NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018

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

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Arizona Coyotes

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Arizona Coyotes 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Arizona Coyotes 4–3 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Schmaltz, Garland, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:53 together.

•Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:15.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:14.
•David Krejci had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:44.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 8:09 together.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 10 shots in 25:57.
•Jake Muzzin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 30:35.
•Rasmus Ristolainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 31:08.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at CAR. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Micheal Ferland (CAR) played 5:11, −9:02 down on his 14:13 season average over 70 games.

•William Nylander had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:33.
•Micheal Ferland (CAR) played 5:11, −9:02 down on his 14:13 season average over 70 games.
•New look for TOR: Tavares–Brown–Marner skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Vancouver Canucks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Josh Leivo (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +4 against a season average of 31.6; the win.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.
•Josh Leivo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:13.
•Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +4 against a season average of 31.6; the win.

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Washington Capitals rout Detroit Red Wings 6–2

Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2 at home. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:38.
•Nicklas Backstrom had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:39.
•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:01.

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St. Louis Blues edge Florida Panthers 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for STL: Perron–Schenn–Schwartz skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Perron had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:08.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:01.
•Jaden Schwartz had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:29.

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Nashville Predators beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at home. Ryan Ellis (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +2 against a season average of 33.5; the loss.

•Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +2 against a season average of 33.5; the loss.
•Dan Hamhuis (NSH) played 22:21, +6:25 up on his 15:56 season average over 56 games.
•Mark Stone (OTT) played 26:17, +6:29 up on his 19:48 season average over 76 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Montreal Canadiens 7–1

Minnesota Wild beat Montreal Canadiens 7–1 at home. Zach Parise (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Zach Parise had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:20.
•Mikael Granlund had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:25.
•Mathew Dumba had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:18.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at home. Dustin Byfuglien (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Dustin Byfuglien had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 25:23.
•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:26.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:40.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Colorado Avalanche 6–4

Edmonton Oilers beat Colorado Avalanche 6–4 at COL. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. EDM won it by committee.

•Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 22:51.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 23:36.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:11.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs EDM	2	2	4	5	0	1	22:51	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs EDM	1	3	4	3	0	0	23:36	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs DET	0	4	4	2	0	0	18:39	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs DET	3	0	3	4	1	0	19:38	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at COL	2	1	3	5	1	0	18:11	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs ARI	2	1	3	4	1	0	23:15	—
Zach Parise MIN	vs MTL	1	2	3	3	1	0	18:20	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at COL	1	2	3	2	0	0	24:33	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs ARI	1	2	3	1	1	1	22:14	—
Dustin Byfuglien WPG	vs CHI	0	3	3	4	1	2	25:23	—
David Krejci BOS	vs ARI	0	3	3	1	1	1	19:44	—
Mikael Granlund MIN	vs MTL	0	3	3	1	1	1	16:25	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Richardson–Archibald–Cousins skated 12:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Brown–Marner skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Duclair–Bjorkstrand–Wennberg skated 5:04 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 STL: Perron–Schenn–Schwartz skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cal Petersen LAK	at BUF	O	47	4	.915
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at COL	W	43	4	.907
Braden Holtby WSH	vs DET	W	37	2	.946
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at CBJ	W	36	2	.944
Craig Anderson OTT	at NSH	L	36	3	.917
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs CHI	W	35	3	.914
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs ARI	W	33	3	.909
Roberto Luongo FLA	at STL	L	33	4	.879
Cam Ward CHI	at WPG	L	33	5	.848
Frederik Andersen TOR	at CAR	W	30	1	.967
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs MTL	W	30	1	.967
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs LAK	W	29	3	.897
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs TOR	L	29	4	.862
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at BOS	L	26	4	.846
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs OTT	W	26	1	.962
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs VAN	L	25	3	.880
Jake Allen STL	vs FLA	W	25	3	.880
Antti Niemi MTL	at MIN	L	23	7	.696
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs EDM	—	18	3	.833
Jonathan Bernier DET	at WSH	L	15	5	.667
Jimmy Howard DET	at WSH	—	10	1	.900
Carey Price MTL	at MIN	—	9	0	.1000
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs EDM	L	8	3	.625

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