NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 17, 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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Los Angeles Kings

Boston Bruins

Los Angeles Kings edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime at BOS. Danton Heinen (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and Heinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Danton Heinen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:38.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and Heinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:46 together.
•Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +11 against a season average of 29.1; the win.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:29.
•Frederik Gauthier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 7:35.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:48.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 37:50, +12:00 up on his 25:50 season average over 70 games.

•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:30.
•Chris Tierney had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:04.
•Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 37:50, +12:00 up on his 25:50 season average over 70 games.

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Nashville Predators rout New York Islanders 8–3

Nashville Predators beat New York Islanders 8–3 at NYI. Craig Smith (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Craig Smith had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 14:11.
•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:31.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:13.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Grant, Silfverberg, Rakell, Lindholm and Comtois) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:38 together.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:09.
•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:58.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Grant, Silfverberg, Rakell, Lindholm and Comtois) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:38 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at DET. Adam Erne (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Adam Erne had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:38.
•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:13.
•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:10.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3 at WPG. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:40.
•Dougie Hamilton had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:16.
•Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 10 shots in 19:14.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at CGY. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Justin Schultz (PIT) played 0:40, −19:38 down on his 20:18 season average over 45 games.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:21.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:01.
•John Marino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:18.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at VAN. Max Domi (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Weal, Cousins, Armia and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:57 together.

•Joel Armia had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:18.
•Max Domi had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:50.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Weal, Cousins, Armia and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:57 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Minnesota Wild 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Zuccarello and Dumba) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:09 together.

•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:28.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Zuccarello and Dumba) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:09 together.
•New look for MIN: Staal–Zuccarello–Greenway skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge San Jose Sharks 3–2

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 at SJS. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ARI: Kessel–Hall–Dvorak skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tomas Hertl had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:51.
•New look for ARI: Kessel–Hall–Dvorak skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Kevin Labanc (SJS) played 6:21, −9:52 down on his 16:13 season average over 69 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Craig Smith NSH	at NYI	2	1	3	6	0	1	14:11	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at WPG	2	1	3	3	1	0	16:40	—
Calle Jarnkrok NSH	at NYI	1	2	3	2	1	0	13:31	—
Dougie Hamilton CAR	at WPG	0	3	3	2	0	0	23:16	—
Jordan Staal CAR	at WPG	2	0	2	10	0	0	19:14	—
Adam Erne DET	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	3	0	13:38	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs BUF	2	0	2	4	0	1	19:29	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs ARI	2	0	2	3	0	1	17:51	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at TOR	1	1	2	5	1	0	23:48	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs ANA	1	1	2	4	1	0	21:58	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	at DET	1	1	2	4	0	1	20:13	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs OTT	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:30	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Giroux–Couturier–Konecny skated 11:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Zuccarello–Greenway skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Hartman–Sturm skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kessel–Hall–Dvorak skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Soderberg–Schmaltz–Keller skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Marleau–Sorensen–Goodrow skated 8:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hart PHI	vs ANA	W	41	1	.976
Jonathan Quick LAK	at BOS	W	40	3	.925
Marcus Hogberg OTT	at TBL	O	40	4	.900
Carey Price MTL	at VAN	W	39	1	.974
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs CBJ	L	38	4	.895
Tristan Jarry PIT	at CGY	W	34	1	.971
Petr Mrazek CAR	at WPG	W	33	3	.909
Linus Ullmark BUF	at TOR	L	32	4	.875
Cam Talbot CGY	vs PIT	L	31	2	.935
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs BUF	W	30	3	.900
Pekka Rinne NSH	at NYI	W	30	3	.900
John Gibson ANA	at PHI	L	30	3	.900
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs MTL	L	30	3	.900
Alex Stalock MIN	at VGK	L	29	3	.897
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs OTT	W	28	3	.893
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at SJS	W	28	2	.929
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs LAK	O	27	4	.852
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs MIN	W	26	2	.923
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CAR	L	23	5	.783
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at DET	W	21	3	.857
Aaron Dell SJS	vs ARI	L	19	3	.842
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs NSH	L	15	5	.667
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs NSH	—	9	3	.667
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs CAR	—	5	1	.800

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