NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 6, 2019

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

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Chicago Blackhawks

New Jersey Devils

Chicago Blackhawks edge New Jersey Devils 2–1 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 in a shootout at NJD. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Palmieri–Hall–Hughes skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NJD: Palmieri–Hall–Hughes skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Dylan Strome (CHI) played 21:54, +6:04 up on his 15:50 season average over 57 games.
•New look for NJD: Zacha–Bratt–Boqvist skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge New York Rangers 2–1

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 2–1 at NYR. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Panarin–Kakko skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Panarin–Kakko skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYR: Kreider–Fast–Strome skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Pavel Buchnevich (NYR) played 9:13, −7:50 down on his 17:03 season average over 67 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Arizona Coyotes 2–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Arizona Coyotes 2–0 at home. Brandon Tanev (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Galchenyuk–Lafferty–Simon skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Galchenyuk–Lafferty–Simon skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Marcus Pettersson (PIT) played 14:36, −4:52 down on his 19:28 season average over 68 games.
•Dominik Simon (PIT) played 9:44, −4:45 down on his 14:29 season average over 63 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Neal, Chiasson, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 2:14 together.

•Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:24.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:54.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Neal, Chiasson, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 2:14 together.

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Washington Capitals edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at ANA. Jakub Vrana (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:43 together.

•Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:44.
•Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:08.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:43 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jakub Vrana WSH	at ANA	1	1	2	4	2	1	15:44	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:54	—
Alex Chiasson EDM	vs LAK	1	1	2	2	1	1	9:24	—
Ryan Getzlaf ANA	vs WSH	1	1	2	1	3	0	22:08	—
Adam Henrique ANA	vs WSH	1	0	1	7	3	0	17:13	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at ANA	0	0	0	3	7	1	17:59	—
Chad Ruhwedel PIT	vs ARI	0	0	0	2	8	2	18:46	—
John Marino PIT	vs ARI	0	0	0	0	7	3	19:54	—
Jack Johnson PIT	vs ARI	0	0	0	0	6	2	22:19	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Palmieri–Hall–Hughes skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zacha–Bratt–Boqvist skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Panarin–Kakko skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Kreider–Fast–Strome skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Thompson–Peca–Hudon skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Galchenyuk–Lafferty–Simon skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Sheahan–Russell–Nygard skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs LAK	W	36	1	.972
Ryan Miller ANA	vs WSH	L	36	3	.917
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs MTL	L	33	2	.939
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs ARI	W	33	0	.1000
Corey Crawford CHI	at NJD	W	30	1	.967
Carey Price MTL	at NYR	W	30	1	.967
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs CHI	O	29	1	.966
Braden Holtby WSH	at ANA	W	29	2	.931
Antti Raanta ARI	at PIT	L	25	1	.960
Jonathan Quick LAK	at EDM	L	20	2	.900

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