NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Chicago Blackhawks

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 at home. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:15 together.

•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:22.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:33.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:15 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Petry, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:21 together.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:43.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:20.
•Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:33.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at TBL. Andrew Copp (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Ville Husso (DET) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +17 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

•Andrew Copp had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.
•Filip Hronek had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:33.
•Ville Husso (DET) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +17 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at OTT. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Anze Kopitar had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:23.
•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:41.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:54.

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St. Louis Blues beat New York Islanders 7–4

St. Louis Blues beat New York Islanders 7–4 at NYI. Noel Acciari (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Noel Acciari had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:30.
•Josh Leivo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:44.
•Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:25.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Florida Panthers 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Ekblad, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:00 together.

•Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:04.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.
•Mark Scheifele had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:39.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Dallas Stars 4–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Dallas Stars 4–0 at DAL. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Matt Murray (TOR) faced 44 shots and stopped 44 (.1000), +15 against a season average of 29.3; the win.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:36.
•Matt Murray (TOR) faced 44 shots and stopped 44 (.1000), +15 against a season average of 29.3; the win.
•Victor Mete (TOR) played 3:04, −11:00 down on his 14:04 season average over 10 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +0 against a season average of 37.4; the win.

•John Gibson (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +0 against a season average of 37.4; the win.
•Troy Terry (ANA) played 24:56, +5:39 up on his 19:17 season average over 69 games.
•New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Carrick–Comtois skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at SEA. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Arber Xhekaj (MTL) played 4:50, −10:39 down on his 15:29 season average over 50 games.

•Arber Xhekaj (MTL) played 4:50, −10:39 down on his 15:29 season average over 50 games.
•Jared McCann (SEA) played 21:32, +5:16 up on his 16:16 season average over 78 games.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand (SEA) played 10:08, −5:34 down on his 15:42 season average over 80 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kyle Connor WPG	vs FLA	2	1	3	6	1	0	19:04	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	vs CHI	1	2	3	7	0	0	19:22	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG	vs FLA	0	3	3	2	1	0	18:00	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at OTT	0	3	3	1	0	1	19:23	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	1	1	20:43	—
Viktor Arvidsson LAK	at OTT	2	0	2	4	0	0	15:41	—
Noel Acciari STL	at NYI	2	0	2	3	1	1	15:30	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs FLA	2	0	2	2	0	0	21:39	—
Josh Leivo STL	at NYI	1	1	2	5	1	0	17:44	—
Noah Dobson NYI	vs STL	1	1	2	5	0	0	21:25	—
Zach Parise NYI	vs STL	1	1	2	4	1	0	13:22	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at DAL	1	1	2	3	1	1	15:36	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Kane–Domi–Kurashev skated 13:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (24.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Blackwell–Khaira–Athanasiou skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Perry–Bellemare–Colton skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Carrick–Comtois skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Wright skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Sprong–Tanev–Geekie skated 4:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ville Husso DET	at TBL	W	46	2	.957
Matt Murray TOR	at DAL	W	44	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs FLA	W	41	2	.951
Thomas Greiss STL	at NYI	W	40	4	.900
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs CBJ	W	39	1	.974
John Gibson ANA	vs CAR	W	37	3	.919
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at PIT	L	34	4	.882
Pheonix Copley LAK	at OTT	W	33	2	.939
Jake Allen MTL	at SEA	W	33	2	.939
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at ANA	O	30	4	.867
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at NJD	L	29	3	.897
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs TOR	L	28	3	.893
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs STL	L	26	5	.808
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs CHI	W	24	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs DET	L	24	2	.917
Martin Jones SEA	vs MTL	L	16	4	.750
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at WPG	—	15	1	.933
Spencer Knight FLA	at WPG	L	15	3	.800
Cam Talbot OTT	vs LAK	L	14	5	.643
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs LAK	—	14	0	.1000

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