NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 5, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Colorado Avalanche

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3 at home. Alex Newhook (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) played 4:58, −17:36 down on his 22:34 season average over 70 games.

•Alex Newhook had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:04.
•Travis Sanheim had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:50.
•Kevin Hayes had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:39.

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New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 6–4

New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 6–4 at home. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Brodzinski–Blais–Gauthier skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:25.
•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:31.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:14.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in a shootout at BOS. Paul Cotter (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Paul Cotter had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:49.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:02.
•Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:30.

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Washington Capitals edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at EDM. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Stuart Skinner (EDM) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +19 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.

•Stuart Skinner (EDM) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +19 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 4:38 together.
•New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Janmark–Yamamoto skated 6:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

Calgary Flames beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at home. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm and Andersson) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 2:26 together.

•Nazem Kadri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:50.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:12.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:29.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Montreal Canadiens 7–6 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Montreal Canadiens 7–6 in overtime at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:13.
•Ilya Mikheyev had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:00.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:23.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nazem Kadri CGY	vs ARI	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:50	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs MTL	1	2	3	1	1	0	19:13	—
Ilya Mikheyev VAN	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	1	0	17:00	—
Paul Cotter VGK	at BOS	2	0	2	3	3	1	15:49	—
Alex Newhook COL	at PHI	2	0	2	2	0	0	23:04	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs STL	1	1	2	3	3	0	18:14	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs STL	1	1	2	3	1	1	12:25	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	at NYR	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:31	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	6	0	22:02	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	at VAN	1	1	2	2	2	1	22:05	—
Shayne Gostisbehere ARI	at CGY	1	1	2	2	0	0	21:29	—
Travis Sanheim PHI	vs COL	1	1	2	1	1	3	20:50	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Brodzinski–Blais–Gauthier skated 7:03 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 VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Janmark–Yamamoto skated 6:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs WSH	L	50	3	.940
Logan Thompson VGK	at BOS	W	43	3	.930
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at PHI	L	33	4	.879
Carter Hart PHI	vs COL	W	32	3	.906
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at VAN	O	32	7	.781
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at EDM	W	30	2	.933
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs STL	W	29	4	.862
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at CGY	L	27	3	.889
Jordan Binnington STL	at NYR	L	24	6	.750
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs VGK	O	24	3	.875
Dan Vladar CGY	vs ARI	W	20	2	.900
Collin Delia VAN	vs MTL	W	17	2	.882
Spencer Martin VAN	vs MTL	—	9	4	.556

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