NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 5, 2017

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New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Cory Schneider (NJD) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +11 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:15.
•Stefan Noesen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:44.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:58.

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New York Rangers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at PIT. Patric Hornqvist (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:38.
•Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:00.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:05 together.

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St. Louis Blues edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at MTL. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Vladimir Sobotka (STL) played 20:33, +3:28 up on his 17:05 season average over 80 games.

•Brayden Schenn had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:43.
•Shea Weber had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:34.
•Andrew Shaw had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:13.

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Detroit Red Wings rout Winnipeg Jets 5–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Winnipeg Jets 5–1 at home. Gustav Nyquist (DET) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for DET: Booth–Frk–Athanasiou skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Gustav Nyquist had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:51.
•New look for DET: Booth–Frk–Athanasiou skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Dustin Byfuglien (WPG) played 20:32, −3:52 down on his 24:24 season average over 68 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout New York Islanders 6–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 6–2 at home. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Namestnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:04 together.

•Yanni Gourde had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:41.
•Chris Kunitz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:09.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:23.

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Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 5–2 at DAL. Calle Jarnkrok (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Turris, Josi, Ekholm, Sissons and Fiala) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 1:39 together.

•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:42.
•Jamie Oleksiak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:46.
•Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:25.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2 at COL. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF won it by committee.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:48.
•Benoit Pouliot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:49.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:12.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 at home. Derrick Pouliot (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Bo Horvat (VAN) played 16:07, −3:17 down on his 19:24 season average over 63 games.

•Derrick Pouliot had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:47.
•Bo Horvat (VAN) played 16:07, −3:17 down on his 19:24 season average over 63 games.
•Brendan Gaunce (VAN) played 17:27, +4:15 up on his 13:12 season average over 36 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in a shootout at home. Erik Haula (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +12 against a season average of 31.2; the overtime loss.

•Erik Haula had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:00.
•Francois Beauchemin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:42.
•James Neal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:38.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Alec Martinez (LAK) played 19:18, −3:37 down on his 22:55 season average over 76 games.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:50.
•Drew Doughty had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:49.
•Marian Gaborik had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brayden Schenn STL	at MTL	3	0	3	4	5	1	17:43	—
Gustav Nyquist DET	vs WPG	2	1	3	2	0	0	17:51	—
Erik Haula VGK	vs ANA	1	2	3	6	1	0	22:00	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs MIN	1	2	3	3	0	1	21:50	—
Derrick Pouliot VAN	vs CAR	1	2	3	1	1	4	20:47	—
Drew Doughty LAK	vs MIN	0	3	3	1	1	0	25:49	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs BUF	2	0	2	7	0	0	21:48	—
Shea Weber MTL	vs STL	2	0	2	6	2	0	22:34	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	vs NYI	2	0	2	3	0	1	13:41	—
Marian Gaborik LAK	vs MIN	2	0	2	2	0	0	17:24	—
Patric Hornqvist PIT	vs NYR	1	1	2	5	1	2	20:00	—
Francois Beauchemin ANA	at VGK	1	1	2	4	0	7	21:42	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Booth–Frk–Athanasiou skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Perry–Henrique–Rakell skated 12:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	at DAL	W	45	2	.956
Ondrej Pavelec NYR	at PIT	W	44	3	.932
John Gibson ANA	at VGK	O	43	3	.930
Cory Schneider NJD	at CBJ	W	42	1	.976
Robin Lehner BUF	at COL	W	37	2	.946
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs NJD	L	36	4	.889
Thomas Greiss NYI	at TBL	L	34	6	.824
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs BUF	L	34	3	.912
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DET	L	32	5	.844
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NYI	W	31	2	.935
Carey Price MTL	vs STL	L	30	4	.867
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs CAR	W	30	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYR	L	29	4	.862
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs ANA	W	29	3	.897
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at LAK	L	27	4	.852
Jimmy Howard DET	vs WPG	W	26	1	.962
Jake Allen STL	at MTL	W	25	3	.880
Scott Darling CAR	at VAN	L	22	3	.864
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs MIN	W	21	2	.905
Kari Lehtonen DAL	vs NSH	—	17	2	.882
Ben Bishop DAL	vs NSH	L	15	3	.800

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