NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 10, 2021

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

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New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

New York Rangers edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 at BUF. Adam Fox (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:10 together.

•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:01.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:10 together.
•Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +11 against a season average of 26.0; the win.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at WSH. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Kapanen–Rodrigues skated 14:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:21.
•Mike Matheson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:52.

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Nashville Predators edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Nashville Predators beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at NJD. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Johansen, Granlund, Forsberg and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:18 together.

•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 23:05.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Johansen, Granlund, Forsberg and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:18 together.
•New look for NSH: Cousins–Trenin–Jeannot skated 9:22 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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Colorado Avalanche rout Detroit Red Wings 7–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 7–3 at home. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) played 12:03, −8:26 down on his 20:29 season average over 50 games.

•Devon Toews had 3 assists (3 points) in 26:26.
•Andre Burakovsky had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:39.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:58.

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Florida Panthers beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Florida Panthers beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at ARI. Patric Hornqvist (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Boyd, Gostisbehere, Keller and Hayton) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:16 together.

•Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:22.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:05.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Boyd, Gostisbehere, Keller and Hayton) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:16 together.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 in a shootout at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Schmidt, Connor and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:25 together.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:54.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:54.
•Nils Hoglander had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:34.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at VGK. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Yandle, Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Couturier and Konecny) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:24 together.

•Max Pacioretty had two goals (2 points) on 10 shots in 22:18.
•Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 26:10.
•Keith Yandle had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:29.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Blake Wheeler WPG	at VAN	1	2	3	7	1	0	16:54	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at VAN	1	2	3	6	1	1	22:54	—
Devon Toews COL	vs DET	0	3	3	0	0	1	26:26	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	vs PHI	2	0	2	10	0	0	22:18	—
Andre Burakovsky COL	vs DET	2	0	2	6	0	1	18:39	—
Nils Hoglander VAN	vs WPG	2	0	2	5	1	1	13:34	—
Roman Josi NSH	at NJD	1	1	2	9	3	1	23:05	—
Filip Hronek DET	at COL	1	1	2	4	3	0	25:08	—
Cale Makar COL	vs DET	1	1	2	3	1	3	22:58	—
Patric Hornqvist FLA	at ARI	1	1	2	2	1	0	15:22	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at ARI	1	1	2	2	1	0	18:05	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs PHI	0	2	2	6	4	3	26:10	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Eakin–Girgensons–Hinostroza skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Jankowski–Hayden–Asplund skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Kapanen–Rodrigues skated 14:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Cousins–Trenin–Jeannot skated 9:22 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 ARI: Eriksson–Beagle–Roussel skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Hayes–Willman skated 9:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hart PHI	at VGK	W	44	3	.932
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs DET	W	40	3	.925
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at COL	L	39	3	.923
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at BUF	W	37	1	.973
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs WPG	W	37	3	.919
Eric Comrie WPG	at VAN	O	36	3	.917
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs PIT	L	32	3	.906
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs NYR	L	31	2	.935
Juuse Saros NSH	at NJD	W	31	2	.935
Tristan Jarry PIT	at WSH	W	31	2	.935
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs NSH	L	27	3	.889
Laurent Brossoit VGK	vs PHI	L	25	4	.840
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at ARI	W	23	1	.957
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs FLA	L	23	3	.870
Thomas Greiss DET	at COL	—	7	3	.571

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