NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 2, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Philadelphia Flyers

Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at PHI. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Krejci–Spooner–Bjork skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:52.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:43.
•New look for BOS: Krejci–Spooner–Bjork skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in overtime at home. Mathew Dumba (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for STL: Steen–Schenn–Schwartz skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mathew Dumba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:37.
•New look for STL: Steen–Schenn–Schwartz skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Devan Dubnyk (MIN) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +13 against a season average of 29.5; the win.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Detroit Red Wings 10–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 10–1 at home. Alex Galchenyuk (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Paul Byron had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:04.
•Alex Galchenyuk had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 15:24.
•Daniel Carr had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 10:46.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Tyler Johnson (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Martin Jones (SJS) faced 43 shots and stopped 38 (.884), +15 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.

•Nikita Kucherov had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:17.
•Tyler Johnson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:04.
•Danny O'Regan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:36.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Nathan Beaulieu (BUF) played 7:46, −8:19 down on his 16:05 season average over 58 games.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:14.
•Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:24.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:00.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:26 together.

•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:42.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:44.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:26 together.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 at home. James van Riemsdyk (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for TOR: Marleau–van Riemsdyk–Brown skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for TOR: Marleau–van Riemsdyk–Brown skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 29.1; the win.
•New look for TOR: Komarov–Kadri–Marner skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Florida Panthers 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 3–2 in overtime at home. Elias Lindholm (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Faulk, Teravainen, Lindholm and Aho) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:15 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:45.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:20.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Faulk, Teravainen, Lindholm and Aho) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:15 together.

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Nashville Predators edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Corey Perry (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Cogliano–Wagner–Roy skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Corey Perry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:37.
•New look for ANA: Cogliano–Wagner–Roy skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ANA: Perry–Henrique–Blandisi skated 11:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes rout New Jersey Devils 5–0

Arizona Coyotes beat New Jersey Devils 5–0 at home. Derek Stepan (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Boyle–Hayes–Wood skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Derek Stepan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:51.
•Christian Fischer had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:29.
•Kevin Connauton had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:40.

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Dallas Stars edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Radek Faksa (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:47 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:47 together.
•Tyler Seguin (DAL) played 28:50, +8:01 up on his 20:49 season average over 81 games.
•New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Elie skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 7–5

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 7–5 at CGY. Milan Lucic (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Milan Lucic had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:37.
•Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:35.
•Sam Bennett had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:47.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Galchenyuk MTL	vs DET	0	4	4	3	0	0	15:24	—
Paul Byron MTL	vs DET	3	0	3	4	0	0	14:04	—
Nicolas Deslauriers MTL	vs DET	1	2	3	2	4	0	12:29	—
Milan Lucic EDM	at CGY	1	2	3	2	2	0	14:37	—
Daniel Carr MTL	vs DET	1	2	3	2	1	0	10:46	—
Jacob de la Rose MTL	vs DET	1	2	3	1	1	0	13:39	—
Tyler Johnson TBL	vs SJS	2	0	2	5	0	2	19:04	—
Sam Bennett CGY	vs EDM	2	0	2	4	2	0	16:47	—
Jesse Puljujarvi EDM	at CGY	2	0	2	4	0	0	14:35	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs SJS	2	0	2	2	0	0	19:17	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs BUF	1	1	2	8	0	0	17:14	—
Elias Lindholm CAR	vs FLA	1	1	2	5	1	0	17:20	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Krejci–Spooner–Bjork skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Steen–Schenn–Schwartz skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Stastny–Sobotka–Tarasenko skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Winnik–Stewart–Coyle skated 7:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Calvert–Sedlak–Bjorkstrand skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Marleau–van Riemsdyk–Brown skated 8:15 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 TOR: Komarov–Kadri–Marner skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Moore–Martin–Leivo skated 6:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Vrbata–McGinn–McCann skated 11:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (32.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Cogliano–Wagner–Roy skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Perry–Henrique–Blandisi skated 11:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Boyle–Hayes–Wood skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Domi–Dvorak–Keller skated 10:27 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 DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Elie skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: McKenzie–Ritchie–Smith skated 4:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
James Reimer FLA	at CAR	O	47	3	.936
Martin Jones SJS	at TBL	L	43	5	.884
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs STL	W	42	1	.976
Cam Ward CAR	vs FLA	W	39	2	.949
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs TOR	W	36	1	.972
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CBJ	W	35	3	.914
Ryan Miller ANA	at NSH	O	35	2	.943
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs ANA	W	35	2	.943
Anton Forsberg CHI	at DAL	O	35	2	.943
Ben Bishop DAL	vs CHI	W	34	2	.941
Laurent Brossoit EDM	at CGY	W	34	5	.853
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs BUF	W	33	1	.970
Tuukka Rask BOS	at PHI	W	28	0	.1000
Chad Johnson BUF	at PIT	L	28	4	.857
Brian Elliott PHI	vs BOS	L	27	3	.889
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs SJS	W	27	2	.926
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs NJD	W	27	0	.1000
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at ARI	L	27	5	.815
Mike Smith CGY	vs EDM	—	27	5	.815
Frederik Andersen TOR	at VAN	L	26	2	.923
Jake Allen STL	at MIN	O	25	2	.920
Petr Mrazek DET	at MTL	L	25	5	.800
Carey Price MTL	vs DET	W	23	1	.957
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at WSH	L	23	4	.826
Jimmy Howard DET	at MTL	—	9	5	.444
David Rittich CGY	vs EDM	L	6	2	.667

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