NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 3, 2021

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

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San Jose Sharks

New York Rangers

New York Rangers edge San Jose Sharks 1–0

New York Rangers beat San Jose Sharks 1–0 at home. Ryan Strome (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.

•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.
•New look for SJS: Labanc–Pederson–Weatherby skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mika Zibanejad (NYR) played 16:02, −3:39 down on his 19:41 season average over 80 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout New Jersey Devils 8–4

Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 8–4 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Mark Scheifele had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:55.
•Blake Wheeler had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:20.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:09.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Arizona Coyotes 7–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 7–1 at ARI. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Max Pacioretty had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:01.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:33.
•Michael Amadio had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:36.

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Calgary Flames edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in a shootout at ANA. Sean Monahan (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CGY: Lucic–Backlund–Mangiapane skated 13:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:09.
•Trevor Lewis had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:28.
•Trevor Zegras had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:25.

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Seattle Kraken edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3

Seattle Kraken beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:53.
•Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:37.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:05.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs NJD	3	1	4	5	0	0	19:55	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs NJD	0	3	3	1	1	0	19:20	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	at ARI	2	0	2	6	0	0	15:01	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs NJD	2	0	2	3	0	0	18:09	—
Nicolas Roy VGK	at ARI	1	1	2	5	0	0	15:37	—
Sean Monahan CGY	at ANA	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:09	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at SEA	1	1	2	4	0	0	23:05	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at SEA	1	1	2	3	2	0	25:53	—
Ryan Graves NJD	at WPG	1	1	2	2	2	1	20:04	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	at SEA	1	1	2	2	0	2	24:37	—
Evgenii Dadonov VGK	at ARI	1	1	2	2	0	0	16:33	—
Michael Amadio VGK	at ARI	1	1	2	1	1	0	12:36	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Labanc–Pederson–Weatherby skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lucic–Backlund–Mangiapane skated 13:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NJD	W	37	4	.892
John Gibson ANA	vs CGY	O	36	3	.917
Dan Vladar CGY	at ANA	W	34	3	.912
Stuart Skinner EDM	at SEA	L	34	4	.882
Jonathan Bernier NJD	at WPG	L	32	6	.813
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs VGK	L	32	7	.781
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs EDM	W	32	3	.906
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at ARI	W	30	1	.967
Adin Hill SJS	at NYR	L	27	1	.963
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs SJS	W	19	0	.1000
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs SJS	—	9	0	.1000
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at WPG	—	8	2	.750

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