NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 11, 2017

6 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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Washington Capitals

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 3–1

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at home. Andrew Ladd (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jordan Eberle (NYI) played 12:56, −3:10 down on his 16:06 season average over 80 games.

•Jordan Eberle (NYI) played 12:56, −3:10 down on his 16:06 season average over 80 games.
•Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 18:29, −4:11 down on his 22:40 season average over 67 games.
•Brett Connolly (WSH) played 15:22, +3:25 up on his 11:57 season average over 69 games.

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Dallas Stars edge New York Rangers 2–1 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat New York Rangers 2–1 in a shootout at NYR. Rick Nash (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Ondrej Pavelec (NYR) faced 45 shots and stopped 44 (.978), +18 against a season average of 26.8; the overtime loss.

•Ondrej Pavelec (NYR) faced 45 shots and stopped 44 (.978), +18 against a season average of 26.8; the overtime loss.
•New look for DAL: Benn–Pitlick–Faksa skated 11:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Ritchie–Smith–Dickinson skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at PIT. Phil Kessel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Malkin–Kessel–Rust skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Malkin–Kessel–Rust skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jonathan Bernier (COL) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +10 against a season average of 29.5; the win.
•New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–Sheary skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 in overtime at DET. Mike Matheson (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Trocheck, Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:17 together.

•FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Trocheck, Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:17 together.
•James Reimer (FLA) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +4 against a season average of 31.2; the win.
•Nick Jensen (DET) played 10:13, −6:07 down on his 16:20 season average over 80 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at home. Mathieu Perreault (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Little, Perreault, Myers, Armia and Ehlers) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:14 together.

•Mathieu Perreault had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 11:55.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Little, Perreault, Myers, Armia and Ehlers) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:14 together.
•New look for VAN: Sedin–Sedin–Boeser skated 14:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at home. Logan Shaw (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Corey Perry (ANA) played 3:49, −14:10 down on his 17:59 season average over 70 games.

•Logan Shaw had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:02.
•Jeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:06.
•Trevor van Riemsdyk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:42.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mathieu Perreault WPG	vs VAN	2	1	3	4	0	0	11:55	—
Logan Shaw ANA	vs CAR	1	1	2	2	1	2	15:02	—
Jeff Skinner CAR	at ANA	0	2	2	6	0	0	17:06	—
Trevor van Riemsdyk CAR	at ANA	0	2	2	2	1	0	14:42	—
Phil Kessel PIT	vs COL	1	0	1	7	1	0	20:01	—
Vincent Trocheck FLA	at DET	1	0	1	2	4	4	22:26	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at NYR	0	0	0	7	1	0	22:25	—
Mike Green DET	vs FLA	0	0	0	7	0	1	22:12	—
Darren Helm DET	vs FLA	0	0	0	2	7	1	18:50	—
Nick Holden NYR	vs DAL	0	0	0	0	3	5	17:13	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Benn–Pitlick–Faksa skated 11:29 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 DAL: Ritchie–Smith–Dickinson skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Shore–Elie skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Kessel–Rust skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–Sheary skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–Sheahan–Simon skated 6:27 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 VAN: Sedin–Sedin–Boeser skated 14:28 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 VAN: Vanek–Eriksson–Burmistrov skated 12:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Gagner–Dowd–Granlund skated 6:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Cogliano–Henrique–Silfverberg skated 13:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ondrej Pavelec NYR	vs DAL	O	45	1	.978
Jonathan Bernier COL	at PIT	W	40	1	.975
James Reimer FLA	at DET	W	35	1	.971
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs WSH	W	32	1	.969
John Gibson ANA	vs CAR	W	30	2	.933
Jimmy Howard DET	vs FLA	O	29	2	.931
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs COL	L	27	1	.963
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VAN	W	26	1	.962
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at NYR	W	25	1	.960
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at WPG	L	24	5	.792
Scott Darling CAR	at ANA	L	23	3	.870
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at NYI	—	17	0	.1000
Braden Holtby WSH	at NYI	L	12	3	.750

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