NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 5, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Chicago Blackhawks

Boston Bruins

Chicago Blackhawks edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime at BOS. Dylan Strome (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:29.
•Connor Murphy had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:01.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:05 together.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at MTL. Matt Calvert (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Weal, Cousins, Armia and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Matt Calvert had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:19.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Weal, Cousins, Armia and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.
•Jesperi Kotkaniemi (MTL) played 0:47, −12:34 down on his 13:21 season average over 35 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4

Minnesota Wild beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 at TBL. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:29.
•Carson Soucy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:03.
•Erik Cernak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:49.

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New York Islanders edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYI: Komarov–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 14:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYI: Komarov–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 14:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Bailey–Johnston–Barzal skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Brassard–Eberle–Lee skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 at PHI. Phil Kessel (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Dvorak and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:36 together.

•Phil Kessel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:07.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:07.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Dvorak and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:36 together.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Erik Karlsson (SJS) played 29:45, +5:19 up on his 24:26 season average over 55 games.

•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:18.
•Warren Foegele had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:57.
•Erik Karlsson (SJS) played 29:45, +5:19 up on his 24:26 season average over 55 games.

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New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

New York Rangers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Seth Jones (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 47 shots and stopped 45 (.957), +16 against a season average of 31.3; the win.

•Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 47 shots and stopped 45 (.957), +16 against a season average of 31.3; the win.
•New look for CBJ: Milano–Dubois–Bemstrom skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Libor Hajek (NYR) played 4:48, −11:36 down on his 16:24 season average over 27 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 in overtime at home. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for DAL: Pavelski–Janmark–Hintz skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:23.
•Tyler Seguin had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:16.
•New look for DAL: Pavelski–Janmark–Hintz skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at home. Sean Monahan (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:53 together.

•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:34.
•Derek Ryan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:55.
•Victor Olofsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:25.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mats Zuccarello MIN	at TBL	1	2	3	2	0	0	13:29	—
Phil Kessel ARI	at PHI	2	0	2	3	0	1	17:07	—
Matt Calvert COL	at MTL	1	1	2	5	2	0	13:19	—
Sean Monahan CGY	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	1	0	13:34	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	2	1	20:18	—
Dylan Strome CHI	at BOS	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:29	—
Carson Soucy MIN	at TBL	1	1	2	2	0	4	21:03	—
Erik Cernak TBL	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	3	0	13:49	—
Jason Zucker MIN	at TBL	1	1	2	2	1	1	17:03	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs WPG	0	2	2	7	3	0	17:16	—
Connor Murphy CHI	at BOS	0	2	2	4	1	1	22:01	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	vs WPG	0	2	2	3	0	1	24:23	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Weal–Cousins–Suzuki skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Komarov–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 14:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Johnston–Barzal skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Brassard–Eberle–Lee skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Milano–Dubois–Bemstrom skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Lemieux–Kakko skated 9:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Janmark–Hintz skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lindholm–Mangiapane–Tkachuk skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at CBJ	W	47	2	.957
Robin Lehner CHI	at BOS	W	40	3	.925
Pavel Francouz COL	at MTL	W	40	2	.950
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	O	39	3	.923
Ben Bishop DAL	vs WPG	W	38	2	.947
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs COL	L	35	3	.914
Alex Stalock MIN	at TBL	W	34	4	.882
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs VGK	W	33	2	.939
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs CHI	O	31	4	.871
Malcolm Subban VGK	at NYI	O	31	3	.903
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs SJS	W	30	2	.933
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at PHI	W	29	1	.966
Aaron Dell SJS	at CAR	O	29	2	.931
Linus Ullmark BUF	at CGY	L	29	4	.862
David Rittich CGY	vs BUF	W	29	3	.897
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MIN	L	21	5	.762
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs NYR	L	19	3	.842
Brian Elliott PHI	vs ARI	L	17	2	.882

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