NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 12, 2018

4 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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Vegas Golden Knights

New York Islanders

Vegas Golden Knights edge New York Islanders 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Islanders 3–2 at NYI. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Adam Pelech (NYI) played 13:59, −4:42 down on his 18:41 season average over 77 games.

•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:30.
•Adam Pelech (NYI) played 13:59, −4:42 down on his 18:41 season average over 77 games.
•Johnny Boychuk (NYI) played 22:49, +4:02 up on his 18:47 season average over 73 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CHI won it by committee.

•Bryan Rust had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 16:06.
•Jonathan Toews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:38.
•Andreas Martinsen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 7:21.

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Calgary Flames edge Philadelphia Flyers 6–5 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–5 in overtime at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Matthew Tkachuk had 4 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 17:43.
•Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:16.
•Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 24:16.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Dallas Stars 6–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Dallas Stars 6–3 at home. Brandon Montour (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 3A. DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Hanzal, Benn, Lindell and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:13 together.

•Brandon Montour had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 26:37.
•Ondrej Kase had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:53.
•Devin Shore had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:11.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brandon Montour ANA	vs DAL	1	3	4	3	0	3	26:37	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs PHI	0	4	4	7	0	0	17:43	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at CHI	3	0	3	8	1	1	16:06	—
Ondrej Kase ANA	vs DAL	3	0	3	5	1	0	15:53	—
Sean Monahan CGY	vs PHI	2	1	3	8	1	0	24:16	—
Sean Couturier PHI	at CGY	2	1	3	5	1	3	26:16	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs PHI	1	2	3	5	0	0	23:23	—
Mark Giordano CGY	vs PHI	1	2	3	4	2	4	25:07	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	vs PIT	1	2	3	1	0	1	18:38	—
Brent Seabrook CHI	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	3	1	16:25	—
Brandon Saad CHI	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:01	—
Marcus Kruger CHI	vs PIT	1	1	2	2	1	0	9:55	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Corey Crawford CHI	vs PIT	W	43	3	.930
Anthony Stolarz PHI	at CGY	O	41	6	.854
Ben Bishop DAL	at ANA	L	35	5	.857
John Gibson ANA	vs DAL	W	29	3	.897
Casey DeSmith PIT	at CHI	L	27	4	.852
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at NYI	W	25	2	.920
Robin Lehner NYI	vs VGK	L	17	3	.824
Mike Smith CGY	vs PHI	—	14	4	.714
David Rittich CGY	vs PHI	W	5	1	.800

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