NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 1, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final

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Philadelphia Flyers

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Joel Farabee (PHI) played 2:56, −14:53 down on his 17:49 season average over 62 games.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:30.
•Kaapo Kakko had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:21.
•Joel Farabee (PHI) played 2:56, −14:53 down on his 17:49 season average over 62 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Colorado Avalanche 8–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado Avalanche 8–3 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Auston Matthews had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 17:48.
•John Tavares had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:18.
•Michael Bunting had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:03.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Ottawa Senators 6–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 6–2 at OTT. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 4A. VAN's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Miller, Horvat, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 2:56 together.

•Quinn Hughes had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 21:27.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:30.
•Luke Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:46.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Seattle Kraken 4–3 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Seattle Kraken 4–3 in a shootout at home. Ryan Donato (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Larkin, Fabbri, Suter, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:53 together.

•Ryan Donato had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:58.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:38.
•Moritz Seider had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:00.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 3A. Kris Russell (EDM) played 26:53, +11:49 up on his 15:04 season average over 30 games.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 20:53.
•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:42.
•Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:45.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Vegas Golden Knights 6–5

Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 at home. Trevor Zegras (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Sonny Milano had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:01.
•Trevor Zegras had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:32.
•Jamie Drysdale had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:00.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs PIT	1	3	4	2	1	1	20:53	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at OTT	0	4	4	2	1	0	21:27	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs COL	3	0	3	8	1	1	17:48	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at OTT	1	2	3	5	0	1	19:30	—
John Tavares TOR	vs COL	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:18	—
Trevor Zegras ANA	vs VGK	0	3	3	3	0	0	13:32	—
Michael Bunting TOR	vs COL	0	3	3	1	1	1	13:03	—
Sonny Milano ANA	vs VGK	0	3	3	1	0	0	14:01	—
Nazem Kadri COL	at TOR	2	0	2	5	4	1	16:58	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs PIT	2	0	2	3	0	0	19:42	—
Ryan Donato SEA	at DET	2	0	2	2	0	1	13:58	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	at ANA	1	1	2	8	2	0	21:02	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Hayes–Laughton–Konecny skated 12:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Giroux–Atkinson–Frost skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonas Johansson COL	at TOR	L	41	8	.805
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs VGK	W	39	5	.872
Filip Gustavsson OTT	vs VAN	L	35	6	.829
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PHI	W	34	1	.971
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs PIT	W	34	2	.941
Robin Lehner VGK	at ANA	L	33	5	.848
Jack Campbell TOR	vs COL	W	31	3	.903
Carter Hart PHI	at NYR	L	27	3	.889
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at DET	O	26	3	.885
Thomas Greiss DET	vs SEA	W	24	3	.875
Thatcher Demko VAN	at OTT	W	21	2	.905
Tristan Jarry PIT	at EDM	L	21	4	.810

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