NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 1, 2022

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

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Colorado Avalanche

Buffalo Sabres

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 at BUF. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 8 shots in 25:09.
•J.T. Compher had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 22:09.
•Dylan Cozens had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.

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Nashville Predators edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in overtime at NJD. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:47 together.

•Ryan Johansen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:18.
•Erik Haula had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:43.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:20.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Nick Paul (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PHI: Konecny–Tippett–Frost skated 4:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nick Paul had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:13.
•Ian Cole had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.
•Corey Perry had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:53.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:43 together.

•Brock McGinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:19.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 24:20.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:23.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat St. Louis Blues 6–4

Carolina Hurricanes beat St. Louis Blues 6–4 at STL. Jordan Martinook (CAR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Noesen, Aho, Necas and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:11 together.

•Jordan Martinook had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:25.
•Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:28.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:38.

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Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:28.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:12.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:11.

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Dallas Stars rout Anaheim Ducks 5–0

Dallas Stars beat Anaheim Ducks 5–0 at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:25 together.

•Jason Robertson had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:40.
•Miro Heiskanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:30.
•Roope Hintz had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:54.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at CGY. Sean Monahan (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Dach and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:47 together.

•Sean Monahan had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:08.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Dach and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:47 together.
•Jake Allen (MTL) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +14 against a season average of 31.8; the win.

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Florida Panthers rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Florida Panthers beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Anton Lundell (FLA) played 3:55, −12:38 down on his 16:33 season average over 72 games.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:56.
•Sam Bennett had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.
•Anton Lundell (FLA) played 3:55, −12:38 down on his 16:33 season average over 72 games.

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Seattle Kraken edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime at home. Conor Sheary (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Daniel Sprong (SEA) played 7:47, −3:41 down on his 11:28 season average over 65 games.

•Conor Sheary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:51.
•Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:31.
•Andre Burakovsky had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:57.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3

Los Angeles Kings beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:41 together.

•Anze Kopitar had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:34.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:40.
•Matias Maccelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:26.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at BUF	2	3	5	8	0	2	25:09	—
J.T. Compher COL	at BUF	2	2	4	3	0	0	22:09	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs ANA	3	0	3	7	0	1	16:40	—
Jordan Martinook CAR	at STL	3	0	3	5	0	0	18:25	—
Ryan Johansen NSH	at NJD	2	1	3	3	2	1	13:18	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs COL	1	2	3	4	2	1	21:29	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs EDM	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:28	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at VAN	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:56	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	vs COL	1	2	3	1	1	0	17:11	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	vs ANA	0	3	3	4	0	0	24:30	—
Sam Bennett FLA	at VAN	2	0	2	4	3	2	18:47	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs ARI	2	0	2	3	2	2	21:34	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Konecny–Tippett–Frost skated 4:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Maroon–Bellemare–Colton skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Dadonov–Armia–Dvorak skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Cousins–Reinhart–Luostarinen skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Logan Thompson VGK	at PIT	L	47	4	.915
Jake Allen MTL	at CGY	W	46	1	.978
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at DAL	L	41	5	.878
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs VGK	W	37	3	.919
Jordan Binnington STL	vs CAR	L	34	4	.882
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs COL	L	33	5	.848
Spencer Knight FLA	at VAN	W	33	1	.970
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs ANA	W	31	0	.1000
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at LAK	L	31	4	.871
Jack Campbell EDM	at MIN	L	30	5	.833
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at BUF	W	28	4	.857
Juuse Saros NSH	at NJD	W	28	3	.893
Carter Hart PHI	vs TBL	L	27	4	.852
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at SEA	O	25	3	.880
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs NSH	O	24	4	.833
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs WSH	W	23	2	.913
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at PHI	W	22	1	.955
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs EDM	W	21	3	.857
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs ARI	W	21	3	.857
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs MTL	L	19	2	.895
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs FLA	L	18	3	.833
Antti Raanta CAR	at STL	—	15	3	.800
Spencer Martin VAN	vs FLA	—	14	2	.857
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at STL	W	11	1	.909

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