NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 2, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Colorado Avalanche

Montreal Canadiens

Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at MTL. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Lehkonen–Evans–Suzuki skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:43.
•New look for MTL: Lehkonen–Evans–Suzuki skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Josh Anderson (MTL) played 7:20, −10:02 down on his 17:22 season average over 68 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Saad, Buchnevich, Barbashev, Thomas and Perunovich) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:22 together.

•Victor Hedman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:08.
•Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:52.
•Scott Perunovich had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:55.

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Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 19:50.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.
•Aaron Ekblad had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 28:51.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout at WSH. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Connor Murphy (CHI) played 8:09, −13:51 down on his 22:00 season average over 56 games.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:28.
•Garnet Hathaway had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:22.
•Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:20.

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Ottawa Senators edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Ottawa Senators beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at CAR. Alex Formenton (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 49 shots and stopped 47 (.959), +17 against a season average of 31.7; the win.

•Alex Formenton had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:41.
•Sebastian Aho had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:00.
•Tyler Ennis had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:19.

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San Jose Sharks edge New York Islanders 2–1 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat New York Islanders 2–1 in overtime at NYI. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NYI: Bailey–Lee–Barzal skated 13:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Timo Meier had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:52.
•New look for NYI: Bailey–Lee–Barzal skated 13:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Parise–Palmieri–Pageau skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 2–0

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 2–0 at NSH. Brandon Carlo (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jakub Zboril (BOS) played 5:28, −11:24 down on his 16:52 season average over 9 games.

•Jakub Zboril (BOS) played 5:28, −11:24 down on his 16:52 season average over 9 games.
•Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 42 shots and stopped 42 (.1000), +15 against a season average of 27.1; the win.
•New look for BOS: Smith–Haula–Coyle skated 10:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NJD: Zacha–Hischier–Hughes skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:52.
•Ryan Hartman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 10 shots in 19:19.
•Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:32.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Seguin–Faksa–Raffl skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (92.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jason Robertson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:25.
•Jani Hakanpää had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:33.
•Joe Pavelski had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:00.

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Calgary Flames edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Alexander Edler (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob Markstrom (CGY) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +14 against a season average of 27.8; the win.

•Alexander Edler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:29.
•Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:02.
•Viktor Arvidsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:28.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs BUF	1	4	5	3	2	0	19:50	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs BUF	1	3	4	2	1	0	18:00	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	vs BUF	2	1	3	6	0	2	28:51	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs STL	2	1	3	5	0	1	21:08	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs NJD	2	1	3	4	0	0	18:52	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	vs NJD	1	2	3	10	0	1	19:19	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs CBJ	2	0	2	6	0	0	18:25	—
Anton Lundell FLA	vs BUF	2	0	2	5	0	2	15:59	—
Vinnie Hinostroza BUF	at FLA	2	0	2	3	0	1	11:40	—
Alex Formenton OTT	at CAR	2	0	2	2	0	0	9:41	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	at WSH	1	1	2	7	2	1	18:28	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	at MTL	1	1	2	5	2	2	17:43	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Lehkonen–Evans–Suzuki skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Perreault–Pezzetta–Caufield skated 4:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Lee–Barzal skated 13:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Parise–Palmieri–Pageau skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Smith–Haula–Coyle skated 10:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Lazar–Nosek–DeBrusk skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zacha–Hischier–Hughes skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Faksa–Raffl skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (92.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Forsberg OTT	at CAR	W	49	2	.959
Aaron Dell BUF	at FLA	L	43	5	.884
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at NSH	W	42	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at LAK	W	42	2	.952
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at MIN	L	38	5	.868
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at DAL	L	37	3	.919
Ville Husso STL	at TBL	L	35	4	.886
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs SJS	O	35	2	.943
Jake Allen MTL	vs COL	L	33	3	.909
Juuse Saros NSH	vs BOS	L	33	2	.939
Cal Petersen LAK	vs CGY	L	32	3	.906
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs NJD	W	31	2	.935
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs STL	W	28	2	.929
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	at WSH	W	28	3	.893
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs CHI	O	28	3	.893
Adin Hill SJS	at NYI	W	25	1	.960
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CBJ	W	22	2	.909
Jonas Johansson COL	at MTL	W	20	1	.950
Antti Raanta CAR	vs OTT	L	20	3	.850
Spencer Knight FLA	vs BUF	W	19	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs BUF	—	12	4	.667

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