NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 9, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final

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Vancouver Canucks

St. Louis Blues

Vancouver Canucks rout St. Louis Blues 6–1

Vancouver Canucks beat St. Louis Blues 6–1 at STL. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 4A. New look for STL: O'Reilly–Sanford–Kyrou skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 1 shot in 13:41.
•Brock Boeser had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:22.
•New look for STL: O'Reilly–Sanford–Kyrou skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Philadelphia Flyers 7–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–1 at home. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Josh Morrissey had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:13.
•Mark Scheifele had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:59.
•Tyler Myers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:24.

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Boston Bruins edge Ottawa Senators 2–1 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 in overtime at OTT. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Backes, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and Donato) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:02 together.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 23:39.
•Torey Krug had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:06.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Backes, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and Donato) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:02 together.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at CHI. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Seabrook, Toews, Kane, Hayden and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 25 attempts in 9:51 together.

•Patrick Kane had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:16.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Seabrook, Toews, Kane, Hayden and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 25 attempts in 9:51 together.
•Mike Reilly (MTL) played 9:42, −9:08 down on his 18:50 season average over 56 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge New Jersey Devils 6–5 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat New Jersey Devils 6–5 in a shootout at home. Ondrej Kase (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Ondrej Kase had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.
•Kyle Palmieri had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:42.
•Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:42.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Calgary Flames 1–0

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 1–0 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alex Chiasson (EDM) played 20:58, +4:03 up on his 16:55 season average over 72 games.

•Alex Chiasson (EDM) played 20:58, +4:03 up on his 16:55 season average over 72 games.
•Mark Jankowski (CGY) played 17:51, +5:12 up on his 12:39 season average over 78 games.
•Noah Hanifin (CGY) played 25:09, +4:26 up on his 20:43 season average over 79 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at home. Esa Lindell (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Janmark skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Esa Lindell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:37.
•Colin Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:05.
•Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:49.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Elias Pettersson VAN	at STL	1	4	5	1	0	1	13:41	—
Brock Boeser VAN	at STL	3	0	3	4	0	0	14:22	—
Ondrej Kase ANA	vs NJD	1	2	3	3	3	1	16:42	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs PHI	1	2	3	3	0	1	20:13	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs PHI	0	3	3	1	0	0	15:59	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs MTL	2	0	2	8	0	0	21:16	—
Kyle Palmieri NJD	at ANA	2	0	2	5	2	0	20:42	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at OTT	1	1	2	9	2	0	23:39	—
Torey Krug BOS	at OTT	1	1	2	5	3	2	22:06	—
Marcus Johansson NJD	at ANA	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:28	—
Tyler Myers WPG	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	1	1	20:24	—
Brandon Montour ANA	vs NJD	1	1	2	3	0	1	27:42	—

Line changes

New look for STL: O'Reilly–Sanford–Kyrou skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Janmark skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Comeau–Hanzal–Dickinson skated 4:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mike McKenna OTT	vs BOS	O	44	2	.955
Carey Price MTL	at CHI	W	39	2	.949
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs PHI	W	37	1	.973
Cory Schneider NJD	at ANA	O	37	5	.865
David Rittich CGY	at EDM	L	30	1	.967
Tuukka Rask BOS	at OTT	W	28	1	.964
Corey Crawford CHI	vs MTL	L	28	3	.893
Ryan Miller ANA	vs NJD	—	27	4	.852
Ben Bishop DAL	at VGK	L	27	3	.889
Anthony Stolarz PHI	at WPG	—	25	4	.840
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs CGY	W	24	0	.1000
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs DAL	W	24	2	.917
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at STL	W	23	1	.957
Chad Johnson STL	vs VAN	—	15	3	.800
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at WPG	L	10	3	.700
John Gibson ANA	vs NJD	W	8	1	.875
Jake Allen STL	vs VAN	L	6	3	.500

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