NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 16, 2019

5 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

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers rout Ottawa Senators 6–1

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 6–1 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 4A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:29 together.

•Noel Acciari had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:20.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.
•Aaron Ekblad had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:10.

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Nashville Predators beat New York Rangers 5–2

Nashville Predators beat New York Rangers 5–2 at NYR. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NSH: Turris–Duchene–Sissons skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Roman Josi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 25:18.
•Ryan Ellis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:35.
•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:32.

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Final

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Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Washington Capitals 3–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Washington Capitals 3–0 at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CBJ: Nash–Dano–Stenlund skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:23.
•New look for CBJ: Nash–Dano–Stenlund skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Boyd–Leipsic–Hathaway skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:46 together.

•David Perron had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:25.
•Oskar Sundqvist had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:27.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:35.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Dallas Stars 2–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at DAL. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for EDM: Chiasson–Nugent-Hopkins–Khaira skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (5.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.
•New look for EDM: Chiasson–Nugent-Hopkins–Khaira skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (5.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mikko Koskinen (EDM) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +4 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs OTT	0	4	4	1	2	1	20:07	—
David Perron STL	vs COL	3	0	3	4	0	0	20:25	—
Noel Acciari FLA	vs OTT	3	0	3	3	2	2	14:20	—
Roman Josi NSH	at NYR	2	1	3	4	1	0	25:18	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	vs WSH	2	0	2	5	0	2	16:23	—
Ryan Ellis NSH	at NYR	1	1	2	2	1	5	25:35	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs NSH	0	2	2	7	0	0	25:32	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at DAL	0	2	2	3	0	1	19:04	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	vs OTT	0	2	2	2	0	0	22:10	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	vs COL	0	2	2	1	0	0	19:35	—
Oskar Sundqvist STL	vs COL	0	2	2	0	0	1	17:27	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at CBJ	0	0	0	9	1	0	24:51	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Connolly–Barkov–Vatrano skated 13:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Turris–Duchene–Sissons skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Kreider–Fast–Zibanejad skated 7:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nash–Dano–Stenlund skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Boyd–Leipsic–Hathaway skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Chiasson–Nugent-Hopkins–Khaira skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (5.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Neal–Gagner–Draisaitl skated 6:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Sheahan–Archibald–Haas skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	at NYR	W	41	2	.951
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at DAL	W	35	1	.971
Philipp Grubauer COL	at STL	L	34	4	.882
Anders Nilsson OTT	at FLA	L	31	6	.806
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs OTT	W	30	1	.967
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs WSH	W	30	0	.1000
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	W	28	2	.929
Ben Bishop DAL	vs EDM	L	28	2	.929
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs NSH	L	22	3	.864
Braden Holtby WSH	at CBJ	L	21	3	.857

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