NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 21, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Ottawa Senators

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at home. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Boyle, Zajac, Palmieri, Hall and Butcher) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:54 together.

•Taylor Hall had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 16:58.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:25.
•Matt Duchene had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:42.

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Washington Capitals edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BUF: Sobotka–Sheary–Rodrigues skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BUF: Sobotka–Sheary–Rodrigues skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +7 against a season average of 30.4; the win.
•New look for WSH: Dowd–Smith-Pelly–Stephenson skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 at COL. Artem Anisimov (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Colin Wilson (COL) played 7:10, −6:30 down on his 13:40 season average over 64 games.

•Colin Wilson (COL) played 7:10, −6:30 down on his 13:40 season average over 64 games.
•Collin Delia (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +2 against a season average of 34.1; the win.
•New look for CHI: Johnson–Perlini–Martinsen skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (21.4% 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
Taylor Hall NJD	vs OTT	2	2	4	6	0	0	16:58	—
Kyle Palmieri NJD	vs OTT	1	2	3	2	1	0	16:25	—
Matt Duchene OTT	at NJD	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:42	—
Nico Hischier NJD	vs OTT	1	1	2	2	0	1	14:54	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs CHI	0	0	0	8	1	0	22:55	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Sobotka–Sheary–Rodrigues skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Dowd–Smith-Pelly–Stephenson skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Connolly–Burakovsky skated 5:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Johnson–Perlini–Martinsen skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Braden Holtby WSH	vs BUF	W	37	1	.973
Collin Delia CHI	at COL	W	36	1	.972
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs CHI	L	28	2	.929
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs OTT	W	27	2	.926
Craig Anderson OTT	at NJD	L	25	5	.800
Carter Hutton BUF	at WSH	L	24	2	.917
Mike McKenna OTT	at NJD	—	7	0	.1000

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