NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 14, 2018

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

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New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in overtime at home. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Miller, Marchessault and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:18 together.

•William Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.
•Travis Zajac had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:59.
•Jonathan Marchessault had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:14.

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Arizona Coyotes edge New York Rangers 4–3 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime at NYR. Derek Stepan (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Derek Stepan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:09.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:29.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:10.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 5–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home. Zachary Aston-Reese (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 51 shots and stopped 48 (.941), +22 against a season average of 29.4; the win.

•Zachary Aston-Reese had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:13.
•Chris Wagner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 12:42.
•Sean Kuraly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:03.

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Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at DET. Thomas Chabot (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Filip Hronek (DET) played 11:51, −8:17 down on his 20:08 season average over 45 games.

•Chris Tierney had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:42.
•Mikkel Boedker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:15.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:05.

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Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 6–5 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–5 in a shootout at CAR. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 2A. WSH won it by committee.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 23:53.
•Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:10.
•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:48.

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St. Louis Blues edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at home. Colton Parayko (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Compher, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 6:46 together.

•Colton Parayko had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 28:09.
•J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:11.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at CHI. Jonathan Toews (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG won it by committee.

•Jonathan Toews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:52.
•Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:20.
•Blake Wheeler had 3 assists (3 points) on 11 shots in 20:12.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for PHI: Voracek–Simmonds–Couturier skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:16.
•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:10.
•Darnell Nurse had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:50.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs WSH	2	2	4	6	2	0	23:53	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at CAR	3	0	3	5	2	0	21:10	—
Zachary Aston-Reese PIT	vs BOS	2	1	3	5	9	1	14:13	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	vs WPG	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:52	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at CHI	2	1	3	3	0	1	21:20	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs PHI	2	1	3	2	0	0	19:16	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs WSH	1	2	3	1	0	0	21:48	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at CHI	0	3	3	11	0	1	20:12	—
John Carlson WSH	at CAR	0	3	3	3	3	5	25:47	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs PHI	0	3	3	1	0	1	21:10	—
Nic Dowd WSH	at CAR	0	3	3	0	3	0	11:06	—
Colton Parayko STL	vs COL	2	0	2	5	1	0	28:09	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Voracek–Simmonds–Couturier skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs BOS	W	51	3	.941
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at NJD	O	42	5	.881
Jake Allen STL	vs COL	W	42	3	.929
Corey Crawford CHI	vs WPG	O	42	4	.905
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at CHI	W	37	3	.919
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs ARI	O	34	4	.882
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs PHI	W	32	1	.969
Jimmy Howard DET	vs OTT	L	31	3	.903
Adin Hill ARI	at NYR	W	30	3	.900
Scott Darling CAR	vs WSH	O	29	5	.828
Craig Anderson OTT	at DET	W	28	2	.929
Philipp Grubauer COL	at STL	O	28	4	.857
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at PIT	L	27	4	.852
Braden Holtby WSH	at CAR	W	27	5	.815
Anthony Stolarz PHI	at EDM	L	21	3	.857
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs VGK	W	15	1	.933
Cory Schneider NJD	vs VGK	—	7	3	.571

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