NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 22, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Anaheim Ducks

New York Rangers

New York Rangers rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ryan Miller (ANA) faced 41 shots and stopped 36 (.878), +11 against a season average of 29.8; the loss.

•Chris Kreider had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:46.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:31.
•Ryan Miller (ANA) faced 41 shots and stopped 36 (.878), +11 against a season average of 29.8; the loss.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 45 shots and stopped 40 (.889), +15 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.

•Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:12.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:35.
•Nick Schmaltz had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:41.

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Calgary Flames rout Dallas Stars 5–1

Calgary Flames beat Dallas Stars 5–1 at DAL. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:52 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:24.
•Elias Lindholm had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:07.
•Derek Ryan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:13.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at SJS. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Malcolm Subban (VGK) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.3; the win.

•William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:45.
•Malcolm Subban (VGK) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.3; the win.
•Aaron Dell (SJS) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 29.9; the loss.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Clayton Keller ARI	at DET	2	1	3	6	0	1	16:12	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at DAL	1	2	3	4	3	0	16:24	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	at DAL	0	3	3	2	1	1	20:07	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI	at DET	0	3	3	2	1	0	19:35	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs ANA	2	0	2	7	2	0	16:46	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs ANA	1	1	2	7	0	2	20:31	—
Sean Monahan CGY	at DAL	1	1	2	3	1	2	16:57	—
Derek Ryan CGY	at DAL	1	1	2	2	1	0	15:13	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	at DET	0	2	2	1	0	0	14:41	—
William Karlsson VGK	at SJS	0	2	2	1	0	0	18:45	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Henrique–Shore–Sprong skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Glendening–Bertuzzi–Larkin skated 5:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jimmy Howard DET	vs ARI	L	45	5	.889
Ryan Miller ANA	at NYR	L	41	5	.878
Malcolm Subban VGK	at SJS	W	38	1	.974
Aaron Dell SJS	vs VGK	L	37	3	.919
Antti Raanta ARI	at DET	W	30	2	.933
Ben Bishop DAL	vs CGY	L	29	4	.862
David Rittich CGY	at DAL	W	27	1	.963
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs ANA	W	20	1	.950

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