NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 4, 2017

4 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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San Jose Sharks

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Connolly) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 6:36 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:29.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Connolly) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 6:36 together.
•New look for SJS: Couture–Hertl–Labanc skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders edge Florida Panthers 5–4 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Florida Panthers 5–4 in a shootout at FLA. Vincent Trocheck (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Trocheck, Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 3:55 together.

•Keith Yandle had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 26:45.
•Vincent Trocheck had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:40.
•Joshua Ho-Sang had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:14.

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Nashville Predators beat Boston Bruins 5–3

Nashville Predators beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home. Craig Smith (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Aberg–Forsberg skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Craig Smith had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:51.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:11.
•Kyle Turris had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:45.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at CGY. Jakub Voracek (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:20 together.

•Jakub Voracek had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:50.
•Scott Laughton had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:26.
•Michael Raffl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:47.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Craig Smith NSH	vs BOS	2	1	3	3	0	1	14:51	—
Vincent Trocheck FLA	vs NYI	0	3	3	6	5	1	22:40	—
Keith Yandle FLA	vs NYI	0	3	3	4	0	1	26:45	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	at CGY	0	3	3	3	0	0	18:50	—
Scott Laughton PHI	at CGY	2	0	2	2	0	0	13:26	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs SJS	1	1	2	4	0	0	22:29	—
Kevin Fiala NSH	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	0	0	13:11	—
Valtteri Filppula PHI	at CGY	1	1	2	1	1	2	20:58	—
Michael Raffl PHI	at CGY	1	1	2	1	1	1	17:47	—
Joshua Ho-Sang NYI	at FLA	0	2	2	0	1	0	17:14	—
Kyle Turris NSH	vs BOS	0	2	2	0	0	0	14:45	—
Sam Bennett CGY	vs PHI	0	1	1	8	2	0	15:07	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Couture–Hertl–Labanc skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hansen–Goodrow–O'Regan skated 5:13 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 NSH: Jarnkrok–Aberg–Forsberg skated 10:45 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 NSH: Bonino–Sissons–Arvidsson skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Brian Elliott PHI	at CGY	W	45	2	.956
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at FLA	W	43	4	.907
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs BOS	W	40	3	.925
Martin Jones SJS	at WSH	L	29	4	.862
Philipp Grubauer WSH	vs SJS	W	25	1	.960
Mike Smith CGY	vs PHI	L	21	5	.762
James Reimer FLA	vs NYI	O	19	3	.842
Anton Khudobin BOS	at NSH	L	14	4	.714
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs NYI	—	13	1	.923
Tuukka Rask BOS	at NSH	—	11	1	.909

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