at COL	1	1	2	4	0	1	14:57	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	at TOR	1	1	2	4	0	1	21:52	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at ANA	1	1	2	4	0	0	21:15	—
Tony DeAngelo NYI	at VAN	1	1	2	3	2	2	17:08	—
Ben Meyers SEA	vs PIT	1	1	2	2	2	0	13:01	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Doan–Ostlund–Helenius skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Bennett–Tkachuk skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Cates–Brink–Michkov skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hathaway–Pederson–Grundstrom skated 6:09 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 CHI: Dickinson–Donato–Mikheyev skated 12:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Bertuzzi–Greene–Bedard skated 9:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Foligno–Lafferty–Dach skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Slaggert–Lardis–Moore skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Dadonov–Brown–Cotter skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Glass–Gritsyuk–Hameenaho skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at COL	L	44	5	.886
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	at FLA	W	36	1	.972
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs NYI	L	33	4	.879
Spencer Knight CHI	vs WPG	W	32	0	.1000
Devin Cooley CGY	vs NJD	O	32	2	.938
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at VAN	W	32	3	.906
Joey Daccord SEA	vs PIT	L	31	5	.839
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at TOR	W	30	3	.900
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at CAR	L	29	2	.931
Joseph Woll TOR	vs MIN	L	29	5	.828
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs SJS	L	27	3	.889
Samuel Ersson PHI	at VGK	W	25	1	.960
Spencer Martin NYR	at ANA	L	25	4	.840
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs WSH	W	24	2	.917
Stuart Skinner PIT	at SEA	W	23	3	.870
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CHI	L	23	1	.957
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at CGY	W	22	1	.955
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs NYR	W	22	3	.864
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs BUF	W	18	1	.944
Adin Hill VGK	vs PHI	L	17	2	.882
Dennis Hildeby TOR	vs MIN	—	9	0	.1000

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