NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 1, 2019

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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Dallas Stars

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in a shootout at home. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Fiala) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 2:13 together.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:07.
•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:40.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Fiala) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 2:13 together.

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Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at home. Joel Armia (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Heinen–DeBrusk skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BOS: Coyle–Heinen–DeBrusk skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BOS: Backes–Nordstrom–Lindholm skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ben Chiarot (MTL) played 29:26, +6:24 up on his 23:02 season average over 68 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Neal, Chiasson, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:26 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:53.
•Alex Chiasson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:25.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:31.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at VAN	2	0	2	5	1	1	20:53	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	vs DAL	1	1	2	8	0	0	17:07	—
Zach Parise MIN	vs DAL	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:40	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at VAN	0	2	2	2	1	0	23:31	—
Alex Chiasson EDM	at VAN	0	2	2	1	1	0	11:25	—
Joel Armia MTL	at BOS	1	0	1	7	6	0	18:44	—
Jordie Benn VAN	vs EDM	0	1	1	7	0	1	21:26	—
Oscar Klefbom EDM	at VAN	0	0	0	3	1	8	26:19	—
Connor Clifton BOS	vs MTL	0	0	0	1	6	2	16:56	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Foligno–Hartman–Donato skated 7:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Coyle–Heinen–DeBrusk skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Backes–Nordstrom–Lindholm skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Neal–Archibald–McDavid skated 13:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carey Price MTL	at BOS	L	34	3	.912
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at VAN	W	32	2	.938
Ben Bishop DAL	at MIN	O	29	2	.931
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs MTL	W	29	1	.966
Alex Stalock MIN	vs DAL	W	28	2	.929
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs EDM	L	28	3	.893

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