NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 6, 2017

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

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Calgary Flames

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (SO)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in a shootout at home. Mark Giordano (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +15 against a season average of 33.5; the win.

•Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +15 against a season average of 33.5; the win.
•New look for CGY: Stajan–Brouwer–Lazar skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jake Gardiner (TOR) played 26:19, +3:50 up on his 22:29 season average over 81 games.

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Washington Capitals rout Chicago Blackhawks 6–2

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Connolly) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:04 together.

•Tom Wilson had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 16:55.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:56.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at EDM. Wayne Simmonds (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ivan Provorov (PHI) played 28:07, +4:01 up on his 24:06 season average over 81 games.

•Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:10.
•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:08.
•Ivan Provorov (PHI) played 28:07, +4:01 up on his 24:06 season average over 81 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Ottawa Senators 3–0

Anaheim Ducks beat Ottawa Senators 3–0 at home. Adam Henrique (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Antoine Vermette (ANA) played 20:57, +7:19 up on his 13:38 season average over 63 games.

•Adam Henrique had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:12.
•Antoine Vermette (ANA) played 20:57, +7:19 up on his 13:38 season average over 63 games.
•Rickard Rakell (ANA) played 13:31, −5:59 down on his 19:30 season average over 76 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tom Wilson WSH	vs CHI	2	2	4	3	2	2	16:53	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs CHI	1	3	4	6	0	0	16:55	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs CHI	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:56	—
Adam Henrique ANA	vs OTT	2	0	2	6	1	0	18:12	—
Wayne Simmonds PHI	at EDM	1	1	2	8	1	0	21:10	—
Claude Giroux PHI	at EDM	0	2	2	1	0	0	22:08	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	at EDM	0	1	1	8	0	0	17:30	—
Ivan Provorov PHI	at EDM	0	1	1	0	8	1	28:07	—
Duncan Keith CHI	at WSH	0	0	0	7	0	2	23:01	—
Nazem Kadri TOR	vs CGY	0	0	0	7	0	0	17:50	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Stajan–Brouwer–Lazar skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Saad skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Burrows–Thompson–Pyatt skated 4:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Hoffman–Dumont–Pageau skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CGY	W	48	1	.979
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CHI	W	39	2	.949
Laurent Brossoit EDM	vs PHI	L	32	3	.906
Mike Smith CGY	at TOR	O	29	1	.966
Ryan Miller ANA	vs OTT	W	29	0	.1000
Brian Elliott PHI	at EDM	W	26	2	.923
Craig Anderson OTT	at ANA	L	21	2	.905
J-F Berube CHI	at WSH	—	14	2	.857
Anton Forsberg CHI	at WSH	L	10	3	.700

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