NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 9, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

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New York Islanders

Tampa Bay Lightning

New York Islanders rout Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1

New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 at TBL. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYI: Nelson–Dal Colle–Beauvillier skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:53.
•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:25.
•Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Washington Capitals 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at WSH. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CBJ: Foligno–Jenner–Anderson skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cam Atkinson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:00.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:22.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:13.

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Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins 5–2 at home. Anthony Duclair (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:01.
•Chris Tierney had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:13.
•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:34.

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Calgary Flames edge Colorado Avalanche 5–4 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Colorado Avalanche 5–4 in overtime at COL. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY won it by committee.

•Joonas Donskoi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:36.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:02.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 23:41.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anthony Duclair OTT	vs BOS	2	1	3	6	0	1	16:01	—
Chris Tierney OTT	vs BOS	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:13	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at TBL	2	0	2	5	2	2	18:53	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	at WSH	2	0	2	4	1	0	17:00	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs CGY	1	1	2	8	0	0	23:41	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs CBJ	1	1	2	6	9	1	20:22	—
Anders Lee NYI	at TBL	1	1	2	3	4	0	14:25	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at COL	1	1	2	3	3	0	18:02	—
Joonas Donskoi COL	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	0	2	14:36	—
Ryan Graves COL	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	1	1	21:33	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs CBJ	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:13	—
Josh Bailey NYI	at TBL	1	1	2	2	0	1	19:20	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Nelson–Dal Colle–Beauvillier skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Conacher–Verhaeghe–Stephens skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Jenner–Anderson skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Backstrom–Wilson skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anders Nilsson OTT	vs BOS	W	40	2	.950
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at WSH	W	39	2	.949
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CBJ	L	37	4	.892
Pavel Francouz COL	vs CGY	O	33	5	.848
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at TBL	W	32	1	.969
David Rittich CGY	at COL	W	32	4	.875
Tuukka Rask BOS	at OTT	L	26	3	.885
Curtis McElhinney TBL	vs NYI	L	24	5	.792

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