NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 19, 2021

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Vegas Golden Knights

New York Islanders

Vegas Golden Knights edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at NYI. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Nelson, Czarnik, Wahlstrom and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:28 together.

•Shea Theodore had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:35.
•Oliver Wahlstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:05.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Nelson, Czarnik, Wahlstrom and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:28 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
•Paul Stastny had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:14.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:16.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at NJD. Teddy Blueger (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Zacha, Bratt, Bastian and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:16 together.

•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Zacha, Bratt, Bastian and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:16 together.
•New look for NJD: Bratt–Studenic–Mercer skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Yegor Sharangovich (NJD) played 10:13, −6:23 down on his 16:36 season average over 75 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at WSH. Matt Roy (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for LAK: Arvidsson–Moore–Iafallo skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Roy had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:31.
•New look for LAK: Arvidsson–Moore–Iafallo skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Hagelin–Dowd–Leason skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs STL	1	3	4	2	0	2	16:56	—
Paul Stastny WPG	vs STL	2	1	3	3	0	0	19:14	—
Shea Theodore VGK	at NYI	2	0	2	5	1	0	23:35	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs STL	1	1	2	3	1	0	21:16	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	at WPG	0	2	2	4	1	1	23:36	—
Matt Roy LAK	at WSH	0	2	2	3	3	5	23:31	—
Oliver Wahlstrom NYI	vs VGK	0	2	2	3	1	1	15:05	—
Ivan Barbashev STL	at WPG	0	2	2	1	0	0	22:39	—
Teddy Blueger PIT	at NJD	1	0	1	7	0	0	15:51	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG	vs STL	0	0	0	7	2	0	19:22	—
Lars Eller WSH	vs LAK	0	0	0	2	7	1	23:27	—
Sean Durzi LAK	at WSH	0	0	0	1	3	6	24:12	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Dadonov–Pacioretty–Stephenson skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Bratt–Studenic–Mercer skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Arvidsson–Moore–Iafallo skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Hagelin–Dowd–Leason skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Garret Sparks LAK	at WSH	W	35	2	.943
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs VGK	O	34	3	.912
Jordan Binnington STL	at WPG	L	34	4	.882
Robin Lehner VGK	at NYI	W	32	3	.906
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs STL	W	28	2	.929
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs LAK	L	24	3	.875
Jon Gillies NJD	vs PIT	L	22	3	.864
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NJD	W	19	2	.895

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