Games
Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Click a game for the recap: shot flow, shot map and box score, plus expected goals minute by minute for Pro.
- FinalRecapVANVancouver Canucks, 2-8-1337 shots
4.0 xGBUFBuffalo Sabres, 4-4-2520 shots
2.2 xG64% of the chances36%
The Sabres beat the Canucks 5-3 while losing the expected-goals count 2.3 to 4.0. Evander Kane had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Josh Doan has scored in 3 straight games. The Canucks outshot the Sabres 37-20.
- FinalRecapCOLColorado Avalanche, 5-4-1233 shots
3.1 xGTBLTampa Bay Lightning, 7-2-0428 shots
2.5 xG55% of the chances45%
The Lightning beat the Avalanche 4-2 in a game the chances had about even, 2.6 expected goals to 3.1. Nikita Kucherov has a point in 8 straight games. Brock Nelson has a point in 6 straight games.
- FinalRecapANAAnaheim Ducks, 4-5-0218 shots
2.0 xGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers, 3-6-3539 shots
4.3 xG32% of the chances68%
The Flyers won 5-2 and earned it, out-chancing the Ducks 4.4 to 2.1 in expected goals. Rasmus Ristolainen had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Owen Tippett had 10 shot attempts. The Flyers outshot the Ducks 39-18.
- FinalRecapDALDallas Stars, 5-3-1324 shots
2.9 xGCARCarolina Hurricanes, 8-2-1633 shots
4.1 xG41% of the chances59%
The Hurricanes won 6-3 and earned it, out-chancing the Stars 4.0 to 2.8 in expected goals. Four points for Andrei Svechnikov: four assists. Nikolaj Ehlers had three points, three assists.
- FinalRecapNJDNew Jersey Devils, 5-4-0044 shots
3.7 xGNYINew York Islanders, 5-3-1924 shots
2.1 xG64% of the chances36%
The Devils created more, 3.7 expected goals to 2.1, and lost 9-0 to the Islanders. Anthony Duclair scored three goals and added two assists. Ilya Sorokin stopped all 44 shots for the shutout. The Devils outshot the Islanders 44-24.
- FinalRecapFLAFlorida Panthers, 5-3-2132 shots
2.6 xGTORToronto Maple Leafs, 5-4-2423 shots
3.2 xG46% of the chances54%
The Maple Leafs beat the Panthers 4-1 in a game the chances had about even, 3.1 expected goals to 2.7. Auston Matthews has scored in 3 straight games. Evan Rodrigues had 10 shot attempts.
- Final/OTRecapVGKVegas Golden Knights, 8-3-0431 shots
2.9 xGWPGWinnipeg Jets, 4-3-2320 shots
2.0 xG60% of the chances40%
The Golden Knights won 4-3 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing the Jets 2.9 to 2.0 in expected goals. The Golden Knights came back from two goals down. Luke Schenn scored for the first time in 109 games. Mark Stone has scored in 5 straight games.
- FinalRecapNSHNashville Predators, 3-2-3226 shots
2.1 xGEDMEdmonton Oilers, 7-1-1643 shots
5.7 xG27% of the chances73%
The Oilers beat the Predators 6-2, and the chances agreed: 5.6 expected goals to 2.1. Hat trick for Connor McDavid. Three points for Leon Draisaitl: one goal and two assists. The Oilers outshot the Predators 43-26.
- FinalRecapCBJColumbus Blue Jackets, 3-5-0236 shots
3.6 xGSJSSan Jose Sharks, 5-4-1536 shots
4.1 xG47% of the chances53%
The Sharks beat the Blue Jackets 5-2. Expected goals had it close, 4.2 to 3.6. Macklin Celebrini has a point in 11 straight games. Three points for Alexander Wennberg: one goal and two assists.
- FinalRecapBOSBoston Bruins, 7-2-1436 shots
4.0 xGSEASeattle Kraken, 6-3-1727 shots
2.8 xG59% of the chances41%
The Bruins created more, 4.1 expected goals to 2.8, and lost 7-4 to the Kraken. David Pastrnak had 12 shot attempts. Three points for Kaapo Kakko: two goals and one assist.