NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 15, 2017

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Carolina Hurricanes

Buffalo Sabres

Carolina Hurricanes edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime at BUF. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 1A. CAR won it by committee.

•Jack Eichel had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 11 shots in 19:57.
•Jake McCabe had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:28.
•Evander Kane had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:43.

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New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 5–2 at home. Brian Boyle (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Boyle, Zajac, Butcher, Zacha and Bratt) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:40 together.

•Brian Boyle had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:09.
•Brian Gibbons had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:11.
•Esa Lindell had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:46.

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New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home. Marian Gaborik (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Nash–Zuccarello–Miller skated 12:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Marian Gaborik had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:56.
•Jussi Jokinen had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:01.
•New look for NYR: Nash–Zuccarello–Miller skated 12:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at home. Henrik Zetterberg (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for TOR: Moore–Martin–Kapanen skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Henrik Zetterberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:59.
•New look for TOR: Moore–Martin–Kapanen skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nick Jensen (DET) played 9:27, −6:53 down on his 16:20 season average over 80 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge San Jose Sharks 4–3 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 in overtime at home. Daniel Sedin (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VAN's first power-play unit (Sedin, Sedin, Edler, Granlund and Boeser) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Daniel Sedin had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:11.
•Henrik Sedin had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:07.
•Brent Burns had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:51.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Eichel BUF	vs CAR	3	1	4	11	1	1	19:57	—
Brian Boyle NJD	vs DAL	2	1	3	3	1	0	14:09	—
Jake McCabe BUF	vs CAR	1	2	3	1	1	0	18:28	—
Daniel Sedin VAN	vs SJS	0	3	3	6	0	0	16:11	—
Evander Kane BUF	vs CAR	0	3	3	4	3	0	20:43	—
Henrik Sedin VAN	vs SJS	0	3	3	1	0	1	17:07	—
Brent Burns SJS	at VAN	2	0	2	3	0	0	26:51	—
Markus Granlund VAN	vs SJS	2	0	2	2	1	0	19:29	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	at BUF	1	1	2	4	0	2	24:19	—
Justin Williams CAR	at BUF	1	1	2	4	1	0	18:47	—
Marian Gaborik LAK	at NYR	1	1	2	4	0	1	14:56	—
Derek Ryan CAR	at BUF	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:39	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Hanzal–Roussel–Ritchie skated 4:15 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 NYR: Nash–Zuccarello–Miller skated 12:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Gaborik–Jokinen–Mitchell skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Moore–Martin–Kapanen skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 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%
Cam Ward CAR	at BUF	W	41	4	.902
Martin Jones SJS	at VAN	O	40	4	.900
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs SJS	W	37	3	.919
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs LAK	W	35	2	.943
Chad Johnson BUF	vs CAR	O	34	5	.853
Cory Schneider NJD	vs DAL	W	30	2	.933
Curtis McElhinney TOR	at DET	L	29	3	.897
Jonathan Quick LAK	at NYR	L	27	3	.889
Jimmy Howard DET	vs TOR	W	26	1	.962
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at NJD	L	25	4	.840

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