NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 14, 2021

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

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Vegas Golden Knights

Boston Bruins

Vegas Golden Knights beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at BOS. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for BOS: Haula–Coyle–DeBrusk skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Chandler Stephenson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:50.
•Max Pacioretty had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:21.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:37.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in overtime at home. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Arvidsson and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:32 together.

•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Arvidsson and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:32 together.
•New look for TBL: Stamkos–Palat–Cirelli skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Patrick Maroon (TBL) played 18:12, +5:53 up on his 12:19 season average over 80 games.

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Ottawa Senators rout Florida Panthers 8–2

Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 8–2 at FLA. Drake Batherson (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Drake Batherson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 15:44.
•Josh Norris had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:34.
•Connor Brown had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:13.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout New Jersey Devils 6–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 6–1 at home. Cam Atkinson (PHI) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Cam Atkinson had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 17:13.
•Oskar Lindblom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:15.
•Travis Sanheim had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:49.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at home. Evan Rodrigues (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Carter, Crosby, Letang, Zucker and Rodrigues) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 5:49 together.

•Evan Rodrigues had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:07.
•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:30.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:06.

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Detroit Red Wings edge New York Islanders 2–1

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 2–1 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Larkin, Fabbri, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:16 together.

•DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Larkin, Fabbri, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:16 together.
•New look for DET: Bertuzzi–Larkin–Raymond skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Bailey–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 13:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Olofsson, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:25 together.

•Rasmus Dahlin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:10.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:03.
•Tage Thompson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:13.

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St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at DAL. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. STL's first power-play unit (O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Krug, Buchnevich and Barbashev) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:38 together.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:23.
•Ivan Barbashev had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:51.
•Pavel Buchnevich had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:34.

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Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home. Nazem Kadri (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Compher, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:46 together.

•Nazem Kadri had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:01.
•Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:21.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:32.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at EDM. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Kase and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:20 together.

•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:19.
•Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:03.
•Ondrej Kase had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:46.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 at home. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 27:28.
•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:15.
•Eric Robinson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:31.

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Seattle Kraken beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Seattle Kraken beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at SJS. Calle Jarnkrok (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ryan Donato (SEA) played 10:03, −3:48 down on his 13:51 season average over 73 games.

•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:05.
•Ryan Donato (SEA) played 10:03, −3:48 down on his 13:51 season average over 73 games.
•Joonas Donskoi (SEA) played 11:23, −3:30 down on his 14:53 season average over 74 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cam Atkinson PHI	vs NJD	3	1	4	7	0	1	17:13	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at FLA	1	3	4	5	2	3	15:44	—
Josh Norris OTT	at FLA	2	1	3	5	0	2	15:34	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at DAL	1	2	3	4	2	0	17:23	—
Evan Rodrigues PIT	vs MTL	1	2	3	1	0	1	22:07	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs CBJ	0	3	3	3	0	0	27:28	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	at BOS	0	3	3	1	1	1	16:50	—
Nazem Kadri COL	vs NYR	0	3	3	1	1	1	20:01	—
Connor Brown OTT	at FLA	0	3	3	1	1	0	17:13	—
Bo Horvat VAN	vs CBJ	2	0	2	6	4	0	18:15	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at EDM	2	0	2	4	0	2	19:19	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs NYR	2	0	2	3	1	2	16:21	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Haula–Coyle–DeBrusk skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Stamkos–Palat–Cirelli skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Nash–Katchouk–Raddysh skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Dauphin–Drouin–Ylonen skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Bertuzzi–Larkin–Raymond skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 13:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Namestnikov–Fabbri–Suter skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Palmieri–Lee–Pageau skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Benn–Robertson skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kadri–Compher–Nichushkin skated 7:35 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 EDM: Sceviour–Kassian–Ryan skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at DET	L	39	2	.949
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at VAN	L	39	4	.897
Spencer Knight FLA	vs OTT	L	38	8	.789
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at WPG	W	36	2	.944
Jack Campbell TOR	at EDM	W	36	1	.972
Anton Forsberg OTT	at FLA	W	35	2	.943
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs NYI	W	34	1	.971
Charlie Lindgren STL	at DAL	W	34	1	.971
Chris Driedger SEA	at SJS	W	34	1	.971
Jake Allen MTL	at PIT	L	31	5	.839
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at COL	L	31	4	.871
Jonathan Quick LAK	at TBL	O	30	3	.900
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs LAK	W	30	2	.933
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs MTL	W	30	2	.933
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs STL	L	29	4	.862
James Reimer SJS	vs SEA	L	29	2	.931
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs NYR	W	28	2	.929
Carter Hart PHI	vs NJD	W	27	1	.963
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs BUF	L	27	4	.852
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs VGK	L	25	4	.840
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs TOR	L	25	5	.800
Robin Lehner VGK	at BOS	W	24	1	.958
Jaroslav Halak VAN	vs CBJ	W	23	3	.870
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at PHI	L	22	5	.773
Akira Schmid NJD	at PHI	—	8	1	.875

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