NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 22, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Nashville Predators

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Patrice Bergeron had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:25.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:50.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 at PHI. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +9 against a season average of 28.3; the win.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:52.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:51.
•Cam Atkinson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:58.

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Florida Panthers edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at DET. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:05 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:00.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:29.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:05 together.

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St. Louis Blues beat Calgary Flames 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Calgary Flames 3–1 at CGY. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:50 together.

•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:43.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:50 together.
•Vince Dunn (STL) played 11:35, −6:01 down on his 17:36 season average over 77 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at VGK. Phillip Danault (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Phillip Danault had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:23.
•Brandon Pirri had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:57.
•Brayden McNabb had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:21.

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Los Angeles Kings edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in overtime at SJS. Ilya Kovalchuk (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Radim Simek (SJS) played 6:34, −8:52 down on his 15:26 season average over 40 games.

•Ilya Kovalchuk had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 13:42.
•Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:28.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:53.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0 at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:56 together.

•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:20.
•Sam Reinhart had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:20.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:56 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:23.
•Andreas Johnsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:09.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:38.

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Washington Capitals rout Ottawa Senators 4–0

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 4–0 at OTT. Brett Connolly (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Ryan–Tierney–Paul skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brett Connolly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:48.
•New look for OTT: Ryan–Tierney–Paul skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Pheonix Copley (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +6 against a season average of 28.7; the win.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 at CAR. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for CAR: Ferland–Teravainen–Aho skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sidney Crosby had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:34.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:22.
•Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:06.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Colorado Avalanche 6–4

Arizona Coyotes beat Colorado Avalanche 6–4 at home. Brad Richardson (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Alexander Kerfoot had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:53.
•Brad Richardson had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:24.
•Derek Stepan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:51.

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Dallas Stars edge Minnesota Wild 2–1 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 in overtime at MIN. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Ritchie–Faksa–Shore skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:09.
•New look for DAL: Ritchie–Faksa–Shore skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jason Dickinson (DAL) played 6:36, −6:53 down on his 13:29 season average over 66 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3 at EDM. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 19:49.
•Connor McDavid had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:27.
•Steven Stamkos had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:13.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Vancouver Canucks 1–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 1–0 at VAN. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Laurent Brossoit (WPG) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +9 against a season average of 31.0; the win.

•Laurent Brossoit (WPG) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +9 against a season average of 31.0; the win.
•Loui Eriksson (VAN) played 19:39, +5:39 up on his 14:00 season average over 80 games.
•Adam Gaudette (VAN) played 6:02, −5:00 down on his 11:02 season average over 55 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at EDM	1	4	5	3	1	0	19:49	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs NSH	2	2	4	3	0	0	16:25	—
Phillip Danault MTL	at VGK	3	0	3	6	1	0	19:23	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs NYR	2	1	3	3	0	0	19:23	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs NSH	1	2	3	6	0	1	18:50	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs NSH	1	2	3	3	2	0	18:19	—
Andreas Johnsson TOR	vs NYR	1	2	3	3	1	1	15:09	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	at PHI	1	2	3	1	1	0	17:52	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at CAR	0	3	3	5	0	0	20:34	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs TBL	0	3	3	5	0	0	23:27	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	at PHI	0	3	3	1	5	0	18:51	—
Brad Richardson ARI	vs COL	2	0	2	7	0	0	17:24	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Hoffman–Vatrano–Borgstrom skated 11:07 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 FLA: Sceviour–Haley–Hawryluk skated 4:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frolik–Jankowski–Bennett skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kovalchuk–Thompson–Leipsic skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Ryan–Tierney–Paul skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Ferland–Teravainen–Aho skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Svechnikov skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Ritchie–Faksa–Shore skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs MTL	O	47	4	.915
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs TBL	L	44	5	.886
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs ANA	W	40	0	.1000
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at VAN	W	40	0	.1000
Matt Murray PIT	at CAR	W	39	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at PHI	W	37	3	.919
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at TOR	L	35	4	.886
Pheonix Copley WSH	at OTT	W	35	0	.1000
Roberto Luongo FLA	at DET	W	34	1	.971
Mike McKenna OTT	vs WSH	L	33	4	.879
John Gibson ANA	at BUF	L	32	2	.938
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs PIT	L	32	3	.906
Pekka Rinne NSH	at BOS	L	31	4	.871
Jonathan Quick LAK	at SJS	W	31	2	.935
Martin Jones SJS	vs LAK	O	31	3	.903
Ben Bishop DAL	at MIN	W	31	1	.968
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs NSH	W	30	2	.933
Jake Allen STL	at CGY	W	29	1	.966
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs NYR	W	28	3	.893
Adin Hill ARI	vs COL	W	28	4	.857
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at EDM	W	28	3	.893
Mike Smith CGY	vs STL	L	27	3	.889
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs DAL	O	27	2	.926
Carey Price MTL	at VGK	W	26	3	.885
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs WPG	L	24	1	.958
Jimmy Howard DET	vs FLA	L	23	2	.913
Pavel Francouz COL	at ARI	L	22	1	.955
Carter Hart PHI	vs CBJ	L	19	4	.789
Philipp Grubauer COL	at ARI	—	16	4	.750

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