NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 7, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Ottawa Senators

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at home. Anthony Duclair (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Travis Konecny (PHI) played 3:11, −13:50 down on his 17:01 season average over 65 games.

•Anthony Duclair had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:13.
•Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:20.
•James van Riemsdyk had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:25.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Buffalo Sabres 6–5 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Buffalo Sabres 6–5 in overtime at home. Antoine Roussel (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Antoine Roussel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:20.
•Josh Leivo had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:40.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:36.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at BOS. Joonas Donskoi (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BOS: Wagner–Nordstrom–Kuraly skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joonas Donskoi had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:30.
•New look for BOS: Wagner–Nordstrom–Kuraly skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: Landeskog–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 14:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at DET. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:29.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:36.
•Chad Ruhwedel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:58.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout San Jose Sharks 7–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks 7–1 at home. Alex Killorn (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Alex Killorn had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 18:30.
•Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:07.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:38.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at home. Mike Hoffman (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Hoffman–Connolly–Trocheck skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:51.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:29.
•Keith Yandle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:53.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Minnesota Wild 6–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Minnesota Wild 6–2 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 3G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 1:37 together.

•Sebastian Aho had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 6 shots in 15:31.
•Teuvo Teravainen had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:05.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 1:37 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at STL. Zach Hyman (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Barrie, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:01 together.

•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:56.
•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:50.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:09.

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Nashville Predators beat New Jersey Devils 6–4

Nashville Predators beat New Jersey Devils 6–4 at home. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH won it by committee.

•Dante Fabbro had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:50.
•Nick Bonino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:58.
•Rocco Grimaldi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 9:10.

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Dallas Stars beat New York Islanders 3–1

Dallas Stars beat New York Islanders 3–1 at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Janmark skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:10.
•New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Janmark skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Thomas Greiss (NYI) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +10 against a season average of 27.0; the loss.

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Calgary Flames edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 at home. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY won it by committee.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:17.
•Dillon Dube had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:35.
•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:59.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs MIN	3	2	5	6	0	0	15:31	—
Alex Killorn TBL	vs SJS	1	3	4	5	0	0	18:30	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs SJS	2	1	3	3	0	2	17:07	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs SJS	1	2	3	6	1	1	20:47	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at DET	1	2	3	4	0	2	19:29	—
Carter Verhaeghe TBL	vs SJS	1	2	3	4	1	0	12:38	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at DET	1	2	3	2	0	0	19:36	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs MIN	0	3	3	3	0	1	17:05	—
Anthony Duclair OTT	at PHI	2	0	2	7	0	0	20:13	—
Zach Hyman TOR	at STL	2	0	2	5	0	0	18:50	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at STL	2	0	2	4	1	0	17:56	—
Antoine Roussel VAN	vs BUF	2	0	2	3	4	1	13:20	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Wagner–Nordstrom–Kuraly skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Landeskog–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 14:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Donskoi–Burakovsky–Compher skated 10:56 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 →
New look for FLA: Hoffman–Connolly–Trocheck skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Nash–Robinson skated 4:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Dzingel–McGinn–Wallmark skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Bozak–Schenn–Schwartz skated 8:30 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 DAL: Benn–Seguin–Janmark skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Stalock MIN	at CAR	L	39	5	.872
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs SJS	W	38	1	.974
Louis Domingue NJD	at NSH	L	37	6	.838
Thomas Greiss NYI	at DAL	L	37	3	.919
Ben Bishop DAL	vs NYI	W	35	1	.971
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CBJ	W	34	1	.971
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs NJD	W	33	4	.879
Cam Talbot CGY	vs LAK	W	33	3	.909
Carter Hart PHI	vs OTT	W	30	3	.900
Carter Hutton BUF	at VAN	O	30	6	.800
Jack Campbell LAK	at CGY	L	30	4	.867
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs BUF	W	28	5	.821
Matt Murray PIT	at DET	W	28	3	.893
Frederik Andersen TOR	at STL	W	28	2	.929
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at FLA	L	26	3	.885
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs MIN	W	24	2	.917
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs PIT	L	23	4	.826
Martin Jones SJS	at TBL	L	21	4	.810
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs COL	L	19	3	.842
Aaron Dell SJS	at TBL	—	17	3	.824
Pavel Francouz COL	at BOS	W	16	0	.1000
Jake Allen STL	vs TOR	—	16	1	.938
Anders Nilsson OTT	at PHI	L	15	2	.867
Jordan Binnington STL	vs TOR	L	11	4	.636
Craig Anderson OTT	at PHI	—	6	2	.667
Philipp Grubauer COL	at BOS	—	4	1	.750
Eric Comrie DET	vs PIT	—	4	0	.1000

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