NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 15, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Calgary Flames

Minnesota Wild

Calgary Flames edge Minnesota Wild 2–1

Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 at MIN. Mark Giordano (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mathew Dumba (MIN) played 5:37, −18:20 down on his 23:57 season average over 31 games.

•Mathew Dumba (MIN) played 5:37, −18:20 down on his 23:57 season average over 31 games.
•Dalton Prout (CGY) played 3:48, −9:48 down on his 13:36 season average over 19 games.
•New look for MIN: Staal–Granlund–Greenway skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at home. Matthew Peca (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mike McKenna (OTT) faced 46 shots and stopped 42 (.913), +17 against a season average of 28.7; the loss.

•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:58.
•Matthew Peca had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:32.
•Artturi Lehkonen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:59.

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Florida Panthers edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Aleksander Barkov had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 27:42.
•Mitch Marner had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:42.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:33.

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New York Islanders edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in a shootout at home. Thomas Vanek (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jonathan Bernier (DET) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +19 against a season average of 29.3; the overtime loss.

•Thomas Vanek had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 10:19.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:53.
•Jonathan Bernier (DET) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +19 against a season average of 29.3; the overtime loss.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at home. Jake Muzzin (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Matt Murray (PIT) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +9 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

•Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:15.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:58.
•Jake Muzzin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:37.

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Washington Capitals edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout at home. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 3:06 together.

•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:19.
•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:55.
•Sam Reinhart had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:41.

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Anaheim Ducks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Anaheim Ducks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in overtime at CBJ. Daniel Sprong (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Markus Nutivaara (CBJ) played 10:59, −6:47 down on his 17:46 season average over 79 games.

•Daniel Sprong had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:12.
•Markus Nutivaara (CBJ) played 10:59, −6:47 down on his 17:46 season average over 79 games.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +5 against a season average of 31.7; the win.

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Nashville Predators edge New Jersey Devils 2–1 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 in a shootout at home. Brian Boyle (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Marcus Johansson (NJD) played 20:42, +4:52 up on his 15:50 season average over 57 games.

•Marcus Johansson (NJD) played 20:42, +4:52 up on his 15:50 season average over 57 games.
•Ryan Hartman (NSH) played 20:27, +7:25 up on his 13:02 season average over 82 games.
•Dan Hamhuis (NSH) played 22:10, +6:14 up on his 15:56 season average over 56 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 6–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 6–4 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 19:58.
•Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:16.
•Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:49.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Philadelphia Flyers 5–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 at home. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Giroux–Raffl–Patrick skated 10:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:24.
•Troy Stecher had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:29.
•New look for PHI: Giroux–Raffl–Patrick skated 10:32 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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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs DAL	1	3	4	7	0	1	19:58	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs TOR	3	0	3	7	0	0	27:42	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at COL	2	1	3	6	3	2	20:49	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs DAL	2	1	3	4	0	1	19:16	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at WSH	1	2	3	3	0	0	24:19	—
Thomas Vanek DET	at NYI	1	2	3	2	1	0	10:19	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs DAL	2	0	2	5	1	1	20:38	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at WSH	2	0	2	3	1	0	20:55	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at FLA	2	0	2	3	0	0	20:42	—
Daniel Sprong ANA	at CBJ	2	0	2	2	0	0	14:12	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs DET	1	1	2	7	0	0	23:53	—
Jake Muzzin LAK	at PIT	1	1	2	4	4	2	22:37	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Staal–Granlund–Greenway skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Eriksson Ek–Kunin skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Amadio–Wagner–Luff skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Giroux–Raffl–Patrick skated 10:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonathan Bernier DET	at NYI	O	48	3	.938
Mike McKenna OTT	at MTL	L	46	4	.913
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs DAL	W	42	4	.905
Matt Murray PIT	vs LAK	W	41	3	.927
Carter Hutton BUF	at WSH	O	38	3	.921
John Gibson ANA	at CBJ	W	37	1	.973
Jonathan Quick LAK	at PIT	O	36	4	.889
David Rittich CGY	at MIN	W	35	1	.971
Juuse Saros NSH	vs NJD	W	34	1	.971
Frederik Andersen TOR	at FLA	O	33	4	.879
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs TOR	W	32	3	.906
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs PHI	W	32	1	.969
Pheonix Copley WSH	vs BUF	W	29	3	.897
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at NSH	O	28	1	.964
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs CGY	L	26	2	.923
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs ANA	O	22	2	.909
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs DET	W	21	3	.857
Anton Khudobin DAL	at COL	—	20	3	.850
Alex Lyon PHI	at VAN	—	19	2	.895
Carey Price MTL	vs OTT	W	18	2	.889
Ben Bishop DAL	at COL	L	16	2	.875
Anthony Stolarz PHI	at VAN	L	4	2	.500

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