NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 22, 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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Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:10.
•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:51.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:29.

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Florida Panthers beat Minnesota Wild 4–2

Florida Panthers beat Minnesota Wild 4–2 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Nino Niederreiter (MIN) played 2:34, −12:38 down on his 15:12 season average over 62 games.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:20.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:28.
•Nino Niederreiter (MIN) played 2:34, −12:38 down on his 15:12 season average over 62 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at CGY. Byron Froese (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Plekanec–Gallagher–Lehkonen skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Byron Froese had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:32.
•New look for MTL: Plekanec–Gallagher–Lehkonen skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mike Smith (CGY) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +4 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Rinaldo–Archibald–Dvorak skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:37.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:02.
•Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:49.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Eichel BUF	vs PHI	2	0	2	5	1	1	18:10	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs MIN	2	0	2	3	0	1	18:20	—
Evander Kane BUF	vs PHI	1	1	2	7	2	0	16:51	—
Clayton Keller ARI	vs WSH	1	1	2	6	0	0	19:37	—
Byron Froese MTL	at CGY	1	1	2	5	0	3	14:32	—
Ryan O'Reilly BUF	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:29	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	at ARI	1	1	2	3	0	0	21:02	—
Claude Giroux PHI	at BUF	0	2	2	3	0	0	22:17	—
Marco Scandella BUF	vs PHI	0	2	2	2	0	2	29:10	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	at BUF	0	2	2	1	2	0	21:33	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs MIN	0	2	2	1	0	0	24:28	—
Alex Goligoski ARI	vs WSH	0	2	2	0	4	1	23:49	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Plekanec–Gallagher–Lehkonen skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Stajan–Brouwer–Hamilton skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Rinaldo–Archibald–Dvorak skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Brian Elliott PHI	at BUF	L	35	2	.943
Robin Lehner BUF	vs PHI	W	35	2	.943
Mike Smith CGY	vs MTL	L	35	3	.914
Alex Stalock MIN	at FLA	L	33	3	.909
James Reimer FLA	vs MIN	W	31	2	.935
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at ARI	O	27	3	.889
Carey Price MTL	at CGY	W	23	2	.913
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs WSH	W	17	2	.882

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