NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Detroit Red Wings

Toronto Maple Leafs

Detroit Red Wings edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 in overtime at TOR. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (TOR) played 1:50, −19:00 down on his 20:50 season average over 77 games.

•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:17.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson (TOR) played 1:50, −19:00 down on his 20:50 season average over 77 games.
•Joseph Woll (TOR) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 31.3; the overtime loss.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in a shootout at COL. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for COL: MacKinnon–Olofsson–Necas skated 14:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for COL: MacKinnon–Olofsson–Necas skated 14:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +14 against a season average of 27.0; the win.
•New look for COL: Nelson–Lehkonen–Nichushkin skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Utah Mammoth edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (OT)

Utah Mammoth beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in overtime at home. Christian Dvorak (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. UTA won it by committee.

•Christian Dvorak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:15.
•Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:19.
•Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:13.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at CGY. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CGY: Frost–Farabee–Pospisil skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:26.
•Tommy Novak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:13.
•Jack St. Ivany had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:55.

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Seattle Kraken beat New York Islanders 4–1

Seattle Kraken beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home. Vince Dunn (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Duclair, Barzal, Heineman, Ritchie and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:35 together.

•Jared McCann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:37.
•Vince Dunn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:28.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Duclair, Barzal, Heineman, Ritchie and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:35 together.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Washington Capitals 4–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at home. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VAN won it by committee.

•Dylan Strome had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:17.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:20.
•Justin Sourdif had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:02.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jeffrey Viel for ANA @ COL, 67.5 mph. Full game report →

Jeffrey Viel (ANA @ COL): Rush, carried in, 2 passes, 67.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Christian Dvorak PHI	at UTA	2	1	3	6	0	0	22:15	—
Clayton Keller UTA	vs PHI	2	1	3	5	0	1	19:19	—
Dylan Strome WSH	at VAN	2	1	3	3	0	0	21:17	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at TOR	1	1	2	5	1	1	19:17	—
Dylan Guenther UTA	vs PHI	1	1	2	4	1	1	19:13	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs WSH	1	1	2	4	0	1	16:20	—
Vince Dunn SEA	vs NYI	1	1	2	4	0	1	18:28	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at CGY	1	1	2	3	1	1	15:26	—
Justin Sourdif WSH	at VAN	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:02	—
Jared McCann SEA	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	0	1	15:37	—
Tommy Novak PIT	at CGY	1	1	2	2	0	1	14:13	—
John Carlson WSH	at VAN	0	2	2	4	0	0	26:45	—

Line changes

New look for COL: MacKinnon–Olofsson–Necas skated 14:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nelson–Lehkonen–Nichushkin skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Kreider–Strome–Harkins skated 9:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Colton–Drury–Brindley skated 4:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frost–Farabee–Pospisil skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Kakko–Wright skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joseph Woll TOR	vs DET	O	41	2	.951
Lukas Dostal ANA	at COL	W	41	1	.976
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs WSH	W	32	3	.906
John Gibson DET	at TOR	W	31	1	.968
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs PHI	W	29	4	.862
Samuel Ersson PHI	at UTA	O	27	5	.815
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs PIT	L	25	4	.840
Logan Thompson WSH	at VAN	L	25	4	.840
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs NYI	W	25	1	.960
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at SEA	L	24	3	.875
Stuart Skinner PIT	at CGY	W	19	1	.947
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs ANA	O	16	1	.938

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