NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 18, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 at home. Jake DeBrusk (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Danton Heinen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:15.
•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:03.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.

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New Jersey Devils beat Anaheim Ducks 5–3

New Jersey Devils beat Anaheim Ducks 5–3 at home. Brian Boyle (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Brian Boyle had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:14.
•Miles Wood had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:35.
•Stefan Noesen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:52.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Nicholas Shore (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 6:11 together.

•Nicholas Shore had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:27.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 6:11 together.
•Christian Folin (LAK) played 3:11, −12:40 down on his 15:51 season average over 64 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at home. Tyson Barrie (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PIT: Reaves–Archibald–Rowney skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (86.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tyson Barrie had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:31.
•Chad Ruhwedel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:48.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:49.

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Edmonton Oilers beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Edmonton Oilers beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at home. Ryan Strome (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Ryan Strome had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:13.
•Patrick Maroon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:07.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:31.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jake DeBrusk BOS	vs CBJ	1	2	3	4	0	0	12:03	—
Danton Heinen BOS	vs CBJ	1	2	3	1	0	0	13:15	—
Brian Boyle NJD	vs ANA	0	3	3	1	1	2	14:14	—
Tyson Barrie COL	vs PIT	2	0	2	5	0	0	24:31	—
Ryan Strome EDM	vs SJS	2	0	2	4	1	0	15:13	—
Miles Wood NJD	vs ANA	2	0	2	3	3	0	13:35	—
Stefan Noesen NJD	vs ANA	2	0	2	3	0	1	13:52	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs CBJ	1	1	2	5	0	0	17:53	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs PIT	1	1	2	5	0	0	17:49	—
Patrick Maroon EDM	vs SJS	1	1	2	4	2	0	14:07	—
Josh Anderson CBJ	at BOS	1	1	2	3	3	2	20:29	—
Adam Henrique ANA	at NJD	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:28	—

Line changes

New look for LAK: Lewis–Shore–Iafallo skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Reaves–Archibald–Rowney skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (86.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at BOS	L	45	7	.844
Jonathan Quick LAK	at PHI	W	37	1	.973
Matt Murray PIT	at COL	L	36	3	.917
Ryan Miller ANA	at NJD	L	33	4	.879
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs PIT	W	32	2	.938
Martin Jones SJS	at EDM	L	28	4	.857
Brian Elliott PHI	vs LAK	L	25	4	.840
Cory Schneider NJD	vs ANA	W	24	3	.875
Cam Talbot EDM	vs SJS	W	21	3	.857
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs CBJ	W	18	2	.889

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