NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 6, 2021

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

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Ottawa Senators

New Jersey Devils

Ottawa Senators edge New Jersey Devils 3–2 (SO)

Ottawa Senators beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 in a shootout at NJD. Drake Batherson (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Johnsson–Sharangovich–Hughes skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:04.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:25.
•New look for NJD: Johnsson–Sharangovich–Hughes skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–5

Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–5 at PHI. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL won it by committee.

•Claude Giroux had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:11.
•Erik Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:51.
•Devon Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:13.

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Washington Capitals edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in a shootout at home. Sonny Milano (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Oshie–Hagelin–Eller skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sonny Milano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:23.
•Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:25.
•Trevor Zegras had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:49.

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Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Suter, Benn, Seguin, Gurianov and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:54 together.

•Jamie Benn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:32.
•Alexander Radulov had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:05.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Suter, Benn, Seguin, Gurianov and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:54 together.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Los Angeles Kings 4–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–0 at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Miller–Dickinson–Boeser skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:30.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:14.
•New look for VAN: Miller–Dickinson–Boeser skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Seattle Kraken 6–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Seattle Kraken 6–1 at SEA. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jake Guentzel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:27.
•Danton Heinen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:30.
•Jeff Carter had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:53.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jamie Benn DAL	vs ARI	2	1	3	4	2	0	19:32	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at SEA	2	1	3	2	1	1	14:27	—
Danton Heinen PIT	at SEA	1	2	3	3	0	1	15:30	—
Jeff Carter PIT	at SEA	2	0	2	4	0	0	16:53	—
Claude Giroux PHI	vs COL	2	0	2	3	2	0	16:11	—
Sonny Milano ANA	at WSH	1	1	2	5	0	3	22:23	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at NJD	1	1	2	3	2	1	21:25	—
Erik Johnson COL	at PHI	1	1	2	3	1	2	16:51	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at SEA	1	1	2	3	0	0	14:46	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at NJD	1	1	2	2	4	0	20:04	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs LAK	1	1	2	1	2	0	18:14	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs LAK	1	1	2	1	0	0	16:30	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Johnsson–Sharangovich–Hughes skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Vesey–Mercer skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Bastian–McLeod–Kuokkanen skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Hagelin–Eller skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Faksa–Kero skated 4:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Dickinson–Boeser skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Pearson–Horvat–Hoglander skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Tynan–Grundstrom–Andersson skated 6:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones PHI	vs COL	L	50	7	.860
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs ANA	W	34	3	.912
Justus Annunen COL	at PHI	W	32	5	.844
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs LAK	W	31	0	.1000
Cal Petersen LAK	at VAN	L	30	4	.867
John Gibson ANA	at WSH	O	29	3	.897
Casey DeSmith PIT	at SEA	W	29	1	.966
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at DAL	L	27	4	.852
Joey Daccord SEA	vs PIT	—	27	3	.889
Anton Forsberg OTT	at NJD	W	24	2	.917
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs OTT	O	23	2	.913
Braden Holtby DAL	vs ARI	W	19	1	.947
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs PIT	L	4	3	.250

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