NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 5, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Philadelphia Flyers

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Philadelphia Flyers 7–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–1 at PHI. Corey Perry (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Corey Perry had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:32.
•Ryan McDonagh had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:39.
•Ross Colton had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:55.

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San Jose Sharks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat San Jose Sharks 6–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat San Jose Sharks 6–4 at home. Adam Boqvist (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Adam Boqvist had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:12.
•Alexandre Texier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:39.
•Andrew Peeke had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:16.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge New York Islanders 3–2 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Islanders 3–2 in a shootout at NYI. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CHI: Khaira–Carpenter–Slavin skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:20.
•New look for CHI: Khaira–Carpenter–Slavin skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mathew Barzal (NYI) played 25:20, +7:25 up on his 17:55 season average over 72 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at home. Andrew Copp (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Dubois and Pionk) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 4:06 together.

•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Dubois and Pionk) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 4:06 together.
•Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:49.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:57.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at EDM. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for EDM: Kassian–Benson–McLeod skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Drew Doughty had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:33.
•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:15.
•Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:26.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at home. Nicolas Roy (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Marchessault skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:06.
•New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Marchessault skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Richardson–Dube–Ruzicka skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Corey Perry TBL	at PHI	2	1	3	2	0	0	14:32	—
Drew Doughty LAK	at EDM	1	2	3	2	2	1	26:33	—
Ryan McDonagh TBL	at PHI	1	2	3	1	1	2	22:39	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at PHI	0	3	3	1	0	2	18:29	—
Ross Colton TBL	at PHI	0	3	3	1	2	0	13:55	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at EDM	2	0	2	4	3	0	17:15	—
Adam Boqvist CBJ	vs SJS	2	0	2	2	0	0	14:12	—
Andrew Copp WPG	vs TOR	1	1	2	4	0	3	18:49	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs TOR	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:57	—
Nicolas Roy VGK	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	1	1	17:06	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG	vs TOR	1	1	2	1	3	1	14:51	—
Mathieu Joseph TBL	at PHI	1	1	2	1	2	1	15:06	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Khaira–Carpenter–Slavin skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Parise–Clutterbuck–Johnston skated 7:19 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 EDM: Kassian–Benson–McLeod skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Marchessault skated 9:36 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 →
New look for CGY: Richardson–Dube–Ruzicka skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Carrier–Amadio–Kolesar skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joseph Woll TOR	at WPG	L	41	6	.854
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs LAK	L	40	5	.875
Brian Elliott TBL	at PHI	W	39	1	.974
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TOR	W	35	3	.914
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs SJS	W	34	4	.882
Adin Hill SJS	at CBJ	L	29	5	.828
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at VGK	L	28	3	.893
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs CHI	O	26	2	.923
Robin Lehner VGK	vs CGY	W	25	2	.920
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	at NYI	W	24	2	.917
Jonathan Quick LAK	at EDM	W	22	1	.955
Carter Hart PHI	vs TBL	L	15	5	.667
Martin Jones PHI	vs TBL	—	12	2	.833

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