NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 29, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in overtime at NJD. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:58 together.

•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:04.
•Rasmus Ristolainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:52.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:58 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators edge Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 at home. Sonny Milano (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. OTT won it by committee.

•Sonny Milano had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:50.
•Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:45.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:40.

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Detroit Red Wings edge New York Rangers 3–2 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout at home. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DET: Zetterberg–Nyquist–Bertuzzi skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DET: Zetterberg–Nyquist–Bertuzzi skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 29.5; the win.
•Andreas Athanasiou (DET) played 20:59, +5:45 up on his 15:14 season average over 70 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 at TBL. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Sean Couturier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:15.
•Claude Giroux had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:54.
•Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:14.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at home. Brian Dumoulin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Williams–Skinner–Rask skated 13:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Williams–Skinner–Rask skated 13:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: McGinn–Lindholm–Ryan skated 13:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Nordstrom–Di Giuseppe–Jooris skated 4:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Mikael Granlund (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Suter, Spurgeon, Zucker and Granlund) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:54 together.

•Mikael Granlund had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:39.
•Mathew Dumba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:13.
•P.K. Subban had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 26:53.

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Winnipeg Jets beat New York Islanders 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat New York Islanders 4–2 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WPG won it by committee.

•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 16:14.
•Adam Lowry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:05.
•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:54.

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Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for STL: Schenn–Tarasenko–Barbashev skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Radulov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:13.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:54.
•New look for STL: Schenn–Tarasenko–Barbashev skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Samuel Girard (COL) played 12:00, −5:44 down on his 17:44 season average over 72 games.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:17.
•Roman Polak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:52.
•Nikita Zadorov had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:25.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at EDM. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CHI won it by committee.

•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:04.
•Nick Schmaltz had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:05.
•Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:24.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at home. Rickard Rakell (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:27 together.

•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:36.
•Ryan Getzlaf had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:48.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:27 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikael Granlund MIN	vs NSH	3	0	3	7	0	1	18:39	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs TOR	1	2	3	5	0	2	22:17	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs CHI	1	2	3	5	0	0	18:04	—
Sean Couturier PHI	at TBL	1	2	3	3	0	0	21:15	—
Claude Giroux PHI	at TBL	0	3	3	3	0	0	19:54	—
Nick Schmaltz CHI	at EDM	0	3	3	2	2	0	18:05	—
Anders Lee NYI	at WPG	2	0	2	8	0	0	16:14	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	vs STL	2	0	2	5	1	2	18:13	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at NJD	2	0	2	5	1	1	18:04	—
Sonny Milano CBJ	at OTT	2	0	2	2	0	0	11:50	—
P.K. Subban NSH	at MIN	1	1	2	6	1	2	26:53	—
Adam Lowry WPG	vs NYI	1	1	2	6	2	0	19:05	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Zetterberg–Nyquist–Bertuzzi skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Williams–Skinner–Rask skated 13:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: McGinn–Lindholm–Ryan skated 13:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Nordstrom–Di Giuseppe–Jooris skated 4:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Sheahan–Sheary–Simon skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Tarasenko–Barbashev skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Ritchie–Smith–Elie skated 4:50 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 COL: Wilson–Bourque–Jost skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Kesler–Cogliano–Shaw skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jeff Glass CHI	at EDM	W	45	3	.933
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NYI	W	44	2	.955
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs NSH	W	43	2	.953
Mike Smith CGY	at ANA	L	41	2	.951
Jimmy Howard DET	vs NYR	W	39	2	.949
Robin Lehner BUF	at NJD	W	38	3	.921
Pekka Rinne NSH	at MIN	L	37	3	.919
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at WPG	L	37	4	.892
Ben Bishop DAL	vs STL	W	37	2	.946
Cam Talbot EDM	vs CHI	O	36	4	.889
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at DET	O	35	2	.943
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs TOR	W	34	3	.912
Peter Budaj TBL	vs PHI	L	33	4	.879
Tristan Jarry PIT	at CAR	L	33	2	.939
Cory Schneider NJD	vs BUF	O	29	4	.862
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at OTT	L	28	5	.821
Cam Ward CAR	vs PIT	W	28	1	.964
Jake Allen STL	at DAL	L	28	3	.893
Calvin Pickard TOR	at COL	O	28	4	.857
Brian Elliott PHI	at TBL	W	27	3	.889
Mike Condon OTT	vs CBJ	W	25	4	.840
John Gibson ANA	vs CGY	W	23	1	.957
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PHI	—	4	0	.1000
Carter Hutton STL	at DAL	—	2	0	.1000

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