NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 23, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Carolina Hurricanes

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Carolina Hurricanes 8–6

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Carolina Hurricanes 8–6 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Mitch Marner had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 24:36.
•Martin Necas had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 13:20.
•Erik Haula had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:52.

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Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 3–0

Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 3–0 at home. Luke Kunin (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CGY: Rinaldo–Rieder–Bennett skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Luke Kunin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:32.
•New look for CGY: Rinaldo–Rieder–Bennett skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Fiala–Donato–Eriksson Ek skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins rout Washington Capitals 7–3

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 7–3 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:13.
•David Krejci had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:29.
•David Pastrnak had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:30.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Florida Panthers 6–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 6–1 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Brayden Point had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 15:15.
•Victor Hedman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:53.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:21.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders

Columbus Blue Jackets edge New York Islanders 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Islanders 3–2 at NYI. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Nyquist, Jenner, Werenski, Stenlund and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:04 together.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:01.
•Jordan Eberle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:53.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Nyquist, Jenner, Werenski, Stenlund and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:04 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout New York Rangers 5–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 5–1 at home. Travis Sanheim (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Carter Hart (PHI) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +9 against a season average of 25.6; the win.

•Travis Sanheim had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:41.
•Kevin Hayes had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:14.
•James van Riemsdyk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:49.

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Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 44 shots and stopped 43 (.977), +14 against a season average of 29.9; the win.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:23.
•Connor Brown had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:56.

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Nashville Predators edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +9 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.

•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:21.
•Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:42.
•Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +9 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Winnipeg Jets 6–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 6–2 at WPG. Phillip Danault (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Phillip Danault had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:23.
•Tomas Tatar had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:08.
•Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:42.

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New Jersey Devils rout Chicago Blackhawks 7–1

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–1 at CHI. Damon Severson (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Damon Severson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:12.
•Nikita Gusev had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:05.
•Blake Coleman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:23.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at home. Tanner Pearson (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:54 together.

•Tanner Pearson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:25.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:54 together.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:05 together.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Vegas Golden Knights 7–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 7–3 at VGK. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 6:11 together.

•Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:05.
•Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:22.
•J.T. Compher had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:12.

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St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at LAK. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:29 together.

•Brayden Schenn had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:08.
•Vince Dunn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:29.
•Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:05.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mitch Marner TOR	vs CAR	2	3	5	4	0	1	24:36	—
Martin Necas CAR	at TOR	2	2	4	2	2	0	13:20	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs FLA	1	3	4	2	0	0	15:15	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs FLA	2	1	3	5	2	1	21:53	—
Travis Sanheim PHI	vs NYR	2	1	3	4	0	0	18:41	—
Erik Haula CAR	at TOR	2	1	3	3	1	0	14:52	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs BUF	1	2	3	4	2	2	19:50	—
John Tavares TOR	vs CAR	1	2	3	4	0	1	21:39	—
Damon Severson NJD	at CHI	1	2	3	2	1	2	25:12	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs WSH	1	2	3	2	2	0	22:13	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs FLA	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:21	—
David Krejci BOS	vs WSH	1	2	3	1	0	1	15:29	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Rinaldo–Rieder–Bennett skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Fiala–Donato–Eriksson Ek skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Jenner–Stenlund skated 12:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Gerbe–Foligno–Wennberg skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs MTL	L	48	6	.875
Craig Anderson OTT	vs BUF	W	44	1	.977
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs WSH	W	42	3	.929
Antti Raanta ARI	at NSH	L	41	3	.927
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CAR	W	40	6	.850
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs COL	L	38	7	.816
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at NYI	W	37	2	.946
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs CBJ	L	35	3	.914
Carter Hart PHI	vs NYR	W	35	1	.971
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TBL	L	34	6	.824
Cam Talbot CGY	at MIN	L	33	2	.939
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at CHI	W	33	1	.970
Pavel Francouz COL	at VGK	W	32	3	.906
Petr Mrazek CAR	at TOR	L	31	4	.871
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	W	30	1	.967
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at PHI	L	30	5	.833
Jordan Binnington STL	at LAK	W	30	1	.967
Linus Ullmark BUF	at OTT	L	29	2	.931
Carey Price MTL	at WPG	W	29	2	.931
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs EDM	W	29	2	.931
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs ARI	W	28	2	.929
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs STL	L	28	4	.857
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at VAN	L	27	3	.889
Robin Lehner CHI	vs NJD	—	24	3	.875
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs CGY	W	22	0	.1000
Corey Crawford CHI	vs NJD	L	20	4	.800
Braden Holtby WSH	at BOS	L	11	4	.636
James Reimer CAR	at TOR	—	7	3	.571
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at BOS	—	4	1	.750

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