NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 3, 2022

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Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 in a shootout at home. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Calen Addison had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:34.
•Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:59.

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Boston Bruins rout Colorado Avalanche 5–1

Boston Bruins beat Colorado Avalanche 5–1 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, DeBrusk and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:34 together.

•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:55.
•Trent Frederic had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:42.
•Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:04.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Montreal Canadiens 5–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Montreal Canadiens 5–3 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Dach and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:43 together.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 22:42.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 22:38.
•Tyson Barrie had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:51.

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New Jersey Devils edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 at PHI. Miles Wood (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. PHI's first power-play unit (Hayes, DeAngelo, Konecny, Tippett and Cates) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:31 together.

•Miles Wood had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:53.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Hayes, DeAngelo, Konecny, Tippett and Cates) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:31 together.
•New look for PHI: Hayes–Konecny–Cates skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Claude Giroux (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 4:42 together.

•Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:08.
•Tomas Hertl had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:08.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout St. Louis Blues 6–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 6–2 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 14:33.
•Kasperi Kapanen had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:01.
•Jason Zucker had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:52.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Sandin) scored 1 power-play goal on 16 attempts in 5:21 together.

•Mitch Marner had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:51.
•Anthony Cirelli had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:51.
•Corey Perry had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:15.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at DET. Phil Kessel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Sundqvist, Kubalik, Larkin and Hronek) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:34 together.

•Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:14.
•Brayden McNabb had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:13.
•DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Sundqvist, Kubalik, Larkin and Hronek) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:34 together.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 5–2 at NYR. Max Domi (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Max Domi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:33.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:21.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:32.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in overtime at home. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 6:31 together.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 24:51.
•Elias Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:33.
•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 30:05.

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Florida Panthers rout Seattle Kraken 5–1

Florida Panthers beat Seattle Kraken 5–1 at SEA. Sam Bennett (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Ekblad, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:48 together.

•Sam Bennett had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:13.
•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:51.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:59.

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Calgary Flames beat Washington Capitals 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home. Adam Ruzicka (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Martin Fehérváry (WSH) played 9:39, −10:30 down on his 20:09 season average over 66 games.

•Adam Ruzicka had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:32.
•Mikael Backlund had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:49.
•Andrew Mangiapane had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:12.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Martin Necas (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Stastny–Noesen–Drury skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.
•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:53.
•New look for CAR: Stastny–Noesen–Drury skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% 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
Connor McDavid EDM	vs MTL	2	2	4	2	0	0	22:42	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs STL	1	3	4	5	1	0	14:33	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs MTL	1	3	4	3	0	1	22:38	—
Kasperi Kapanen PIT	vs STL	3	0	3	4	2	0	12:01	—
Max Domi CHI	at NYR	2	1	3	5	1	1	18:33	—
Claude Giroux OTT	vs SJS	2	1	3	4	1	0	17:08	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at NYR	1	2	3	3	0	1	19:21	—
Jason Zucker PIT	vs STL	1	2	3	1	0	1	16:52	—
Adam Ruzicka CGY	vs WSH	1	2	3	1	1	0	12:32	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	vs WSH	0	3	3	5	0	0	17:49	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs STL	0	3	3	4	0	0	19:06	—
Sam Bennett FLA	at SEA	0	3	3	2	4	1	19:13	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Hayes–Konecny–Cates skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Frost–Farabee skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Czarnik–Veleno–Berggren skated 9:12 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 VAN: Lazar–Studnicka–Aman skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Mantha–Milano skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Stastny–Noesen–Drury skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Teravainen–Kotkaniemi–Svechnikov skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	at MIN	O	49	4	.918
Pavel Francouz COL	at BOS	L	40	5	.875
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at OTT	L	39	5	.872
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs TOR	W	39	3	.923
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs SJS	W	37	2	.946
Spencer Knight FLA	at SEA	W	36	1	.972
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs ANA	W	33	4	.879
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs MTL	W	33	3	.909
Akira Schmid NJD	at PHI	W	33	2	.939
Matt Murray TOR	at TBL	O	33	4	.879
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at LAK	W	33	2	.939
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at VAN	O	32	3	.906
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs CAR	L	31	4	.871
Dan Vladar CGY	vs WSH	W	29	2	.931
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs STL	W	28	2	.929
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs FLA	L	28	5	.821
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at CGY	—	26	2	.923
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs COL	W	25	1	.960
Adin Hill VGK	at DET	W	25	1	.960
Ville Husso DET	vs VGK	L	24	3	.875
Spencer Martin VAN	vs ARI	W	23	2	.913
Jake Allen MTL	at EDM	L	22	5	.773
Petr Mrazek CHI	at NYR	W	22	1	.955
Thomas Greiss STL	at PIT	—	20	1	.950
Jaroslav Halak NYR	vs CHI	L	20	4	.800
Carter Hart PHI	vs NJD	L	18	3	.833
Jordan Binnington STL	at PIT	L	17	4	.765
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at CGY	L	9	2	.778
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at NYR	—	6	1	.833

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