NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 3, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Tampa Bay Lightning

New Jersey Devils

Tampa Bay Lightning rout New Jersey Devils 5–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 5–1 at NJD. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Gourde and Point) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 2:06 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:00.
•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:00.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:23.

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Nashville Predators edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 at home. Ryan Ellis (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Ellis, Smith, Johansen and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:10 together.

•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Ellis, Smith, Johansen and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:10 together.
•New look for BUF: Berglund–Larsson–Girgensons skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Sobotka–Elie–Rodrigues skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 at home. Brett Ritchie (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Shore and Bayreuther) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:52 together.

•Brett Ritchie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:20.
•Mattias Janmark had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:36.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Shore and Bayreuther) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:52 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at NJD	1	3	4	2	1	0	16:00	—
Brayden Point TBL	at NJD	1	2	3	2	1	0	16:00	—
Brett Ritchie DAL	vs EDM	1	1	2	2	2	2	12:20	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at NJD	1	1	2	1	1	0	15:23	—
Mattias Janmark DAL	vs EDM	0	2	2	1	1	2	14:36	—
Ryan McDonagh TBL	at NJD	0	2	2	0	0	0	18:44	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Berglund–Larsson–Girgensons skated 8:05 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 BUF: Sobotka–Elie–Rodrigues skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Bonino–Grimaldi–Gaudreau skated 5:15 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 EDM: Lucic–Chiasson–Draisaitl skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Ritchie–Janmark–Dickinson skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs EDM	W	29	1	.966
Louis Domingue TBL	at NJD	W	27	1	.963
Carter Hutton BUF	at NSH	L	25	2	.920
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at DAL	L	24	3	.875
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs BUF	W	22	1	.955
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs TBL	L	20	4	.800
Cory Schneider NJD	vs TBL	—	6	1	.833

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