NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017

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

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Carolina Hurricanes

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs rout Carolina Hurricanes 8–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Carolina Hurricanes 8–1 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 3A. TOR's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Kadri, Rielly and Marner) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 1:41 together.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 13:15.
•Tyler Bozak had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 13:34.
•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:09.

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Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 6–3

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 6–3 at NYI. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Tavares, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:45 together.

•Dylan Larkin had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:55.
•Henrik Zetterberg had 3 assists (3 points) in 23:21.
•Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:17.

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New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Paul Carey (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +8 against a season average of 32.3; the win.

•Paul Carey had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:32.
•David Desharnais had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:09.
•Nick Holden had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:21.

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Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 6–4

Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 6–4 at OTT. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Eric Staal had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:56.
•Erik Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 30:50.
•Derick Brassard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:46.

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Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0 at BUF. David Backes (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Anton Khudobin (BOS) faced 36 shots and stopped 36 (.1000), +8 against a season average of 28.3; the win.

•Anton Khudobin (BOS) faced 36 shots and stopped 36 (.1000), +8 against a season average of 28.3; the win.
•Jake DeBrusk (BOS) played 10:26, −4:00 down on his 14:26 season average over 69 games.
•Ryan Spooner (BOS) played 11:15, −4:07 down on his 15:22 season average over 58 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 6–4

Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 6–4 at NSH. Tyler Myers (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Tyler Myers had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:55.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:50.
•Adam Lowry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:46.

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Washington Capitals edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in overtime at DAL. Andre Burakovsky (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Honka) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:30 together.

•Andre Burakovsky had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:18.
•Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:36.
•Brett Connolly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:54.

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Florida Panthers edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at ARI. Evgenii Dadonov (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. James Reimer (FLA) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

•Evgenii Dadonov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:26.
•James Reimer (FLA) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 31.2; the win.
•Jamie McGinn (FLA) played 4:54, −8:40 down on his 13:34 season average over 75 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 7–5

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 7–5 at VAN. Thomas Vanek (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 1A. MTL won it by committee.

•Thomas Vanek had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 15:43.
•Nicolas Deslauriers had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:12.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:11.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 at home. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 3A. VGK's first power-play unit (Neal, Perron, Haula, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 4 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:36 together.

•Shea Theodore had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 20:39.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Neal, Perron, Haula, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 4 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:36 together.
•Victor Hedman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 27:44.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Thomas Vanek VAN	vs MTL	3	1	4	3	0	0	15:43	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs CAR	1	3	4	6	0	0	13:15	—
Tyler Bozak TOR	vs CAR	1	3	4	4	0	0	13:34	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs TBL	1	3	4	2	0	2	20:39	—
Eric Staal MIN	at OTT	2	1	3	3	0	0	17:56	—
Andre Burakovsky WSH	at DAL	2	1	3	3	0	0	13:18	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at VGK	1	2	3	4	0	1	27:44	—
James van Riemsdyk TOR	vs CAR	1	2	3	3	0	1	13:09	—
Tyler Myers WPG	at NSH	0	3	3	3	0	1	22:55	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at NYI	0	3	3	1	1	2	18:55	—
David Perron VGK	vs TBL	0	3	3	1	0	0	19:03	—
Henrik Zetterberg DET	at NYI	0	3	3	0	1	0	23:21	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Desharnais–Carey–Vesey skated 12:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Rinaldo–Dvorak–Merkley skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 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%
James Reimer FLA	at ARI	W	41	2	.951
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs ANA	W	40	1	.975
Craig Anderson OTT	vs MIN	L	40	6	.850
Carey Price MTL	at VAN	W	39	5	.872
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs TBL	W	38	3	.921
Petr Mrazek DET	at NYI	W	37	3	.919
Scott Darling CAR	at TOR	L	36	8	.778
Anton Khudobin BOS	at BUF	W	36	0	.1000
Braden Holtby WSH	at DAL	W	36	3	.917
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at VGK	L	36	4	.889
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs WPG	L	35	5	.857
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NSH	W	34	4	.882
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CAR	W	33	1	.970
John Gibson ANA	at NYR	L	32	4	.875
Alex Stalock MIN	at OTT	W	32	4	.875
Robin Lehner BUF	vs BOS	L	31	1	.968
Anders Nilsson VAN	vs MTL	L	31	6	.806
Ben Bishop DAL	vs WSH	O	28	4	.857
Antti Raanta ARI	vs FLA	L	26	3	.885
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs DET	L	21	5	.762

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