NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 8, 2019

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Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Laine and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Mark Scheifele had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:09.
•Mathieu Perreault had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:35.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Laine and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:19 together.

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Florida Panthers rout San Jose Sharks 5–1

Florida Panthers beat San Jose Sharks 5–1 at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:26.
•Frank Vatrano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:59.
•Keith Yandle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:44.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (SO)

Arizona Coyotes beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in a shootout at CHI. Jonathan Toews (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Robin Lehner (CHI) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +13 against a season average of 34.3; the overtime loss.

•Jonathan Toews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:10.
•Carl Soderberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:02.
•Nick Schmaltz had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:58.

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New York Rangers rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–0

New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–0 at VGK. Jacob Trouba (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, DeAngelo, Panarin and Kakko) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:29 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:37.
•Jacob Trouba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:03.
•Ryan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:56.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at EDM. Joakim Nygard (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Vesey–Sheary–Rodrigues skated 4:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joakim Nygard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 8:27.
•Darnell Nurse had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:54.
•New look for BUF: Vesey–Sheary–Rodrigues skated 4:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Toews CHI	vs ARI	1	2	3	5	1	1	21:10	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs ANA	2	0	2	2	0	2	23:09	—
Jacob Trouba NYR	at VGK	1	1	2	2	3	3	25:03	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs SJS	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:26	—
Carl Soderberg ARI	at CHI	1	1	2	2	0	0	17:02	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	vs SJS	1	1	2	1	0	2	13:59	—
Keith Yandle FLA	vs SJS	1	1	2	1	0	1	20:44	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at VGK	1	1	2	1	0	0	17:37	—
Joakim Nygard EDM	vs BUF	1	1	2	1	0	0	8:27	—
Darnell Nurse EDM	vs BUF	0	2	2	4	0	0	21:54	—
Mathieu Perreault WPG	vs ANA	0	2	2	3	2	1	15:35	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	at CHI	0	2	2	3	0	1	18:58	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Henrique–Kase–Comtois skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Dvorak–Fischer skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Buchnevich–Lemieux–Howden skated 8:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Vesey–Sheary–Rodrigues skated 4:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Chiasson–Nygard–Haas skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Neal–Nugent-Hopkins–Khaira skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Robin Lehner CHI	vs ARI	O	47	3	.936
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at VGK	W	38	0	.1000
John Gibson ANA	at WPG	L	33	3	.909
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs ANA	W	33	2	.939
Martin Jones SJS	at FLA	L	32	4	.875
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs SJS	W	31	1	.968
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at CHI	W	29	3	.897
Linus Ullmark BUF	at EDM	W	28	2	.929
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs NYR	L	25	5	.800
Mike Smith EDM	vs BUF	O	22	3	.864

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