NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 16, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Vegas Golden Knights

New York Rangers

Vegas Golden Knights edge New York Rangers 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime at NYR. Kevin Hayes (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zuccarello, Hayes, Zibanejad and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:38 together.

•Kevin Hayes had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:51.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:44.
•Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:19.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0 at home. Calvin de Haan (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CAR: Di Giuseppe–Bishop–Kuokkanen skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Calvin de Haan had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:38.
•New look for CAR: Di Giuseppe–Bishop–Kuokkanen skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Kempe–Crouse–Garland skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames rout St. Louis Blues 7–2

Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues 7–2 at STL. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:40.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:31.
•Alan Quine had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:17.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at BOS. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 2A. Linus Ullmark (BUF) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 31.0; the win.

•Jack Eichel had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 19:00.
•Sam Reinhart had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:46.
•Jeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:22.

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San Jose Sharks rout Chicago Blackhawks 7–3

San Jose Sharks beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–3 at CHI. Brent Burns (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Brent Burns had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:13.
•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:30.
•Kevin Labanc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:13.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 in overtime at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:58.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:24.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:24.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at home. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Edler, Horvat, Goldobin, Boeser and Pettersson) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:45 together.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:08.
•Alexander Edler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:00.
•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:11.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Eichel BUF	at BOS	2	2	4	6	0	1	19:00	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs TBL	2	1	3	5	1	0	19:58	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at STL	2	1	3	5	0	0	19:40	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs EDM	1	2	3	3	0	1	19:08	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	at STL	1	2	3	2	0	0	18:31	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs TBL	1	2	3	1	2	0	25:24	—
Brent Burns SJS	at CHI	0	3	3	4	2	2	21:13	—
Kevin Hayes NYR	vs VGK	0	3	3	2	0	0	20:51	—
Sam Reinhart BUF	at BOS	0	3	3	2	0	0	16:46	—
Alan Quine CGY	at STL	2	0	2	4	0	1	11:17	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	at BOS	2	0	2	2	1	0	17:22	—
Bo Horvat VAN	vs EDM	1	1	2	6	1	0	21:11	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Di Giuseppe–Bishop–Kuokkanen skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kempe–Crouse–Garland skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Archibald–Galchenyuk skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Rask–McGinn–Foegele skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Eriksson–Roussel–Horvat skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TBL	W	47	4	.915
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WPG	O	42	5	.881
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs VGK	O	41	4	.902
Linus Ullmark BUF	at BOS	W	37	2	.946
Cam Ward CHI	vs SJS	L	35	5	.857
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at NYR	W	30	3	.900
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at VAN	L	29	3	.897
David Rittich CGY	at STL	W	28	2	.929
Adin Hill ARI	at CAR	L	27	3	.889
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs BUF	L	26	3	.885
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs ARI	W	23	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs EDM	W	22	2	.909
Jake Allen STL	vs CGY	L	16	4	.750
Aaron Dell SJS	at CHI	W	16	0	.1000
Jordan Binnington STL	vs CGY	—	12	2	.833
Corey Crawford CHI	vs SJS	—	8	2	.750
Martin Jones SJS	at CHI	—	4	3	.250

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