NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 5, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Edmonton Oilers

St. Louis Blues

Edmonton Oilers edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (SO)

Edmonton Oilers beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in a shootout at STL. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Perron–Schenn–Kyrou skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Perron–Schenn–Kyrou skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Oscar Klefbom (EDM) played 30:42, +6:50 up on his 23:52 season average over 60 games.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) played 26:38, +6:37 up on his 20:01 season average over 81 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at home. Ondrej Kase (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Hayden skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Hayden skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ANA: Henrique–Ritchie–Sprong skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ANA: Rowney–Kase–Sherwood skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks rout Carolina Hurricanes 5–1

San Jose Sharks beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SJS's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Couture, Karlsson, Hertl and Labanc) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:51 together.

•Timo Meier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:05.
•Joe Thornton had 3 assists (3 points) in 13:35.
•Kevin Labanc had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:30.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Timo Meier SJS	vs CAR	1	2	3	4	1	3	14:05	—
Joe Thornton SJS	vs CAR	0	3	3	0	0	0	13:35	—
Kevin Labanc SJS	vs CAR	0	2	2	0	0	0	12:30	—
Duncan Keith CHI	at ANA	0	1	1	1	2	6	21:31	—
Hampus Lindholm ANA	vs CHI	0	1	1	1	5	3	25:45	—
Brandon Manning CHI	at ANA	0	0	0	0	8	5	17:47	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Perron–Schenn–Kyrou skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Hayden skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Ritchie–Sprong skated 10:17 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 ANA: Rowney–Kase–Sherwood skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kruger–Kampf–Kahun skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones SJS	vs CAR	W	40	1	.975
Jake Allen STL	vs EDM	O	36	2	.944
Corey Crawford CHI	at ANA	L	31	3	.903
Cam Talbot EDM	at STL	W	30	2	.933
John Gibson ANA	vs CHI	W	27	2	.926
Curtis McElhinney CAR	at SJS	L	23	5	.783

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