NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 30, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers rout Tampa Bay Lightning 9–3

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 9–3 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 16:03.
•Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:09.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:56.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Montreal Canadiens 4–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at home. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, DeAngelo, Aho and Necas) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:33 together.

•Jaccob Slavin had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:42.
•Teuvo Teravainen had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:46.
•Sebastian Aho had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:12.

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Nashville Predators

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Nashville Predators 4–3 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Nashville Predators 4–3 in a shootout at home. Boone Jenner (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Voracek–Jenner–Laine skated 13:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:20.
•Matt Duchene had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:24.
•New look for CBJ: Voracek–Jenner–Laine skated 13:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Pageau, Barzal, Bellows and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:56 together.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 16:27.
•Kieffer Bellows had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:00.
•Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:42.

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Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 6–4

Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 6–4 at SEA. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:58.
•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:45.
•Mark Giordano had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:58.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 in a shootout at home. Brendan Lemieux (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VAN: Motte–Lammikko–Highmore skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VAN: Motte–Lammikko–Highmore skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Brendan Lemieux (LAK) played 15:40, +5:01 up on his 10:39 season average over 49 games.
•Jaroslav Halak (VAN) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +11 against a season average of 23.5; the overtime loss.

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San Jose Sharks edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Felix Sandstrom (PHI) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +11 against a season average of 35.4; the overtime loss.

•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:54.
•Jake Middleton had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:17.
•Oskar Lindblom had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:53.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs TBL	1	4	5	3	0	0	16:03	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at SEA	2	1	3	5	0	0	21:58	—
Anthony Duclair FLA	vs TBL	2	1	3	2	1	0	16:09	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs BUF	1	2	3	8	1	0	16:27	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at SEA	1	2	3	3	4	1	17:33	—
Mark Giordano SEA	vs CGY	1	2	3	2	3	2	20:58	—
Calle Jarnkrok SEA	vs CGY	1	2	3	1	1	0	16:45	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	vs MTL	0	3	3	2	0	2	18:42	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs MTL	2	0	2	6	0	0	15:46	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	vs NSH	1	1	2	4	1	1	22:20	—
Jared McCann SEA	vs CGY	1	1	2	4	0	1	17:38	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	3	1	15:21	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Voracek–Jenner–Laine skated 13:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Kuraly–Texier skated 13:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Motte–Lammikko–Highmore skated 10:40 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 LAK: Danault–Arvidsson–Moore skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Grundstrom–Kupari–Turcotte skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Dahlen–Gregor skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Felix Sandstrom PHI	at SJS	O	46	3	.935
Spencer Knight FLA	vs TBL	W	42	3	.929
Chris Driedger SEA	vs CGY	L	39	5	.872
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at CAR	L	38	4	.895
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs BUF	W	37	1	.973
Jaroslav Halak VAN	at LAK	O	35	1	.971
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs NSH	W	34	3	.912
Malcolm Subban BUF	at NYI	L	32	4	.875
David Rittich NSH	at CBJ	O	29	3	.897
Maxime Lagace TBL	at FLA	L	27	6	.778
Antti Raanta CAR	vs MTL	W	26	0	.1000
James Reimer SJS	vs PHI	W	25	2	.920
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at SEA	W	22	4	.818
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VAN	W	18	1	.944
Hugo Alnefelt TBL	at FLA	—	10	3	.700

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