NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 28, 2017

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

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Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in a shootout at home. David Backes (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 5:43 together.

•David Backes had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:47.
•Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:36.
•Danton Heinen had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:30.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Pacioretty–Shaw–Danault skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:51.
•Ondrej Palat had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:03.
•New look for MTL: Pacioretty–Shaw–Danault skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 at home. Nick Bjugstad (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for PHI: Filppula–Simmonds–Weal skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nick Bjugstad had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:53.
•New look for PHI: Filppula–Simmonds–Weal skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for FLA: McGinn–Brickley–McCann skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Arizona Coyotes 7–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Arizona Coyotes 7–4 at ARI. Patrick Marleau (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Patrick Marleau had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:21.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:16.
•Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:32.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Thomas Vanek (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 3A. CHI's first power-play unit (Keith, Toews, Kane, Schmaltz and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:42 together.

•Thomas Vanek had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 16:48.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 17:05.
•Sam Gagner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in overtime at LAK. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Pearson skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 27:30.
•Reilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:13.
•New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Pearson skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in a shootout at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Backlund, Gaudreau, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:39 together.

•CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Backlund, Gaudreau, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:39 together.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Hertl and Labanc) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:18 together.
•Michael Frolik (CGY) played 6:43, −10:21 down on his 17:04 season average over 69 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Thomas Vanek VAN	vs CHI	2	3	5	5	0	1	16:48	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs CHI	1	3	4	1	0	1	17:05	—
Patrick Marleau TOR	at ARI	2	1	3	4	0	1	15:21	—
Sam Gagner VAN	vs CHI	2	1	3	3	0	0	18:22	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at ARI	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:16	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs MTL	2	0	2	7	1	0	22:51	—
David Backes BOS	at WSH	2	0	2	5	2	0	15:47	—
Lars Eller WSH	vs BOS	1	1	2	5	3	1	18:36	—
Drew Doughty LAK	vs VGK	1	1	2	5	1	1	27:30	—
Jordan Martinook ARI	vs TOR	1	1	2	2	2	1	14:32	—
William Nylander TOR	at ARI	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:51	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	at ARI	0	2	2	4	0	2	18:10	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Pacioretty–Shaw–Danault skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Plekanec–Byron–Gallagher skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Galchenyuk–Lehkonen–Drouin skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Filppula–Simmonds–Weal skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: McGinn–Brickley–McCann skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Pearson skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Toffoli–Kempe–Iafallo skated 7:56 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 SJS: Hansen–Hertl–Labanc skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Ward–Sorensen–Karlsson skated 4:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VGK	O	39	3	.923
Anton Khudobin BOS	at WSH	O	34	3	.912
Braden Holtby WSH	vs BOS	W	34	3	.912
Carey Price MTL	at TBL	L	34	3	.912
Frederik Andersen TOR	at ARI	W	34	4	.882
Martin Jones SJS	vs CGY	W	34	2	.941
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MTL	W	32	1	.969
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs TOR	L	32	6	.813
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs CHI	W	32	2	.938
David Rittich CGY	at SJS	O	32	2	.938
James Reimer FLA	vs PHI	W	31	2	.935
Anton Forsberg CHI	at VAN	L	31	5	.839
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at LAK	W	28	2	.929
Brian Elliott PHI	at FLA	L	27	3	.889

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