NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 28, 2019

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

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New York Rangers

Toronto Maple Leafs

New York Rangers edge Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 in overtime at TOR. Ryan Strome (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Ryan Strome had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 23:02.
•Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:44.
•Artemi Panarin had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:56.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Victor Hedman had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 21:59.
•Alex Killorn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.
•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.

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Florida Panthers edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 at home. Mike Hoffman (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:30 together.

•Mike Hoffman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:15.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:02.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:51.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 6–4

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 6–4 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Bryan Rust had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 22:36.
•Evgeni Malkin had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:06.
•Roman Josi had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:43.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 6–4

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 6–4 at home. Warren Foegele (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:43 together.

•Warren Foegele had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:12.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:04.
•Ryan Dzingel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:31.

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Dallas Stars edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in a shootout at home. Matt Nieto (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Ben Bishop (DAL) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +14 against a season average of 29.2; the win.

•John Klingberg had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:02.
•Matt Nieto had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:04.
•Ben Bishop (DAL) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +14 against a season average of 29.2; the win.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 51 shots and stopped 49 (.961), +18 against a season average of 33.0; the win.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:28.
•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:52.
•Alex Iafallo had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:52.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at home. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for ARI: Richardson–Grabner–Hinostroza skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Shea Theodore had 3 assists (3 points) in 17:35.
•Mark Stone had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:32.
•Max Pacioretty had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:14.

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San Jose Sharks rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–1

San Jose Sharks beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for PHI: Pitlick–Vorobyev–Farabee skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Timo Meier had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:46.
•Barclay Goodrow had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:23.
•Mario Ferraro had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:54.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Strome NYR	at TOR	2	2	4	6	2	1	23:02	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs NSH	2	2	4	3	0	3	22:36	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs MTL	0	4	4	3	1	2	21:59	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs PHI	3	0	3	6	4	1	16:46	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs NYR	2	1	3	5	2	2	23:44	—
Alex Killorn TBL	vs MTL	2	1	3	4	2	0	21:05	—
Warren Foegele CAR	vs WSH	2	1	3	3	1	1	14:12	—
Mike Hoffman FLA	vs DET	1	2	3	2	0	0	13:15	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs NSH	0	3	3	4	0	0	22:06	—
Roman Josi NSH	at PIT	0	3	3	3	0	1	26:43	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at TOR	0	3	3	2	1	0	20:56	—
Barclay Goodrow SJS	vs PHI	0	3	3	0	3	1	16:23	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Connolly–Trocheck–Acciari skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Grabner–Hinostroza skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Hall–Dvorak–Garland skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Pitlick–Vorobyev–Farabee skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs LAK	W	51	2	.961
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at TOR	W	48	4	.917
Matt Murray PIT	vs NSH	W	48	4	.917
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MTL	W	43	4	.907
Ben Bishop DAL	vs COL	W	43	2	.953
Philipp Grubauer COL	at DAL	O	40	2	.950
Chris Driedger FLA	vs DET	W	39	4	.897
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs NYR	O	38	5	.868
Carey Price MTL	at TBL	L	30	5	.833
Jimmy Howard DET	at FLA	L	30	5	.833
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs WSH	W	29	4	.862
Carter Hart PHI	at SJS	L	29	6	.793
Braden Holtby WSH	at CAR	L	28	5	.821
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs ARI	W	28	1	.964
Pekka Rinne NSH	at PIT	L	27	2	.926
Martin Jones SJS	vs PHI	W	27	1	.963
Jonathan Quick LAK	at VAN	L	26	3	.885
Adin Hill ARI	at VGK	—	20	0	.1000
Antti Raanta ARI	at VGK	L	16	4	.750
Juuse Saros NSH	at PIT	—	8	3	.625

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