NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 9, 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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Tampa Bay Lightning

Toronto Maple Leafs

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 at TOR. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:59.
•Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:22.
•Ondrej Kase had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:10.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Canadiens 2–0

Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Canadiens 2–0 at MTL. Henrik Borgstrom (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Jones, Carpenter and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:21 together.

•CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Jones, Carpenter and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:21 together.
•New look for CHI: Kane–DeBrincat–Borgstrom skated 15:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Kubalik–Kurashev–Dach skated 11:08 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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Anaheim Ducks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Anaheim Ducks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in a shootout at CBJ. Isac Lundeström (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Adam Boqvist (CBJ) played 4:30, −12:48 down on his 17:18 season average over 51 games.

•Adam Boqvist (CBJ) played 4:30, −12:48 down on his 17:18 season average over 51 games.
•Jake Bean (CBJ) played 26:47, +6:19 up on his 20:28 season average over 66 games.
•Gregory Hofmann (CBJ) played 18:29, +6:14 up on his 12:15 season average over 23 games.

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Nashville Predators edge New York Islanders 4–3

Nashville Predators beat New York Islanders 4–3 at NYI. Colton Sissons (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Lee, Barzal, Wahlstrom and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:30 together.

•Colton Sissons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:19.
•Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:57.
•Oliver Wahlstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:15.

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St. Louis Blues rout Detroit Red Wings 6–2

St. Louis Blues beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2 at home. Nathan Walker (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Nathan Walker had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 12:56.
•Robby Fabbri had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:54.
•Marco Scandella had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:29.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in overtime at CGY. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) played 32:28, +9:03 up on his 23:25 season average over 78 games.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:39.
•Jaccob Slavin (CAR) played 32:28, +9:03 up on his 23:25 season average over 78 games.
•Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR) played 7:49, −4:16 down on his 12:05 season average over 65 games.

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Boston Bruins edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at EDM. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:41 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 26:35.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:47.
•Taylor Hall had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:37.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Seattle Kraken 3–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Seattle Kraken 3–0 at SEA. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 11:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:52.
•New look for SEA: Eberle–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 11:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SEA: Jarnkrok–Gourde–Tanev skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Dallas Stars 4–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Dallas Stars 4–0 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jake Oettinger (DAL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +11 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.

•Jake Oettinger (DAL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +11 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.
•New look for DAL: Glendening–Faksa–Raffl skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Seguin–Gurianov–Kero skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at SJS. Jordan Greenway (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jordan Greenway had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:16.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:35.
•Jonathan Dahlen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:35.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Steven Stamkos TBL	at TOR	1	3	4	3	5	0	19:59	—
Nathan Walker STL	vs DET	3	0	3	5	1	0	12:56	—
Ondrej Palat TBL	at TOR	2	1	3	5	2	2	21:22	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs BOS	2	0	2	6	0	0	26:35	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at SEA	2	0	2	6	0	0	20:52	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at CGY	2	0	2	4	0	2	20:39	—
Ondrej Kase TOR	vs TBL	2	0	2	4	0	1	18:10	—
Robby Fabbri DET	at STL	2	0	2	3	4	0	18:54	—
Jordan Greenway MIN	at SJS	2	0	2	2	0	1	17:16	—
Jonathan Dahlen SJS	vs MIN	1	1	2	6	1	0	16:35	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at SJS	1	1	2	4	2	1	15:35	—
Marco Scandella STL	vs DET	1	1	2	4	1	1	20:29	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Kane–DeBrincat–Borgstrom skated 15:49 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 CHI: Kubalik–Kurashev–Dach skated 11:08 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 →
New look for MTL: Paquette–Pezzetta–Ylonen skated 4:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 11:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Jarnkrok–Gourde–Tanev skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Donskoi–Donato–Geekie skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Glendening–Faksa–Raffl skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Gurianov–Kero skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Athanasiou–Kupari–Kaliyev skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Grundstrom–Moore–Anderson-Dolan skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark BOS	at EDM	W	43	2	.953
Jake Oettinger DAL	at LAK	L	39	2	.949
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at TOR	W	38	3	.921
Cam Talbot MIN	at SJS	W	35	2	.943
John Gibson ANA	at CBJ	W	34	1	.971
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs WPG	L	33	3	.909
Charlie Lindgren STL	vs DET	W	31	2	.935
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	at MTL	W	30	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs BOS	L	30	3	.900
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs NSH	L	29	4	.862
Frederik Andersen CAR	at CGY	W	27	1	.963
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs DAL	W	27	0	.1000
Jack Campbell TOR	vs TBL	L	26	4	.846
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs ANA	O	26	1	.962
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs CAR	O	26	2	.923
Jake Allen MTL	vs CHI	L	25	2	.920
Adin Hill SJS	vs MIN	L	25	3	.880
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at SEA	W	25	0	.1000
David Rittich NSH	at NYI	W	21	3	.857
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at STL	L	18	3	.833
Thomas Greiss DET	at STL	—	7	2	.714

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