NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 12, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Nashville Predators

New York Rangers

Nashville Predators edge New York Rangers 1–0

Nashville Predators beat New York Rangers 1–0 at NYR. Philip Tomasino (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NSH: Sissons–Kunin–Tolvanen skated 12:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NSH: Sissons–Kunin–Tolvanen skated 12:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Cousins–Novak–Luff skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: McCarron–Trenin–Jeannot skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at STL. Troy Terry (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jon Gillies (STL) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +12 against a season average of 27.5; the overtime loss.

•Troy Terry had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:53.
•Nathan Walker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:31.
•Brayden Schenn had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Florida Panthers 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at home. Andre Burakovsky (COL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for COL: Nichushkin–O'Connor–Newhook skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andre Burakovsky had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:34.
•Mikko Rantanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:53.
•Carter Verhaeghe had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:36.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 6–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 6–4 at home. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Chandler Stephenson had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 20:08.
•Mark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:03.
•Max Pacioretty had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:00.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Necas–Kotkaniemi–Jarvis skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Necas–Kotkaniemi–Jarvis skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Staal–Niederreiter–Teravainen skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR) played 17:22, +5:26 up on his 11:56 season average over 65 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Chandler Stephenson VGK	vs MIN	0	4	4	1	0	2	20:08	—
Andre Burakovsky COL	vs FLA	3	0	3	4	3	0	18:34	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	vs MIN	1	2	3	4	1	3	15:00	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs MIN	1	2	3	1	0	0	18:03	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs FLA	0	3	3	1	3	1	19:53	—
Troy Terry ANA	at STL	2	0	2	6	0	0	18:53	—
Zach Whitecloud VGK	vs MIN	2	0	2	5	0	3	20:54	—
Nathan Walker STL	vs ANA	1	1	2	3	5	2	15:31	—
Evgenii Dadonov VGK	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	5	1	14:13	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs FLA	0	2	2	6	2	0	21:01	—
Jared Spurgeon MIN	at VGK	0	2	2	3	1	1	21:29	—
Brayden Schenn STL	vs ANA	0	2	2	2	2	0	16:28	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Sissons–Kunin–Tolvanen skated 12:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Cousins–Novak–Luff skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: McCarron–Trenin–Jeannot skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nichushkin–O'Connor–Newhook skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Necas–Kotkaniemi–Jarvis skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Niederreiter–Teravainen skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Dowling–Motte–Lammikko skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jon Gillies STL	vs ANA	O	39	3	.923
Cam Talbot MIN	at VGK	L	35	5	.857
Juuse Saros NSH	at NYR	W	32	0	.1000
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs FLA	W	31	2	.935
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CAR	W	29	1	.966
Robin Lehner VGK	vs MIN	W	27	4	.852
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at COL	L	26	3	.885
Antti Raanta CAR	at VAN	L	26	2	.923
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at STL	W	25	2	.920
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs NSH	L	24	1	.958

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