NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 11, 2021

12 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

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators rout Tampa Bay Lightning 4–0

Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–0 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 3G 0A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 15:41.
•Drake Batherson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:55.
•Thomas Chabot had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:23.

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Washington Capitals edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout at BUF. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +11 against a season average of 30.8; the overtime loss.

•Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +11 against a season average of 30.8; the overtime loss.
•Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 25:36, +5:06 up on his 20:30 season average over 76 games.
•New look for BUF: Girgensons–Hayden–Asplund skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:20.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:15.
•Connor Murphy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:02.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Anaheim Ducks 1–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Anaheim Ducks 1–0 at home. Brock McGinn (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Terry–Steel skated 14:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Terry–Steel skated 14:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Sam Steel (ANA) played 17:11, +4:57 up on his 12:14 season average over 67 games.
•Kasperi Kapanen (PIT) played 18:50, +4:21 up on his 14:29 season average over 78 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Tarasenko, Saad, Buchnevich, Barbashev and Perunovich) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:34 together.

•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:13.
•Logan Brown had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:00.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:17.

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New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at home. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Lee, Barzal, Wahlstrom and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:41 together.

•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:29.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:17.
•Oliver Wahlstrom had 2 assists (2 points) in 9:49.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3 at ARI. James van Riemsdyk (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Yandle, Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Couturier and Konecny) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:41 together.

•James van Riemsdyk had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:55.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:14.
•Cam Dineen had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:37.

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Boston Bruins beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at CGY. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:25 together.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:41.
•Patrice Bergeron had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:39.
•Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:41.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1 at EDM. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, Slavin, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:42 together.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:52.
•Teuvo Teravainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:04.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, Slavin, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:42 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Seattle Kraken

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Seattle Kraken 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Seattle Kraken 5–4 in overtime at SEA. Max Domi (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Max Domi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:51.
•Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:02.
•Jake Bean had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:30.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Minnesota Wild 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 at home. Phillip Danault (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alexander Edler (LAK) played 1:07, −17:47 down on his 18:54 season average over 40 games.

•Alexander Edler (LAK) played 1:07, −17:47 down on his 18:54 season average over 40 games.
•Kaapo Kahkonen (MIN) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.3; the loss.
•Mathew Dumba (MIN) played 18:19, −4:52 down on his 23:11 season average over 56 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Dallas Stars 2–1

San Jose Sharks beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Kevin Labanc (SJS) played 1:01, −12:53 down on his 13:54 season average over 20 games.

•Alexander Barabanov had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:18.
•Timo Meier had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:37.
•Kevin Labanc (SJS) played 1:01, −12:53 down on his 13:54 season average over 20 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs TBL	3	0	3	7	3	0	15:41	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at EDM	2	1	3	5	2	1	16:52	—
Max Domi CBJ	at SEA	2	1	3	4	0	0	13:51	—
William Nylander TOR	vs CHI	1	2	3	3	0	0	17:20	—
Drake Batherson OTT	vs TBL	0	3	3	2	0	0	16:55	—
James van Riemsdyk PHI	at ARI	2	0	2	6	0	1	15:55	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	vs PHI	1	1	2	5	0	1	18:14	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CHI	1	1	2	5	0	0	19:15	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at CGY	1	1	2	5	0	0	18:41	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	vs MTL	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:13	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	at SEA	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:32	—
Connor Murphy CHI	at TOR	1	1	2	3	6	4	23:02	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Girgensons–Hayden–Asplund skated 8:07 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 WSH: Hagelin–Sgarbossa–Sprong skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Terry–Steel skated 14:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zacha–Sharangovich–Hughes skated 13:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Fast–Trocheck–Svechnikov skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lemieux–Grundstrom–Moore skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Radulov–Benn skated 11:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Meier–Barabanov skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs WSH	O	42	2	.952
Linus Ullmark BOS	at CGY	W	42	2	.952
Jake Allen MTL	at STL	L	37	4	.892
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at LAK	L	37	2	.946
Petr Mrazek TOR	vs CHI	W	35	4	.886
James Reimer SJS	vs DAL	W	35	1	.971
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs PHI	L	34	5	.853
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs ANA	W	33	0	.1000
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs NJD	W	32	2	.938
Martin Jones PHI	at ARI	W	32	3	.906
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at SEA	W	32	4	.875
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at BUF	W	31	2	.935
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs CAR	L	31	3	.903
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs MIN	W	31	1	.968
Akira Schmid NJD	at NYI	L	29	4	.862
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs CBJ	O	28	5	.821
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs BOS	L	27	4	.852
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at TOR	L	26	5	.808
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs TBL	W	25	0	.1000
Braden Holtby DAL	at SJS	L	25	2	.920
Charlie Lindgren STL	vs MTL	W	23	1	.957
Frederik Andersen CAR	at EDM	W	23	1	.957
Brian Elliott TBL	at OTT	L	22	3	.864
John Gibson ANA	at PIT	L	16	1	.938
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at PIT	—	13	0	.1000

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