NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 18, 2021

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

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Ottawa Senators

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at home. Oskar Lindblom (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Couturier–Konecny–Farabee skated 13:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Formenton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:40.
•Oskar Lindblom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:21.
•Travis Konecny had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:42.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Los Angeles Kings 5–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Los Angeles Kings 5–1 at home. Jesper Fast (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Noesen, Teravainen, DeAngelo and Kotkaniemi) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 5:03 together.

•Jesper Fast had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:57.
•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:38.
•Brady Skjei had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:41.

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Detroit Red Wings beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 3G 1A. New look for NJD: Tatar–Zacha–Hughes skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dylan Larkin had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:51.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:32.
•New look for NJD: Tatar–Zacha–Hughes skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at home. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Radulov, Klingberg, Hintz and Robertson) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 4:57 together.

•Joe Pavelski had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 22:55.
•Roope Hintz had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:59.
•John Klingberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:45.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 5–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 5–3 at SEA. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 24:08.
•Warren Foegele had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:45.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:12.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dylan Larkin DET	vs NJD	3	1	4	3	2	2	20:51	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	vs CHI	2	2	4	6	1	1	22:55	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs CHI	0	3	3	2	1	1	20:59	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at SEA	0	3	3	1	0	0	24:08	—
Warren Foegele EDM	at SEA	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:45	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	vs NJD	2	0	2	2	0	0	20:32	—
John Klingberg DAL	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	0	1	27:45	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at SEA	1	1	2	4	1	0	23:12	—
Oskar Lindblom PHI	vs OTT	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:21	—
Alex Formenton OTT	at PHI	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:40	—
Jesper Fast CAR	vs LAK	1	1	2	2	1	0	16:57	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	at SEA	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:54	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Couturier–Konecny–Farabee skated 13:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Zacha–Hughes skated 12:23 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 DET: Namestnikov–Erne–Suter skated 9:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Johnsson–Studenic–Mercer skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Chris Driedger SEA	vs EDM	L	40	4	.900
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at DAL	O	39	4	.897
Anton Forsberg OTT	at PHI	O	38	4	.895
Thomas Greiss DET	vs NJD	W	33	2	.939
Jonathan Quick LAK	at CAR	L	33	5	.848
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs LAK	W	33	1	.970
Martin Jones PHI	vs OTT	W	31	3	.903
Akira Schmid NJD	at DET	L	30	5	.833
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CHI	W	23	3	.870
Stuart Skinner EDM	at SEA	W	17	3	.824

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