NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021

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

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 at home. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 4A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Kase and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:39 together.

•Morgan Rielly had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 22:51.
•Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:00.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:57.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at MTL. Jonathan Drouin (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Hoffman–Drouin–Suzuki skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:46.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:25.
•New look for MTL: Hoffman–Drouin–Suzuki skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat Ottawa Senators 5–3

New York Islanders beat Ottawa Senators 5–3 at OTT. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:43.
•Alex Formenton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:33.
•Kieffer Bellows had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 8:00.

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Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Dante Fabbro had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:10.
•Roman Josi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:47.
•Ryan Johansen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:54.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Buffalo Sabres 2–0

Anaheim Ducks beat Buffalo Sabres 2–0 at BUF. Sam Carrick (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Josh Manson (ANA) played 22:52, +3:57 up on his 18:55 season average over 66 games.

•Josh Manson (ANA) played 22:52, +3:57 up on his 18:55 season average over 66 games.
•Cody Eakin (BUF) played 8:22, −5:18 down on his 13:40 season average over 68 games.
•Dylan Cozens (BUF) played 21:30, +5:40 up on his 15:50 season average over 78 games.

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

St. Louis Blues beat Florida Panthers 4–3 in overtime at home. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:54.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:09.
•Carter Verhaeghe had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:03.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, Slavin, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:40 together.

•Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 29:51.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:55.
•Nino Niederreiter had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:43.

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New York Rangers rout Chicago Blackhawks 6–2

New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 at CHI. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Artemi Panarin had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:54.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:42.
•Jacob Trouba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:57.

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Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 at EDM. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Brodin, Hartman, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:24 together.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:39.
•Jonas Brodin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:28.
•Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:37.

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San Jose Sharks beat Calgary Flames 5–3

San Jose Sharks beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Tomas Hertl had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:53.
•Logan Couture had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:13.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	at CHI	2	2	4	4	1	0	17:54	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	vs CBJ	0	4	4	4	1	2	22:51	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs CGY	3	0	3	5	1	0	18:53	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CBJ	2	1	3	5	1	2	20:00	—
Ryan Johansen NSH	at DET	1	2	3	3	4	0	15:54	—
Roman Josi NSH	at DET	1	2	3	3	1	2	25:47	—
Dante Fabbro NSH	at DET	1	2	3	3	1	0	23:10	—
Logan Couture SJS	vs CGY	1	2	3	3	1	0	17:22	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	at TOR	2	0	2	7	1	0	18:57	—
Anders Lee NYI	at OTT	2	0	2	2	2	1	15:43	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at WPG	1	1	2	7	0	0	18:55	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at CHI	1	1	2	6	3	1	16:42	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Hoffman–Drouin–Suzuki skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Lehkonen–Evans–Poehling skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Adin Hill SJS	vs CGY	W	43	3	.930
Cam Talbot MIN	at EDM	W	39	1	.974
Ville Husso STL	vs FLA	—	37	3	.919
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CAR	L	34	4	.882
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at OTT	W	33	3	.909
Jack Campbell TOR	vs CBJ	W	32	4	.875
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs NSH	L	32	4	.875
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at TOR	L	30	5	.833
Spencer Knight FLA	at STL	O	30	4	.867
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs NYR	L	29	5	.828
Jake Allen MTL	vs TBL	L	27	3	.889
Filip Gustavsson OTT	vs NYI	L	27	5	.815
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at CHI	W	26	2	.923
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs MIN	L	26	4	.846
Dan Vladar CGY	at SJS	L	26	4	.846
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at BUF	W	25	0	.1000
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs ANA	L	23	2	.913
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at MTL	W	23	2	.913
Frederik Andersen CAR	at WPG	W	18	2	.889
David Rittich NSH	at DET	W	16	2	.875
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at TOR	—	10	0	.1000
Charlie Lindgren STL	vs FLA	W	3	0	.1000

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