NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 2, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Ottawa Senators

New York Rangers

Ottawa Senators edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at NYR. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:59 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 19:10.
•Thomas Chabot had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 31:11.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:59 together.

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Nashville Predators beat New York Islanders 4–1

Nashville Predators beat New York Islanders 4–1 at NYI. Matt Duchene (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Kevin Lankinen (NSH) faced 49 shots and stopped 48 (.980), +18 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

•Matt Duchene had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:01.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:18.
•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:04.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Winnipeg Jets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at WPG. Johnny Gaudreau (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Laine skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Johnny Gaudreau had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:06.
•Patrik Laine had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:55.
•New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Laine skated 12:23 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
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at NYR	2	1	3	8	4	0	19:10	—
Matt Duchene NSH	at NYI	1	2	3	1	1	0	19:01	—
Johnny Gaudreau CBJ	at WPG	0	3	3	2	0	1	19:06	—
Patrik Laine CBJ	at WPG	2	0	2	2	0	1	19:55	—
Roman Josi NSH	at NYI	1	1	2	5	0	4	24:04	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at NYI	1	1	2	4	1	0	13:18	—
Thomas Chabot OTT	at NYR	0	2	2	2	0	2	31:11	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs NSH	1	0	1	9	1	0	20:08	—
Tim Stützle OTT	at NYR	1	0	1	7	2	0	21:32	—
Noah Dobson NYI	vs NSH	0	0	0	7	0	1	21:52	—
Artem Zub OTT	at NYR	0	0	0	0	3	5	20:33	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Panarin–Chytil–Kravtsov skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Laine skated 12:23 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 CBJ: Foudy–Chinakhov–Sillinger skated 8:42 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kevin Lankinen NSH	at NYI	W	49	1	.980
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at WPG	W	38	1	.974
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs OTT	O	37	3	.919
Cam Talbot OTT	at NYR	W	27	2	.926
David Rittich WPG	vs CBJ	L	26	4	.846
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs NSH	L	21	2	.905

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