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NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 31, 2021

4 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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Anaheim Ducks
1
Vegas Golden Knights
3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at home. Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Rakell, Milano, Lettieri and Drysdale) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:10 together.

  • •ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Rakell, Milano, Lettieri and Drysdale) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:10 together.
  • •John Gibson (ANA) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +13 against a season average of 31.9; the loss.
  • •New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Terry skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →
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New York Rangers
4
Tampa Bay Lightning
3

New York Rangers edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (SO)

New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in a shootout at TBL. Barclay Goodrow (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:13 together.

  • •Barclay Goodrow had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:58.
  • •Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:58.
  • •Ondrej Palat had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:20.
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Final
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Washington Capitals
3
Detroit Red Wings
1

Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at DET. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:41 together.

  • •Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:54.
  • •Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:09.
  • •WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:41 together.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Jack Hughes NJDvs EDM21370219:40—
Kailer Yamamoto EDMat NJD21332019:15—
Alex Ovechkin WSHat DET20271019:54—
Connor McDavid EDMat NJD20231227:57—
Barclay Goodrow NYRat TBL20221017:58—
Steven Stamkos TBLvs NYR11242020:58—
Dawson Mercer NJDvs EDM11240115:54—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSHat DET11231120:09—
Dougie Hamilton NJDvs EDM02252220:31—
Duncan Keith EDMat NJD02251120:02—
Jesper Bratt NJDvs EDM02240018:15—
Damon Severson NJDvs EDM02223126:19—

Line changes

  • New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Terry skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for VGK: Dadonov–Stephenson–Janmark skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for ANA: Milano–Steel–Lettieri skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for TBL: Killorn–Point–Colton skated 12:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
John Gibson ANAat VGKL453.933
Mike Smith EDMat NJDO416.854
Mackenzie Blackwood NJDvs EDMW375.865
Igor Shesterkin NYRat TBLW283.893
Thomas Greiss DETvs WSHL262.923
Brian Elliott TBLvs NYRO233.870
Ilya Samsonov WSHat DETW201.950
Laurent Brossoit VGKvs ANAW161.938

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