NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 23, 2018

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

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at NJD. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) faced 39 shots and stopped 39 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 28.3; the win.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:26.
•Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) faced 39 shots and stopped 39 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 28.3; the win.
•New look for NJD: Boyle–Stafford–Zacha skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for CAR: Teravainen–Aho–Svechnikov skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 21:06.
•Teuvo Teravainen had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:05.
•Ryan Donato had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:16.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge New York Rangers 3–2 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout at NYR. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:22 together.

•PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:22 together.
•New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Buchnevich–Chytil skated 13:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYR: Kreider–Zuccarello–Hayes skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at CHI. Dylan Strome (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA won it by committee.

•Dylan Strome had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:36.
•Jayce Hawryluk had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 7:46.
•Connor Murphy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:30.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime at home. Kasperi Kapanen (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DET: Megan–de la Rose–Ehn skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kasperi Kapanen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:45.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:20.
•Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:46.

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New York Islanders beat Dallas Stars 3–1

New York Islanders beat Dallas Stars 3–1 at DAL. Casey Cizikas (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Leddy, Lee, Nelson and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:35 together.

•NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Leddy, Lee, Nelson and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:35 together.
•Cal Clutterbuck (NYI) played 3:16, −10:51 down on his 14:07 season average over 72 games.
•Martin Hanzal (DAL) played 4:40, −9:34 down on his 14:14 season average over 6 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at VGK. Jeff Carter (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Carter, Brown, Kopitar, Doughty and Toffoli) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:51 together.

•Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:37.
•Nick Holden had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:17.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Carter, Brown, Kopitar, Doughty and Toffoli) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:51 together.

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Arizona Coyotes edge San Jose Sharks 4–3 (SO)

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 in a shootout at SJS. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI won it by committee.

•Alex Galchenyuk had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:16.
•Tomas Hertl had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:48.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:21.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs BOS	2	2	4	7	1	0	21:06	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs BOS	2	2	4	3	0	0	18:05	—
Dylan Strome CHI	vs FLA	1	2	3	1	1	0	19:36	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs ARI	2	0	2	7	0	1	22:48	—
Ryan Donato BOS	at CAR	2	0	2	5	0	1	15:16	—
Alex Galchenyuk ARI	at SJS	2	0	2	5	0	1	15:16	—
Kasperi Kapanen TOR	vs DET	2	0	2	3	1	2	18:45	—
Jayce Hawryluk FLA	at CHI	2	0	2	2	3	1	7:46	—
John Tavares TOR	vs DET	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:20	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	at CHI	1	1	2	3	4	0	17:11	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	at NJD	1	1	2	3	0	1	20:26	—
Connor Murphy CHI	vs FLA	1	1	2	2	4	1	20:30	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Boyle–Stafford–Zacha skated 6:07 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 NJD: Quenneville–Seney–Bratt skated 5:18 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 CAR: Teravainen–Aho–Svechnikov skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Buchnevich–Chytil skated 13:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Kreider–Zuccarello–Hayes skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Megan–de la Rose–Ehn skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Gauthier–Moore–Lindholm skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Scherbak–Amadio–Luff skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at NJD	W	39	0	.1000
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at SJS	W	38	3	.921
Tuukka Rask BOS	at CAR	L	37	5	.865
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at NYR	W	34	2	.941
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs LAK	O	32	4	.875
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs PHI	O	31	2	.935
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs BOS	W	30	3	.900
Garret Sparks TOR	vs DET	W	30	4	.867
James Reimer FLA	at CHI	W	29	3	.897
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs NYI	L	27	2	.926
Cam Ward CHI	vs FLA	L	26	5	.808
Aaron Dell SJS	vs ARI	O	26	3	.885
Cal Petersen LAK	at VGK	W	25	3	.880
Jonathan Bernier DET	at TOR	O	24	5	.792
Robin Lehner NYI	at DAL	W	20	1	.950
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs CBJ	L	11	3	.727
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs CBJ	—	9	0	.1000

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