NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 17, 2018

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Anaheim Ducks

Pittsburgh Penguins

Anaheim Ducks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at PIT. Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Henrique, Silfverberg, Lindholm, Ritchie and Sprong) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:38.
•Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:54.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Henrique, Silfverberg, Lindholm, Ritchie and Sprong) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:17 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Vegas Golden Knights 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vegas Golden Knights 1–0 at home. Nick Foligno (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Foligno–Anderson–Wennberg skated 15:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CBJ: Foligno–Anderson–Wennberg skated 15:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Duclair–Dubois skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Eakin–Lindberg–Nosek skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins rout Montreal Canadiens 4–0

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at MTL. Colby Cave (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Backes, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and Donato) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:48 together.

•Colby Cave had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:01.
•Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:47.
•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:51.

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Ottawa Senators edge Nashville Predators 4–3 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Nashville Predators 4–3 in overtime at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Ellis, Smith, Johansen and Sissons) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 5:12 together.

•Roman Josi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:54.
•Ryan Johansen had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:55.
•Ryan Dzingel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:53.

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New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1

New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1 at COL. Jordan Eberle (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Compher, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:24 together.

•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:44.
•Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:32.
•Ryan Pulock had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:30.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Roman Josi NSH	at OTT	2	1	3	6	1	2	23:54	—
Ryan Johansen NSH	at OTT	0	3	3	0	1	0	16:55	—
Ryan Getzlaf ANA	at PIT	1	1	2	4	0	2	17:54	—
Colby Cave BOS	at MTL	1	1	2	2	3	1	12:01	—
Adam Henrique ANA	at PIT	1	1	2	2	0	0	17:38	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	at COL	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:32	—
Anders Lee NYI	at COL	1	1	2	1	1	1	15:44	—
Ryan Dzingel OTT	vs NSH	1	1	2	1	1	0	20:53	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at MTL	0	2	2	3	1	2	15:51	—
Charlie McAvoy BOS	at MTL	0	2	2	2	6	2	19:47	—
Ryan Pulock NYI	at COL	0	2	2	2	2	3	23:30	—
Mark Stone OTT	vs NSH	0	2	2	1	0	1	23:48	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Foligno–Anderson–Wennberg skated 15:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Duclair–Dubois skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Eakin–Lindberg–Nosek skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Sedlak–Jenner–Bjorkstrand skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.3% 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 ANA	L	35	3	.914
Carey Price MTL	vs BOS	L	35	4	.886
Craig Anderson OTT	vs NSH	W	34	3	.912
Malcolm Subban VGK	at CBJ	L	31	1	.968
Thomas Greiss NYI	at COL	W	31	1	.968
John Gibson ANA	at PIT	W	30	2	.933
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs VGK	W	28	0	.1000
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at MTL	W	22	0	.1000
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs NYI	L	20	3	.850
Juuse Saros NSH	at OTT	O	12	1	.917
Pekka Rinne NSH	at OTT	—	11	3	.727

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