NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 29, 2018

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Carolina Hurricanes

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–0

New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–0 at home. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Teravainen–McGinn–Aho skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:37.
•New look for CAR: Teravainen–McGinn–Aho skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 37 shots and stopped 37 (.1000), +8 against a season average of 29.1; the win.

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Minnesota Wild beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1 at WPG. Zach Parise (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:55 together.

•Zach Parise had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:32.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:55 together.
•New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Connor skated 13:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 7–4

San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 7–4 at EDM. Erik Karlsson (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Erik Karlsson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:57.
•Ty Rattie had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:37.
•Connor McDavid had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:54.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at LAK. Alex Tuch (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Paul Stastny (VGK) played 12:50, −5:23 down on his 18:13 season average over 49 games.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:11.
•Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:50.
•Nate Schmidt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:19.

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Boston Bruins edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime at BUF. Marco Scandella (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:40 together.

•Marco Scandella had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:11.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:40 together.
•New look for BOS: Krejci–Forsbacka Karlsson–DeBrusk skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders rout Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0

New York Islanders beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 at TOR. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Leddy, Lee, Nelson, Ho-Sang and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:42 together.

•Mathew Barzal had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:32.
•Ryan Pulock had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:20.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Leddy, Lee, Nelson, Ho-Sang and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:42 together.

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Washington Capitals edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at OTT. Mark Stone (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH won it by committee.

•Colin White had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:01.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:55.
•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:04.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Montreal Canadiens 6–5

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 6–5 at home. Adam Erne (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Adam Erne had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 10:47.
•Phillip Danault had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:30.
•Andrew Shaw had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:19.

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Florida Panthers edge Philadelphia Flyers 2–1

Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:06 together.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:25.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:01.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:06 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout St. Louis Blues 6–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 6–1 at STL. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 3 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:32 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:13.
•Kris Letang had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:20.
•Phil Kessel had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:36.

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New York Rangers edge Nashville Predators 4–3

New York Rangers beat Nashville Predators 4–3 at NSH. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Mika Zibanejad had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 17:37.
•Jesper Fast had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:17.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:51.

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Dallas Stars rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Dallas Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:27 together.

•Alexander Radulov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:23.
•Blake Comeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:48.
•Jason Spezza had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:59.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at COL. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:33 together.

•Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:49.
•Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:28.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:33 together.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at CGY. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Edler, Baertschi, Horvat, Boeser and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:31 together.

•Alexander Edler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:45.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:09.
•Mark Jankowski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:04.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 in overtime at ANA. Nick Ritchie (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. ARI won it by committee.

•Nick Ritchie had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:56.
•Ondrej Kase had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:12.
•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:11.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Erik Karlsson SJS	at EDM	1	3	4	4	0	0	18:57	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at NSH	0	4	4	1	0	1	17:37	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	at TOR	3	0	3	5	1	1	17:32	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at COL	2	1	3	4	0	0	22:49	—
Jesper Fast NYR	at NSH	2	1	3	3	1	3	16:17	—
Adam Erne TBL	vs MTL	2	1	3	3	0	0	10:47	—
Kevin Fiala NSH	vs NYR	1	2	3	6	0	0	18:01	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at NSH	1	2	3	3	3	1	15:51	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at STL	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:13	—
Ty Rattie EDM	vs SJS	0	3	3	4	0	0	16:37	—
Kris Letang PIT	at STL	0	3	3	2	0	2	23:20	—
Nick Ritchie ANA	vs ARI	0	3	3	2	2	0	15:56	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Teravainen–McGinn–Aho skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Rask–Foegele–Kuokkanen skated 5:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Connor skated 13:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Lowry–Copp–Tanev skated 8:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Hendricks–Fehr–Foligno skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Clifford–Amadio–Luff skated 6:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Krejci–Forsbacka Karlsson–DeBrusk skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Wagner–Cave–Acciari skated 4:12 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 →
New look for NYI: Filppula–Komarov–Dal Colle skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Soderberg–Calvert–Dries skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Leivo–Granlund–Baertschi skated 4:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hutton BUF	vs BOS	O	42	3	.929
Jonathan Bernier DET	at DAL	L	42	5	.881
Adin Hill ARI	at ANA	W	41	4	.902
Cam Talbot EDM	vs SJS	L	40	7	.825
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MTL	W	38	5	.868
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs CAR	W	37	0	.1000
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at NSH	W	37	3	.919
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs CHI	O	37	3	.919
Robin Lehner NYI	at TOR	W	36	0	.1000
Carter Hart PHI	at FLA	L	36	2	.944
James Reimer FLA	vs PHI	W	35	1	.971
Ben Bishop DAL	vs DET	W	34	1	.971
Pheonix Copley WSH	at OTT	W	33	2	.939
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at CGY	W	33	2	.939
Antti Niemi MTL	at TBL	L	32	6	.813
Collin Delia CHI	at COL	W	32	2	.938
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VGK	L	31	3	.903
Malcolm Subban VGK	at LAK	W	31	1	.968
Matt Murray PIT	at STL	W	31	1	.968
John Gibson ANA	vs ARI	O	30	5	.833
Curtis McElhinney CAR	at NJD	L	29	1	.966
Tuukka Rask BOS	at BUF	W	28	2	.929
Garret Sparks TOR	vs NYI	L	28	4	.857
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at WPG	W	27	1	.963
David Rittich CGY	vs VAN	O	27	3	.889
Martin Jones SJS	at EDM	W	26	4	.846
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MIN	L	24	2	.917
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs WSH	L	24	3	.875
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs NYR	L	22	4	.818
Jake Allen STL	vs PIT	L	17	4	.765
Jordan Binnington STL	vs PIT	—	13	2	.846

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