NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 8, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final

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Philadelphia Flyers

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at home. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Brown–Lindblom–MacEwen skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.
•New look for PHI: Brown–Lindblom–MacEwen skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nathan Bastian (NJD) played 5:19, −6:41 down on his 12:00 season average over 71 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout New York Rangers 7–3

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 7–3 at NYR. Nazem Kadri (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Nazem Kadri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:54.
•Logan O'Connor had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:02.
•Mikko Rantanen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:39.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in a shootout at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Pearson, Horvat, Boeser and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:34 together.

•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Pearson, Horvat, Boeser and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:34 together.
•New look for VAN: Dickinson–Horvat–Hoglander skated 12:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Miller–Pearson–Boeser skated 12:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Dallas Stars 5–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 5–4 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mark Stone had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:06.
•Joe Pavelski had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:56.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:27.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mark Stone VGK	vs DAL	2	1	3	2	0	0	18:06	—
Nazem Kadri COL	at NYR	1	2	3	1	0	0	12:54	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at NYR	2	0	2	5	1	0	19:39	—
Logan O'Connor COL	at NYR	2	0	2	3	0	1	17:02	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	at VGK	2	0	2	2	3	4	18:56	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	vs DAL	1	1	2	5	0	1	17:41	—
Jacob Trouba NYR	vs COL	1	1	2	2	3	4	19:49	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs PHI	1	1	2	2	1	0	18:29	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at VGK	1	1	2	2	0	0	16:27	—
Filip Chytil NYR	vs COL	1	1	2	1	0	1	12:38	—
Nicolas Hague VGK	vs DAL	0	2	2	7	1	2	19:51	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs DAL	0	2	2	5	0	2	28:00	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Brown–Lindblom–MacEwen skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Dickinson–Horvat–Hoglander skated 12:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Pearson–Boeser skated 12:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Braden Holtby DAL	at VGK	L	45	5	.889
Adam Huska NYR	vs COL	L	39	7	.821
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs BOS	W	36	1	.972
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at VAN	O	32	1	.969
Darcy Kuemper COL	at NYR	W	29	3	.897
Carter Hart PHI	at NJD	L	26	2	.923
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs PHI	W	25	0	.1000
Laurent Brossoit VGK	vs DAL	W	13	1	.923
Robin Lehner VGK	vs DAL	—	10	3	.700
Jonas Johansson COL	at NYR	—	1	0	.1000

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