NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 31, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at home. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 1A. Brendan Leipsic (VGK) played 9:38, −3:34 down on his 13:12 season average over 57 games.

•William Karlsson had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:23.
•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:19.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at home. Antoine Vermette (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Antoine Vermette had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:36.
•Rickard Rakell had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.
•Cam Fowler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:12.

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0 at CBJ. Tyler Johnson (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Namestnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:17 together.

•Tyler Johnson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:54.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:11.
•Brayden Point had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Gustav Nyquist (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Maatta) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:55 together.

•Gustav Nyquist had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:29.
•Henrik Zetterberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:04.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:40.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Edmonton Oilers 5–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 5–0 at EDM. Bryan Little (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Little, Perreault, Myers, Armia and Ehlers) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:22 together.

•Bryan Little had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:55.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:08.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Little, Perreault, Myers, Armia and Ehlers) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:22 together.

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Dallas Stars rout San Jose Sharks 6–0

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 6–0 at home. Radek Faksa (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Radek Faksa had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:11.
•Tyler Pitlick had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:42.
•John Klingberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:54.

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Colorado Avalanche rout New York Islanders 6–1

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Islanders 6–1 at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:46.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:55.
•Carl Soderberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:54.

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Calgary Flames edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:34.
•Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:27.
•Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:08.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
William Karlsson VGK	vs TOR	3	1	4	3	0	0	17:23	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs NYI	2	1	3	6	4	0	17:46	—
Antoine Vermette ANA	vs ARI	1	2	3	1	0	2	20:36	—
Radek Faksa DAL	vs SJS	0	3	3	3	2	1	17:11	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs NYI	0	3	3	2	1	0	15:55	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs CHI	2	0	2	5	1	0	17:34	—
Tyler Pitlick DAL	vs SJS	2	0	2	4	0	2	17:42	—
Rickard Rakell ANA	vs ARI	2	0	2	4	2	0	18:47	—
Tyler Johnson TBL	at CBJ	2	0	2	3	1	1	18:54	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at VGK	2	0	2	3	0	0	18:38	—
Gustav Nyquist DET	vs PIT	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:29	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at CBJ	1	1	2	6	1	0	18:11	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Malkin–Hornqvist–Kessel skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Maroon–Draisaitl–McDavid skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Letestu–Kassian–Khaira skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% 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 CGY	O	39	4	.897
Jimmy Howard DET	vs PIT	W	38	1	.974
Cam Talbot EDM	vs WPG	L	38	5	.868
Mike Smith CGY	vs CHI	W	37	3	.919
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs TBL	L	35	5	.857
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at COL	L	35	5	.857
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at EDM	W	35	0	.1000
Frederik Andersen TOR	at VGK	L	30	5	.833
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs NYI	W	28	1	.964
Ben Bishop DAL	vs SJS	W	26	0	.1000
John Gibson ANA	vs ARI	W	25	2	.920
Antti Raanta ARI	at ANA	L	25	4	.840
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs TOR	W	23	3	.870
Matt Murray PIT	at DET	L	23	4	.826
Martin Jones SJS	at DAL	L	22	4	.818
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CBJ	W	21	0	.1000
Thomas Greiss NYI	at COL	—	13	1	.923
Aaron Dell SJS	at DAL	—	10	2	.800

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