NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 2, 2019

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

Game recaps

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New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout New Jersey Devils 7–1

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 7–1 at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:18.
•Johan Larsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:34.
•Conor Sheary had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:09.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 4–1 at NYR. Alex Tuch (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Theodore and Glass) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:40 together.

•Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:54.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Theodore and Glass) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:40 together.
•New look for NYR: Fast–Lemieux–Chytil skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at DET. Jordan Eberle (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Larkin, Fabbri, Cholowski and Zadina) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:12 together.

•Jordan Eberle had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:40.
•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:24.
•Josh Bailey had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:54.

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St. Louis Blues rout Chicago Blackhawks 4–0

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–0 at CHI. Jaden Schwartz (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, Schenn and Schwartz) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:42 together.

•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:40.
•STL's first power-play unit (Perron, Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, Schenn and Schwartz) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:42 together.
•New look for CHI: Toews–Kane–DeBrincat skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home. Hampus Lindholm (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Rakell–Steel skated 12:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (10.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Hampus Lindholm had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:54.
•Derek Grant had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:58.
•Carter Rowney had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:56.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Eichel BUF	vs NJD	1	2	3	5	0	0	16:18	—
Johan Larsson BUF	vs NJD	0	3	3	2	0	0	14:34	—
Hampus Lindholm ANA	vs LAK	0	3	3	1	0	1	20:54	—
Derek Grant ANA	vs LAK	2	0	2	5	1	0	13:58	—
Alex Tuch VGK	at NYR	2	0	2	5	0	0	12:54	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	at DET	2	0	2	4	0	0	12:40	—
Conor Sheary BUF	vs NJD	2	0	2	2	1	0	14:09	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs NJD	1	1	2	7	1	0	13:46	—
Anders Lee NYI	at DET	1	1	2	3	3	1	18:24	—
Jaden Schwartz STL	at CHI	1	1	2	2	2	0	16:40	—
Carter Rowney ANA	vs LAK	1	1	2	1	1	0	13:56	—
Victor Olofsson BUF	vs NJD	1	1	2	1	0	0	14:12	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Fast–Lemieux–Chytil skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Buchnevich–Kakko skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Reaves–Nosek–Roy skated 7:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Kane–DeBrincat skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Rakell–Steel skated 12:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (10.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Shore–Terry skated 12:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs NJD	W	45	1	.978
Jake Allen STL	at CHI	W	38	0	.1000
Ryan Miller ANA	vs LAK	W	36	2	.944
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs VGK	L	32	4	.875
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at DET	W	31	1	.968
Malcolm Subban VGK	at NYR	W	30	1	.967
Corey Crawford CHI	vs STL	L	30	4	.867
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs NYI	L	25	4	.840
Jack Campbell LAK	at ANA	L	19	3	.842
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at BUF	—	17	2	.882
Louis Domingue NJD	at BUF	L	15	5	.667

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