NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jan 22, 2026

8 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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Vegas Golden Knights

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:55 together.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:32.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:44.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:38.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at MTL. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Zach Benson (BUF) played 10:47, −5:11 down on his 15:58 season average over 64 games.

•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.
•Zach Benson (BUF) played 10:47, −5:11 down on his 15:58 season average over 64 games.
•Ryan McLeod (BUF) played 20:53, +3:19 up on his 17:34 season average over 80 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in a shootout at CAR. Ilya Mikheyev (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Bertuzzi–Mikheyev–Nazar skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:35.
•New look for CHI: Bertuzzi–Mikheyev–Nazar skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Connor Murphy (CHI) played 22:17, +4:48 up on his 17:29 season average over 79 games.

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Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Dallas Stars 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 1–0 at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Marchment–Marchenko–Fantilli skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CBJ: Marchment–Marchenko–Fantilli skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Coyle–Olivier–Sillinger skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Damon Severson (CBJ) played 27:21, +6:22 up on his 20:59 season average over 70 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Ottawa Senators 5–3

Nashville Predators beat Ottawa Senators 5–3 at home. Steven Stamkos (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 3:47 together.

•Steven Stamkos had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:42.
•Luke Evangelista had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:35.

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Florida Panthers edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 in a shootout at WPG. Sam Bennett (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for FLA: Greer–Rodrigues–Samoskevich skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for FLA: Greer–Rodrigues–Samoskevich skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for FLA: Kunin–Schwindt–Vilmanis skated 4:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Uvis Balinskis (FLA) played 23:03, +6:48 up on his 16:15 season average over 53 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Edmonton Oilers 6–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Edmonton Oilers 6–2 at EDM. Anthony Mantha (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Mangiapane–Podkolzin skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anthony Mantha had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:43.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:02.
•Jack St. Ivany had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:59.

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Minnesota Wild edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in overtime at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:37 together.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 25:38.
•Mats Zuccarello had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:01.
•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 29:55.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Egor Chinakhov for PIT @ EDM, 79.1 mph. Full game report →

Egor Chinakhov (PIT @ EDM): Rush, carried in, 2 passes, 79.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Steven Stamkos NSH	vs OTT	3	0	3	4	3	0	18:47	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs DET	2	1	3	8	0	0	25:38	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs DET	2	1	3	2	0	0	23:01	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs VGK	1	2	3	6	1	0	17:32	—
Quinn Hughes MIN	vs DET	0	3	3	3	0	0	29:55	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	vs OTT	0	3	3	1	1	0	22:42	—
Anthony Mantha PIT	at EDM	2	0	2	3	0	0	13:43	—
Lucas Raymond DET	at MIN	2	0	2	3	0	0	18:10	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at BOS	1	1	2	4	1	0	22:38	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	2	1	20:14	—
Elias Lindholm BOS	vs VGK	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:44	—
Ilya Mikheyev CHI	at CAR	1	1	2	2	0	1	18:35	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Bertuzzi–Mikheyev–Nazar skated 7:43 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 CAR: Jankowski–Carrier–Kotkaniemi skated 7:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Marchment–Marchenko–Fantilli skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Coyle–Olivier–Sillinger skated 10:34 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 FLA: Greer–Rodrigues–Samoskevich skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Kunin–Schwindt–Vilmanis skated 4:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Mangiapane–Podkolzin skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot DET	at MIN	O	39	4	.897
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at MTL	W	34	2	.941
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs DET	W	34	3	.912
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs VGK	W	33	3	.909
Arturs Silovs PIT	at EDM	W	32	2	.938
Spencer Knight CHI	at CAR	W	31	3	.903
Akira Schmid VGK	at BOS	L	29	4	.862
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs DAL	W	28	0	.1000
James Reimer OTT	at NSH	L	26	4	.846
Juuse Saros NSH	vs OTT	W	26	3	.885
Tristan Jarry EDM	vs PIT	L	23	6	.739
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs CHI	O	22	3	.864
Casey DeSmith DAL	at CBJ	L	22	1	.955
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs FLA	O	20	1	.950
Daniil Tarasov FLA	at WPG	W	18	1	.944
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs BUF	L	16	3	.813

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