NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 16, 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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Philadelphia Flyers

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in a shootout at home. Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Carter Hart (PHI) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +8 against a season average of 32.0; the overtime loss.

•Carter Hart (PHI) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +8 against a season average of 32.0; the overtime loss.
•Cayden Primeau (MTL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +14 against a season average of 25.2; the win.
•New look for PHI: Brown–MacEwen–Cates skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:53 together.

•Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:53.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:53 together.
•Nikita Zaitsev (OTT) played 4:26, −14:48 down on his 19:14 season average over 61 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Florida Panthers 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at FLA. Olli Maatta (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for FLA: Huberdeau–Duclair–Reinhart skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for FLA: Huberdeau–Duclair–Reinhart skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +14 against a season average of 27.9; the win.
•Matt Kiersted (FLA) played 21:11, +7:56 up on his 13:15 season average over 9 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Dylan Coghlan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:11.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:16.
•Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:41.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at home. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Nino Niederreiter had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:57.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:30.
•Jesper Fast had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:05.

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New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 3–1

New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home. Cal Clutterbuck (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Hall–Pastrnak skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cal Clutterbuck had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:52.
•New look for BOS: Coyle–Hall–Pastrnak skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +9 against a season average of 31.5; the win.

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Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:33.
•Colton Sissons had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:00.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:27.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout at MIN. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Cam Talbot (MIN) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +10 against a season average of 30.4; the overtime loss.

•Cam Talbot (MIN) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +10 against a season average of 30.4; the overtime loss.
•Jared Spurgeon (MIN) played 14:36, −6:39 down on his 21:15 season average over 64 games.
•New look for BUF: Eakin–Hinostroza–Asplund skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Jesse Puljujarvi (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Puljujarvi) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:28 together.

•Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 20:43.
•Brendan Perlini had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 10:22.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:54.

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Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at SJS. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Pearson, Horvat, Boeser and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:46 together.

•J.T. Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:35.
•Brock Boeser had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:50.
•Tanner Pearson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:42.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jesse Puljujarvi EDM	vs CBJ	2	1	3	8	1	1	20:43	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs COL	2	1	3	3	1	1	19:33	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at SJS	1	2	3	3	0	1	21:35	—
Colton Sissons NSH	vs COL	0	3	3	1	3	1	25:00	—
Nino Niederreiter CAR	vs DET	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:57	—
Brock Boeser VAN	at SJS	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:50	—
Cal Clutterbuck NYI	vs BOS	2	0	2	3	3	0	14:52	—
Brendan Perlini EDM	vs CBJ	1	1	2	7	2	0	10:22	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at NSH	1	1	2	6	0	0	23:27	—
Tanner Jeannot NSH	vs COL	1	1	2	4	3	2	24:10	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at NJD	1	1	2	4	0	0	14:16	—
Dylan Coghlan VGK	at NJD	1	1	2	3	0	2	12:11	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Brown–MacEwen–Cates skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Killorn–Cirelli–Colton skated 10:50 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 FLA: Huberdeau–Duclair–Reinhart skated 9:49 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 →
New look for LAK: Grundstrom–Moore–Kupari skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Coyle–Hall–Pastrnak skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: DeBrusk–Studnicka–Froden skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Foligno–Haula–Nosek skated 7:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Eakin–Hinostroza–Asplund skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Jankowski–Girgensons–Hayden skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Bjorkstrand–Texier skated 13:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Halbgewachs–Barabanov skated 12:36 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonathan Quick LAK	at FLA	W	42	1	.976
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs BOS	W	41	1	.976
Carter Hart PHI	at MTL	O	40	2	.950
Cam Talbot MIN	vs BUF	O	40	2	.950
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs PHI	W	39	2	.949
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs CBJ	W	38	2	.947
Thatcher Demko VAN	at SJS	W	36	2	.944
Pavel Francouz COL	at NSH	L	34	4	.882
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at CAR	L	32	4	.875
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at MIN	W	32	2	.938
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs LAK	L	31	4	.871
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs VGK	L	29	4	.862
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at EDM	L	29	4	.862
Adin Hill SJS	vs VAN	L	29	4	.862
Anton Forsberg OTT	at TBL	L	27	2	.926
Linus Ullmark BOS	at NYI	L	27	2	.926
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs OTT	W	26	1	.962
Robin Lehner VGK	at NJD	W	26	3	.885
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs DET	W	26	3	.885
Juuse Saros NSH	vs COL	W	26	2	.923
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at EDM	—	15	0	.1000

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