NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 4, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Colorado Avalanche

Toronto Maple Leafs

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at TOR. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Donskoi, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:15 together.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:52.
•COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Donskoi, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:15 together.
•New look for TOR: Tavares–Marner–Mikheyev skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 3–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 3–0 at home. Stefan Noesen (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Blueger–Tanev–Kahun skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Blueger–Tanev–Kahun skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PIT: Noesen–Galchenyuk–McCann skated 4:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Marcus Pettersson (PIT) played 23:42, +4:22 up on his 19:20 season average over 68 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at EDM. Tyler Ennis (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Tyler Ennis had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:42.
•Connor Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:23.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:09.

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Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at LAK. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Nick Jensen (WSH) played 21:03, +3:16 up on his 17:47 season average over 67 games.

•John Carlson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:04.
•Nick Jensen (WSH) played 21:03, +3:16 up on his 17:47 season average over 67 games.
•Nikolai Prokhorkin (LAK) played 15:02, +3:01 up on his 12:01 season average over 42 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyler Ennis OTT	at EDM	1	2	3	1	1	0	13:42	—
John Carlson WSH	at LAK	2	0	2	4	0	1	22:04	—
Connor Brown OTT	at EDM	1	1	2	3	2	0	20:23	—
Vladislav Namestnikov OTT	at EDM	1	1	2	2	2	1	18:09	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at TOR	1	1	2	2	1	0	20:52	—
Sam Gagner EDM	vs OTT	0	2	2	3	0	0	13:23	—
Chris Tierney OTT	at EDM	0	2	2	1	0	0	16:28	—
Brandon Tanev PIT	vs STL	0	1	1	1	8	1	15:51	—
John Tavares TOR	vs COL	0	0	0	8	0	0	20:43	—
John Marino PIT	vs STL	0	0	0	2	5	3	24:14	—
Jacob de la Rose STL	at PIT	0	0	0	1	8	0	10:43	—
Mark Borowiecki OTT	at EDM	0	0	0	0	4	4	22:55	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Tavares–Marner–Mikheyev skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Calvert–Nichushkin–Bellemare skated 12:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Blueger–Tanev–Kahun skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Noesen–Galchenyuk–McCann skated 4:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Philipp Grubauer COL	at TOR	W	39	1	.974
Jordan Binnington STL	at PIT	L	33	3	.909
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs COL	L	29	2	.931
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs STL	W	28	0	.1000
Craig Anderson OTT	at EDM	W	26	2	.923
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at LAK	W	23	1	.957
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs WSH	L	21	2	.905
Mike Smith EDM	vs OTT	—	13	2	.846
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs OTT	L	12	3	.750

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