NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018

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

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Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. Evgenii Dadonov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Evgenii Dadonov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 17:01.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:51.
•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:25.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout New Jersey Devils 7–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 7–2 at NJD. Nazem Kadri (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Connor Brown had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:19.
•Nazem Kadri had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:33.
•Tyler Ennis had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:43.

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New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at home. Vladislav Namestnikov (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Pontus Aberg (ANA) played 19:51, +5:21 up on his 14:30 season average over 58 games.

•Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:02.
•Pontus Aberg (ANA) played 19:51, +5:21 up on his 14:30 season average over 58 games.
•Ryan Strome (NYR) played 7:51, −7:49 down on his 15:40 season average over 80 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home. James van Riemsdyk (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Nielsen, Vanek, Nyquist, Larkin and Cholowski) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:03 together.

•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:29.
•DET's first power-play unit (Nielsen, Vanek, Nyquist, Larkin and Cholowski) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:03 together.

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San Jose Sharks rout Minnesota Wild 4–0

San Jose Sharks beat Minnesota Wild 4–0 at MIN. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MIN: Fehr–Foligno–Eriksson Ek skated 4:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Logan Couture had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:16.
•Lukas Radil had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:33.
•Radim Simek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:50.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Nashville Predators 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville Predators 2–1 at home. Erik Gustafsson (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:52 together.

•Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:13.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:52 together.
•New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Strome skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 2–0

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 2–0 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Dalton Prout (CGY) played 2:43, −10:57 down on his 13:40 season average over 19 games.

•Dalton Prout (CGY) played 2:43, −10:57 down on his 13:40 season average over 19 games.
•New look for CGY: Backlund–Czarnik–Tkachuk skated 7:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Hanzal–Pitlick–Faksa skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 at EDM. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. STL's first power-play unit (O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko, Schwartz and Dunn) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:59 together.

•Brayden Schenn had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:55.
•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:25.
•STL's first power-play unit (O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko, Schwartz and Dunn) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:59 together.

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New York Islanders beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

New York Islanders beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at ARI. Ryan Pulock (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for ARI: Richardson–Panik–Archibald skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Pulock had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:22.
•New look for ARI: Richardson–Panik–Archibald skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Stepan–Galchenyuk–Fischer skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Troy Stecher (VAN) played 7:17, −12:48 down on his 20:05 season average over 77 games.

•Adam Erne had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:55.
•Cedric Paquette had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:00.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:32.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Austin Wagner (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Nikita Scherbak (LAK) played 3:39, −7:28 down on his 11:07 season average over 7 games.

•Austin Wagner had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 8:00.
•Nikita Scherbak (LAK) played 3:39, −7:28 down on his 11:07 season average over 7 games.
•Nate Thompson (LAK) played 16:51, +3:54 up on his 12:57 season average over 77 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evgenii Dadonov FLA	at BUF	2	1	3	8	0	0	17:01	—
Vladislav Namestnikov NYR	vs ANA	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:02	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at EDM	0	3	3	3	0	1	17:55	—
Connor Brown TOR	at NJD	0	3	3	1	0	1	12:19	—
Nazem Kadri TOR	at NJD	0	3	3	1	0	0	15:33	—
Tyler Ennis TOR	at NJD	2	0	2	4	1	0	11:43	—
Logan Couture SJS	at MIN	2	0	2	2	0	1	16:16	—
Austin Wagner LAK	vs WPG	2	0	2	2	1	0	8:00	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs FLA	1	1	2	5	1	1	20:25	—
Jaden Schwartz STL	at EDM	1	1	2	5	0	2	17:25	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at VAN	1	1	2	5	0	0	19:32	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at BUF	1	1	2	4	0	1	20:51	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Nielsen–Vanek–Bertuzzi skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Fehr–Foligno–Eriksson Ek skated 4:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Strome skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kruger–Hayden–Perlini skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Czarnik–Tkachuk skated 7:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Hanzal–Pitlick–Faksa skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Shore–Nichushkin–Gurianov skated 4:00 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 STL: Schenn–Tarasenko–Schwartz skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Rieder–Rattie–Nugent-Hopkins skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Panik–Archibald skated 10:19 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 ARI: Stepan–Galchenyuk–Fischer skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% 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	at VAN	W	38	2	.947
Robin Lehner NYI	at ARI	W	37	1	.973
Pekka Rinne NSH	at CHI	L	36	2	.944
Anders Nilsson VAN	vs TBL	L	36	4	.889
Carter Hutton BUF	vs FLA	L	35	4	.886
Jonathan Bernier DET	at PHI	L	33	3	.909
Roberto Luongo FLA	at BUF	W	32	2	.938
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs NYI	L	32	3	.906
Cam Ward CHI	vs NSH	W	31	1	.968
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at LAK	L	30	3	.900
Frederik Andersen TOR	at NJD	W	29	2	.931
Cam Talbot EDM	vs STL	L	29	3	.897
David Rittich CGY	at DAL	L	28	2	.929
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs WPG	W	28	1	.964
Martin Jones SJS	at MIN	W	26	0	.1000
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs SJS	L	24	3	.875
Chad Johnson ANA	at NYR	L	23	2	.913
Jake Allen STL	at EDM	W	23	1	.957
Carter Hart PHI	vs DET	W	22	2	.909
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs TOR	L	21	5	.762
Ben Bishop DAL	vs CGY	W	21	0	.1000
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs ANA	W	15	1	.933
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs TOR	—	10	2	.800
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs CGY	—	3	0	.1000

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