NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brad Marchand (BOS) played 24:10, +4:47 up on his 19:23 season average over 69 games.

•T.J. Oshie had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:31.
•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:43.
•Brad Marchand (BOS) played 24:10, +4:47 up on his 19:23 season average over 69 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Weal, Cousins, Armia and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:36 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:24.
•Max Domi had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:36.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Weal, Cousins, Armia and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:36 together.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for COL: Kadri–Landeskog–Rantanen skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.
•New look for COL: Kadri–Landeskog–Rantanen skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•J.T. Compher (COL) played 11:34, −5:16 down on his 16:50 season average over 66 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs PHI	2	0	2	3	2	0	17:08	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	vs BOS	2	0	2	2	0	1	20:31	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at MTL	1	1	2	8	5	1	21:24	—
John Carlson WSH	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	1	1	24:43	—
Max Domi MTL	vs OTT	0	2	2	1	0	0	15:36	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Krejci–Ritchie–DeBrusk skated 7:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kadri–Landeskog–Rantanen skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nieto–Compher–Jost skated 6:25 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 PHI: Stewart–Kase–Vorobyev skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs OTT	W	37	2	.946
Pavel Francouz COL	vs PHI	W	33	1	.970
Braden Holtby WSH	vs BOS	W	32	2	.938
Anders Nilsson OTT	at MTL	O	29	3	.897
Carter Hart PHI	at COL	L	27	3	.889
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at WSH	L	25	3	.880

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