NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 23, 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

Toronto Maple Leafs

Vegas Golden Knights beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at TOR. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for VGK: Hertl–Marner–Dorofeyev skated 13:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mark Stone had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:16.
•Ivan Barbashev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:47.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 in a shootout at CHI. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Burakovsky–Greene–Nazar skated 5:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Burakovsky–Greene–Nazar skated 5:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Bertuzzi–Mikheyev–Bedard skated 4:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jack Finley (TBL) played 1:01, −8:54 down on his 9:55 season average over 43 games.

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Dallas Stars edge St. Louis Blues 3–2

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 at home. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 6:05 together.

•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:54.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:42.
•Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:21.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout Colorado Avalanche 7–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Colorado Avalanche 7–3 at COL. Owen Tippett (PHI) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Owen Tippett had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:04.
•Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:31.
•Denver Barkey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:51.

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Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 3–1 at CGY. Martin Fehérváry (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CGY: Backlund–Farabee–Sharangovich skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Martin Fehérváry had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:59.
•New look for CGY: Backlund–Farabee–Sharangovich skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Coronato skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4

New Jersey Devils beat Vancouver Canucks 5–4 at VAN. Cody Glass (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Brown, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:25 together.

•Cody Glass had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:28.
•Lenni Hameenaho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:03.
•Linus Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:38.

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San Jose Sharks beat New York Rangers 3–1

San Jose Sharks beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Klingberg, Wennberg, Smith and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 16 attempts in 6:50 together.

•Macklin Celebrini had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:36.
•Collin Graf had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:13.
•Will Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:03.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at SEA. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Kreider, Granlund, LaCombe, Gauthier and Sennecke) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:27 together.

•Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:13.
•Pavel Mintyukov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:27.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Kreider, Granlund, LaCombe, Gauthier and Sennecke) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:27 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Owen Tippett for PHI @ COL, 71.5 mph. Full game report →

Owen Tippett (PHI @ COL): Odd-man rush, loose puck, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 71.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Owen Tippett PHI	at COL	3	1	4	4	0	2	16:04	—
Matvei Michkov PHI	at COL	2	1	3	5	1	0	14:31	—
Cody Glass NJD	at VAN	2	1	3	4	0	2	12:28	—
Mark Stone VGK	at TOR	2	1	3	3	0	2	18:19	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	0	0	24:36	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	at SEA	1	1	2	7	2	0	17:13	—
Linus Karlsson VAN	vs NJD	1	1	2	4	0	1	14:38	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs STL	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:21	—
Lenni Hameenaho NJD	at VAN	1	1	2	3	2	1	10:03	—
Pavel Mintyukov ANA	at SEA	1	1	2	3	1	2	20:27	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs STL	1	1	2	3	1	1	22:54	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at VAN	1	1	2	3	1	1	19:57	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Hertl–Marner–Dorofeyev skated 13:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Burakovsky–Greene–Nazar skated 5:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Bertuzzi–Mikheyev–Bedard skated 4:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Farabee–Sharangovich skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Coronato skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gaudreau–Winterton–Melanson skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Devin Cooley CGY	vs WSH	L	37	2	.946
Samuel Ersson PHI	at COL	W	35	3	.914
Spencer Martin NYR	at SJS	L	32	3	.906
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs TBL	O	31	1	.968
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs VGK	L	30	5	.833
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs ANA	L	30	3	.900
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs NYR	W	29	1	.966
Logan Thompson WSH	at CGY	W	26	1	.962
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at VAN	W	25	4	.840
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs NJD	L	24	5	.792
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs STL	W	22	2	.909
Lukas Dostal ANA	at SEA	W	22	2	.909
Adin Hill VGK	at TOR	W	21	3	.857
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CHI	W	19	1	.947
Jordan Binnington STL	at DAL	L	19	3	.842
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs PHI	L	19	6	.684

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