NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 17, 2017

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

Game recaps

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St. Louis Blues

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets rout St. Louis Blues 4–0

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–0 at home. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jake Allen (STL) faced 46 shots and stopped 42 (.913), +19 against a season average of 27.4; the loss.

•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:20.
•Andrew Copp had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:11.
•Jacob Trouba had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:39.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Alex Stalock (MIN) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +17 against a season average of 28.1; the loss.

•Patrick Kane had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:18.
•Alex Stalock (MIN) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +17 against a season average of 28.1; the loss.
•New look for MIN: Staal–Granlund–Eriksson Ek skated 7:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames rout Vancouver Canucks 6–1

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 6–1 at VAN. Sam Bennett (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 3A. VAN's first power-play unit (Sedin, Sedin, Edler, Gagner and Granlund) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:16 together.

•Sam Bennett had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 12:44.
•Mark Jankowski had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:34.
•Mark Giordano had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:22.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Florida Panthers 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for FLA: Dadonov–Trocheck–Malgin skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:33.
•Colin Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:48.
•James Neal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:55.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sam Bennett CGY	at VAN	1	3	4	4	1	0	12:44	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs FLA	1	2	3	6	0	1	19:33	—
Mark Jankowski CGY	at VAN	1	2	3	5	0	2	15:34	—
Mark Giordano CGY	at VAN	2	0	2	5	2	3	21:22	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs MIN	2	0	2	5	1	0	20:18	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs STL	1	1	2	4	1	1	21:20	—
Colin Miller VGK	vs FLA	1	1	2	4	0	1	17:48	—
James Neal VGK	vs FLA	1	1	2	2	1	0	18:55	—
Jacob Trouba WPG	vs STL	0	2	2	5	2	0	23:39	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs FLA	0	2	2	2	0	0	17:03	—
Dougie Hamilton CGY	at VAN	0	2	2	1	0	2	16:54	—
Andrew Copp WPG	vs STL	0	2	2	0	3	3	15:11	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Thorburn–Upshall–Brodziak skated 5:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Granlund–Eriksson Ek skated 7:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Cullen–Winnik–Mitchell skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Ennis–Coyle–Niederreiter skated 4:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Dadonov–Trocheck–Malgin skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen STL	at WPG	L	46	4	.913
Alex Stalock MIN	at CHI	L	45	3	.933
James Reimer FLA	at VGK	L	38	3	.921
Corey Crawford CHI	vs MIN	W	28	1	.964
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs STL	W	24	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs CGY	L	19	5	.737
Anders Nilsson VAN	vs CGY	—	19	1	.947
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs FLA	W	18	2	.889
David Rittich CGY	at VAN	W	17	1	.941

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