NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 17, 2021

6 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

New York Rangers

Vegas Golden Knights edge New York Rangers 3–2 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout at NYR. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Strome–Chytil–Lafrenière skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:17.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:35.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:50.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime at home. Kris Letang (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Malcolm Subban (BUF) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +15 against a season average of 33.0; the overtime loss.

•Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:29.
•Malcolm Subban (BUF) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +15 against a season average of 33.0; the overtime loss.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Carter, Crosby, Letang, Zucker and Rodrigues) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 3:55 together.

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St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Krug, Buchnevich and Barbashev) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:32 together.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:14.
•Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:29.
•Pavel Buchnevich had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.

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Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at WPG. Daniel Sprong (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WPG: Stastny–Scheifele–Ehlers skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brett Leason had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:49.
•Daniel Sprong had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:47.
•Michael Sgarbossa had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:02.

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Nashville Predators edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime at CHI. Colton Sissons (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Forsberg, Sissons, Jeannot and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:01 together.

•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Forsberg, Sissons, Jeannot and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:01 together.
•Colton Sissons (NSH) played 23:17, +7:13 up on his 16:04 season average over 78 games.
•Tanner Jeannot (NSH) played 22:41, +6:47 up on his 15:54 season average over 80 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Anaheim Ducks 6–5 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Anaheim Ducks 6–5 in overtime at ANA. Hampus Lindholm (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ARI won it by committee.

•Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 23:46.
•Hampus Lindholm had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 24:32.
•Travis Boyd had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:32.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Hampus Lindholm ANA	vs ARI	2	1	3	7	2	1	24:32	—
Clayton Keller ARI	at ANA	2	1	3	7	0	1	23:46	—
Travis Boyd ARI	at ANA	1	2	3	2	0	2	16:32	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	vs DAL	2	0	2	4	3	1	14:14	—
Daniel Sprong WSH	at WPG	1	1	2	7	1	1	17:47	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs VGK	1	1	2	7	0	1	21:50	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs VGK	1	1	2	5	0	0	20:35	—
Ivan Barbashev STL	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	1	2	17:29	—
Trevor Zegras ANA	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	2	0	22:14	—
Brett Leason WSH	at WPG	1	1	2	4	0	1	12:49	—
Michael Sgarbossa WSH	at WPG	1	1	2	3	0	0	14:02	—
Phil Kessel ARI	at ANA	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:36	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Strome–Chytil–Lafrenière skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Goodrow–Hunt–Gauthier skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Eakin–Skinner–Hinostroza skated 5:59 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 DAL: Benn–Seguin–Peterson skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Stastny–Scheifele–Ehlers skated 11:33 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 NSH: Grimaldi–Sherwood–Smith skated 6:49 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%
Malcolm Subban BUF	at PIT	O	48	3	.938
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at WPG	W	42	2	.952
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs WSH	L	37	3	.919
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at ANA	W	37	5	.865
Braden Holtby DAL	at STL	L	33	3	.909
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs NSH	O	31	3	.903
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs VGK	O	30	2	.933
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at NYR	W	29	2	.931
Charlie Lindgren STL	vs DAL	W	27	1	.963
John Gibson ANA	vs ARI	O	27	6	.778
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs BUF	W	21	2	.905
Juuse Saros NSH	at CHI	W	19	2	.895

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