NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 4, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers rout Boston Bruins 5–0

Florida Panthers beat Boston Bruins 5–0 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jaroslav Halak (BOS) faced 44 shots and stopped 39 (.886), +15 against a season average of 28.9; the loss.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:42.
•Aleksander Barkov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:16.
•Mike Hoffman had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 20:16.

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Winnipeg Jets beat New York Islanders 3–1

Winnipeg Jets beat New York Islanders 3–1 at NYI. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Trouba, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:26 together.

•Blake Wheeler had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:28.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Trouba, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:26 together.
•Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) played 22:17, +6:38 up on his 15:39 season average over 61 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Colorado Avalanche 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Colorado Avalanche 6–3 at home. Patric Hornqvist (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Wilson, Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:39 together.

•Patric Hornqvist had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 8 shots in 16:32.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:51.
•Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:46.

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Calgary Flames

Columbus Blue Jackets

Calgary Flames beat Columbus Blue Jackets 9–6

Calgary Flames beat Columbus Blue Jackets 9–6 at CBJ. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:57.
•Sean Monahan had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:15.
•Cam Atkinson had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:46.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at BUF. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:22.
•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:49.
•Jake Gardiner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:48.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at home. Max Domi (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 41 shots and stopped 36 (.878), +7 against a season average of 33.5; the loss.

•Max Domi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:09.
•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:26.
•Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 41 shots and stopped 36 (.878), +7 against a season average of 33.5; the loss.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Detroit Red Wings 6–5 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 6–5 in a shootout at DET. Frans Nielsen (DET) led the scoring with 3G 0A. TBL won it by committee.

•Frans Nielsen had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:11.
•Mathieu Joseph had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:15.
•Gustav Nyquist had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:36.

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Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Mikael Granlund (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Parise, Spurgeon, Niederreiter and Dumba) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:15 together.

•Mikael Granlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:22.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Parise, Spurgeon, Niederreiter and Dumba) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:15 together.
•New look for VAN: Granlund–Horvat–Virtanen skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals 5–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals 5–3 at home. Nate Schmidt (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Nate Schmidt had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:38.
•Jakub Vrana had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:17.
•Cody Eakin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:44.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at LAK. Alec Martinez (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Schmaltz, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:40 together.

•ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Schmaltz, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:40 together.
•New look for ARI: Richardson–Kempe–Hinostroza skated 12:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for LAK: Thompson–Leipsic–Amadio skated 5:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patric Hornqvist PIT	vs COL	3	1	4	8	2	2	16:32	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at CBJ	2	2	4	4	0	0	18:57	—
Sean Monahan CGY	at CBJ	2	2	4	2	0	0	18:15	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs CGY	3	0	3	5	0	0	17:46	—
Frans Nielsen DET	vs TBL	3	0	3	4	1	0	17:11	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at BUF	2	1	3	5	0	2	23:22	—
Max Domi MTL	vs OTT	2	1	3	4	0	1	16:09	—
Nate Schmidt VGK	vs WSH	2	1	3	4	0	1	23:38	—
Mathieu Joseph TBL	at DET	2	1	3	2	1	0	12:15	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs BOS	1	2	3	4	1	0	17:42	—
Jonathan Drouin MTL	vs OTT	1	2	3	3	0	0	17:26	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	1	0	18:13	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Lemieux–Roslovic–Appleton skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Chaput–Agostino–Peca skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Byron–Drouin–Domi skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Granlund–Horvat–Virtanen skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Leivo–Boeser–Pettersson skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Hendricks–Fehr–Foligno skated 5:11 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 ARI: Richardson–Kempe–Hinostroza skated 12:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Thompson–Leipsic–Amadio skated 5:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs COL	W	45	3	.933
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at FLA	L	44	5	.886
Frederik Andersen TOR	at BUF	W	41	3	.927
Craig Anderson OTT	at MTL	L	41	5	.878
Jimmy Howard DET	vs TBL	O	35	5	.857
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs BOS	W	33	0	.1000
Semyon Varlamov COL	at PIT	L	32	6	.813
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at VAN	W	31	2	.935
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs TOR	O	30	4	.867
Carey Price MTL	vs OTT	W	30	2	.933
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NYI	W	28	1	.964
Anders Nilsson VAN	vs MIN	L	28	3	.893
Braden Holtby WSH	at VGK	L	27	4	.852
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs CGY	L	26	8	.692
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs WSH	W	26	3	.885
Adin Hill ARI	at LAK	W	26	1	.962
Edward Pasquale TBL	at DET	W	24	5	.792
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs WPG	L	23	2	.913
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs ARI	L	20	2	.900
Mike Smith CGY	at CBJ	W	16	3	.813
David Rittich CGY	at CBJ	—	14	3	.786
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs CGY	—	2	1	.500

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