NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 29, 2021

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

Game recaps

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New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at BUF. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:52.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:06.
•Tage Thompson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.

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Florida Panthers edge New York Rangers 4–3

Florida Panthers beat New York Rangers 4–3 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Marchment–Mamin–Lundell skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:45.
•Gustav Forsling had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:58.

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Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 5–3

Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for WSH: Oshie–Eller–McMichael skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•John Carlson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 24:27.
•Carl Hagelin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:21.
•Dante Fabbro had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:23.

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St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Saad and Krug) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:01.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:18.
•Torey Krug had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:54.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Seattle Kraken 3–2 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 in overtime at SEA. James van Riemsdyk (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Yandle, Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Konecny and Farabee) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:03 together.

•James van Riemsdyk had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:35.
•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:56.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Yandle, Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Konecny and Farabee) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:03 together.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 in overtime at ANA. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Cam Fowler (ANA) played 6:03, −18:37 down on his 24:40 season average over 75 games.

•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:13.
•Cam Fowler (ANA) played 6:03, −18:37 down on his 24:40 season average over 75 games.
•New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Terry–Lettieri skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% 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
John Carlson WSH	vs NSH	1	3	4	5	0	1	24:27	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at BUF	1	2	3	6	0	0	17:52	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	vs EDM	1	2	3	4	2	0	20:18	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	vs EDM	1	2	3	3	0	1	20:01	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at BUF	1	2	3	1	0	0	16:06	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs NJD	2	0	2	3	1	0	18:22	—
James van Riemsdyk PHI	at SEA	2	0	2	2	3	0	19:35	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at FLA	1	1	2	5	0	1	19:45	—
Yegor Sharangovich NJD	at BUF	1	1	2	4	0	0	14:16	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at FLA	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:38	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at ANA	1	1	2	2	5	1	18:13	—
Carl Hagelin WSH	vs NSH	1	1	2	2	0	0	11:21	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Marchment–Mamin–Lundell skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Reaves–McKegg–Goodrow skated 9:24 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 WSH: Oshie–Eller–McMichael skated 8:06 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 PHI: Hayes–Konecny–Farabee skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Jarnkrok–Blackwell–Gourde skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Terry–Lettieri skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Rakell–Milano–Lundeström skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Chiasson–Miller–Pearson skated 12:29 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs NJD	L	42	4	.905
John Gibson ANA	vs VAN	O	37	2	.946
Juuse Saros NSH	at WSH	L	36	4	.889
Martin Jones PHI	at SEA	W	36	2	.944
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs NYR	W	33	3	.909
Mike Smith EDM	at STL	L	33	4	.879
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at FLA	L	32	4	.875
Jordan Binnington STL	vs EDM	W	28	2	.929
Thatcher Demko VAN	at ANA	W	23	1	.957
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at BUF	W	22	3	.864
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs PHI	O	22	3	.864
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs NSH	W	20	3	.850

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