NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 28, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

Full report

Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for MTL: Gallagher–Drouin–Suzuki skated 11:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brayden Point had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:10.
•Corey Perry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:53.
•Alex Killorn had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:43.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3 at LAK. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:10 together.

•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:12.
•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:41.
•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:22.

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San Jose Sharks edge Arizona Coyotes 8–7 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 8–7 in a shootout at home. Lawson Crouse (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. SJS won it by committee.

•Lawson Crouse had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 21:14.
•Phil Kessel had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:40.
•Johan Larsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:52.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Lawson Crouse ARI	at SJS	2	2	4	5	3	0	21:14	—
Phil Kessel ARI	at SJS	0	4	4	4	0	0	18:40	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs MTL	2	1	3	6	1	0	22:10	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at LAK	2	1	3	3	1	0	16:12	—
Johan Larsson ARI	at SJS	0	3	3	3	0	0	20:52	—
J.J. Moser ARI	at SJS	2	0	2	2	1	1	22:15	—
Shayne Gostisbehere ARI	at SJS	1	1	2	5	0	1	27:17	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs VGK	1	1	2	3	4	0	18:41	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	at LAK	1	1	2	3	1	1	20:22	—
Alexander Barabanov SJS	vs ARI	1	1	2	3	1	1	18:09	—
Corey Perry TBL	vs MTL	1	1	2	3	1	0	15:53	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs ARI	1	1	2	3	1	0	21:22	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Gallagher–Drouin–Suzuki skated 11:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
James Reimer SJS	vs ARI	W	46	7	.848
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at TBL	O	37	5	.865
Maxime Lagace TBL	vs MTL	W	31	4	.871
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at LAK	W	27	3	.889
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at SJS	O	27	7	.741
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VGK	L	15	5	.667
Garret Sparks LAK	vs VGK	—	12	1	.917

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