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NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 4, 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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St. Louis Blues
3
Florida Panthers
4

Florida Panthers edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in a shootout at home. Maxim Mamin (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ville Husso (STL) faced 51 shots and stopped 48 (.941), +20 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.

  • •Maxim Mamin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:36.
  • •Anton Lundell had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:10.
  • •Lucas Carlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:34.
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Tampa Bay Lightning
3
Boston Bruins
2

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime at BOS. Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Erik Cernak (TBL) played 9:21, −9:59 down on his 19:20 season average over 54 games.

  • •Mikhail Sergachev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:45.
  • •Erik Cernak (TBL) played 9:21, −9:59 down on his 19:20 season average over 54 games.
  • •Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 29.7; the win.
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New York Islanders
3
Detroit Red Wings
4

Detroit Red Wings edge New York Islanders 4–3 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 4–3 in overtime at home. Oliver Wahlstrom (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Lee, Barzal, Wahlstrom and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:13 together.

  • •Oliver Wahlstrom had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:33.
  • •Givani Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 7:57.
  • •Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:16.
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Columbus Blue Jackets
1
Washington Capitals
3

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 at home. Garnet Hathaway (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Domi–Sillinger skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Domi–Sillinger skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •New look for WSH: Hagelin–Eller–Hathaway skated 14:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •New look for CBJ: Hofmann–Danforth–Chinakhov skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
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Montreal Canadiens
3
Nashville Predators
4

Nashville Predators edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at home. Luke Kunin (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Hoffman–Evans–Suzuki skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (21.4% 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 2 shots in 12:17.
  • •Cole Caufield had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:00.
  • •Mattias Ekholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:48.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
3
Minnesota Wild
4

Minnesota Wild edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in a shootout at home. Jason Spezza (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Spezza, Tavares, Rielly, Nylander and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:50 together.

  • •Jason Spezza had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:51.
  • •Morgan Rielly had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 26:55.
  • •Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 24:04.
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Buffalo Sabres
2
Carolina Hurricanes
6

Carolina Hurricanes rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at home. Vincent Trocheck (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Vincent Trocheck (CAR) played 9:16, −8:43 down on his 17:59 season average over 80 games.

  • •Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 9:16.
  • •Sebastian Aho had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:45.
  • •Teuvo Teravainen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:46.
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Pittsburgh Penguins
4
Vancouver Canucks
1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1 at VAN. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Carter, Crosby, Letang, Guentzel and Rodrigues) scored 2 power-play goals on 17 attempts in 4:58 together.

  • •Jake Guentzel had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 19:26.
  • •Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:02.
  • •Kris Letang had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:46.
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Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Jake Guentzel PITat VAN31440019:26—
Brady Tkachuk OTTvs COL21364019:51—
Jason Spezza TORat MIN21340115:51—
Tim Stützle OTTvs COL21332015:41—
Artemi Panarin NYRvs CHI12351021:26—
Sidney Crosby PITat VAN12350119:02—
Vincent Trocheck CARvs BUF1233019:16—
Kris Letang PITat VAN03350222:46—
Morgan Rielly TORat MIN03340526:55—
Sebastian Aho CARvs BUF03341018:45—
Nathan MacKinnon COLat OTT03331127:22—
Maxim Mamin FLAvs STL20250014:36—

Line changes

  • New look for NYI: Palmieri–Pageau–Bellows skated 4:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Domi–Sillinger skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for WSH: Hagelin–Eller–Hathaway skated 14:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for CBJ: Hofmann–Danforth–Chinakhov skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for WSH: Malenstyn–Leason–Protas skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for WSH: Oshie–Sheary–McMichael skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for MTL: Hoffman–Evans–Suzuki skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
Ville Husso STLat FLAO513.941
Jake Allen MTLat NSHO444.909
Thatcher Demko VANvs PITL444.909
Cam Talbot MINvs TORW423.929
Jack Campbell TORat MINO403.925
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBLat BOSW392.949
Antti Raanta CARvs BUFW342.941
Anton Forsberg OTTvs COLW315.839
Kevin Lankinen CHIat NYRL313.903
Daniil Tarasov CBJat WSHL312.935
Ilya Sorokin NYIat DETO304.867
Alexandar Georgiev NYRvs CHIW272.926
Jeremy Swayman BOSvs TBLO253.880
Sergei Bobrovsky FLAvs STLW253.880
Malcolm Subban BUFat CARL256.760
Alex Nedeljkovic DETvs NYIW233.870
Juuse Saros NSHvs MTLW233.870
Tristan Jarry PITat VANW231.957
Justus Annunen COLat OTTO192.895
Ilya Samsonov WSHvs CBJW181.944
Jonas Johansson COLat OTT—153.800
Aaron Dell BUFat CAR—40.1000

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