NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 13, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Arizona Coyotes

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at home. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Conor Sheary (BUF) played 10:03, −4:38 down on his 14:41 season average over 77 games.

•Conor Sheary (BUF) played 10:03, −4:38 down on his 14:41 season average over 77 games.
•Christian Fischer (ARI) played 9:52, −3:21 down on his 13:13 season average over 70 games.
•Niklas Hjalmarsson (ARI) played 14:28, −5:18 down on his 19:46 season average over 81 games.

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Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at home. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Jones, Wennberg, Panarin and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:34 together.

•Artemi Panarin had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:47.
•Cam Atkinson had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:52.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Jones, Wennberg, Panarin and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:34 together.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4

Montreal Canadiens beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 at home. Jeff Petry (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:46.
•Jeff Petry had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:14.
•Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:43.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 49 shots and stopped 48 (.980), +17 against a season average of 32.4; the win.

•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:38.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:14.
•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:54.

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Nashville Predators edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime at home. Nick Bonino (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Edler, Horvat, Goldobin, Boeser and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:59 together.

•Colton Sissons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:27.
•Nick Bonino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:24.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Edler, Horvat, Goldobin, Boeser and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:59 together.

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Minnesota Wild rout Florida Panthers 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Florida Panthers 5–1 at home. Nino Niederreiter (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for FLA: Sceviour–Vatrano–Malgin skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nino Niederreiter had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:47.
•Ryan Suter had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 24:33.
•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Edmonton Oilers 5–4 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 5–4 in overtime at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:55.
•Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:20.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:30.

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San Jose Sharks edge Dallas Stars 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Julius Honka (DAL) played 19:20, +5:49 up on his 13:31 season average over 28 games.

•Timo Meier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:01.
•Logan Couture had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:21.
•Julius Honka (DAL) played 19:20, +5:49 up on his 13:31 season average over 28 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nino Niederreiter MIN	vs FLA	2	1	3	4	0	1	15:47	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs EDM	1	2	3	2	1	0	23:55	—
Ryan Suter MIN	vs FLA	0	3	3	1	1	2	24:33	—
Jeff Petry MTL	vs CAR	2	0	2	7	2	0	21:14	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at MTL	2	0	2	7	1	0	16:46	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	vs LAK	2	0	2	6	0	0	20:47	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs DAL	2	0	2	3	3	0	18:01	—
Alex Chiasson EDM	at WPG	1	1	2	4	0	1	19:20	—
Nick Bonino NSH	vs VAN	1	1	2	3	0	1	17:24	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	vs TOR	1	1	2	2	1	2	17:38	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	at MTL	1	1	2	2	1	1	25:43	—
Zach Parise MIN	vs FLA	1	1	2	2	0	1	17:12	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Sedlak–Bjorkstrand–Wennberg skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Turris–Smith–Jarnkrok skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Sceviour–Vatrano–Malgin skated 8:25 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs TOR	W	49	1	.980
Jonathan Quick LAK	at CBJ	L	41	4	.902
Cam Talbot EDM	at WPG	O	40	5	.875
Petr Mrazek CAR	at MTL	L	39	5	.872
Anders Nilsson VAN	at NSH	O	34	4	.882
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at BUF	L	33	3	.909
Carey Price MTL	vs CAR	W	31	4	.871
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs FLA	W	31	1	.968
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs LAK	W	30	1	.967
Carter Hutton BUF	vs ARI	W	26	1	.962
James Reimer FLA	at MIN	L	26	5	.808
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs EDM	W	26	4	.846
Anton Khudobin DAL	at SJS	L	24	3	.875
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs VAN	W	22	3	.864
Martin Jones SJS	vs DAL	W	22	2	.909
Frederik Andersen TOR	at TBL	L	21	4	.810

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