NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Philadelphia Flyers

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Hayes, DeAngelo, Konecny, Frost and Cates) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:05 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:10.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:08.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:49.

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Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres rout Columbus Blue Jackets 9–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets 9–4 at CBJ. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 5G 1A.

•Tage Thompson had 5 goals and an assist (6 points) on 9 shots in 13:56.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 13:19.
•Jeff Skinner had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 12:52.

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Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 5–3

Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 5–3 at home. Rasmus Andersson (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Rasmus Andersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:12.
•Elias Lindholm had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:01.
•Tyler Toffoli had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:57.

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Boston Bruins rout Colorado Avalanche 4–0

Boston Bruins beat Colorado Avalanche 4–0 at COL. Taylor Hall (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for BOS: Foligno–Smith–Nosek skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Taylor Hall had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:11.
•Trent Frederic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:03.
•Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:16.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Arizona Coyotes 8–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Arizona Coyotes 8–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 18:32.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:59.
•Derek Ryan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:11.

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New York Rangers rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–1

New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 at VGK. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 2 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 5:03 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:43.
•Artemi Panarin had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:39.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:43.

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Vancouver Canucks edge San Jose Sharks 6–5 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks 6–5 in overtime at SJS. Dakota Joshua (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Dakota Joshua had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 11:54.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:54.
•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:36.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tage Thompson BUF	at CBJ	5	1	6	9	0	0	13:56	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs ARI	2	2	4	5	0	0	18:32	—
Alex Tuch BUF	at CBJ	1	3	4	3	0	0	13:19	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	at CBJ	0	4	4	1	0	0	12:52	—
Taylor Hall BOS	at COL	2	1	3	5	0	0	14:11	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at VGK	2	1	3	4	1	1	20:43	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs ARI	2	1	3	4	0	1	17:59	—
Rasmus Andersson CGY	vs MIN	1	2	3	4	0	4	24:12	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	1	18:48	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	at CBJ	1	2	3	1	0	1	17:21	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at VGK	0	3	3	6	0	1	20:39	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	vs MIN	0	3	3	1	2	1	19:01	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Foligno–Smith–Nosek skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Spencer Martin VAN	at SJS	W	39	5	.872
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs BOS	L	37	4	.892
Logan Thompson VGK	vs NYR	L	37	5	.865
Connor Ingram ARI	at EDM	L	35	8	.771
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at PHI	W	30	1	.967
Dan Vladar CGY	vs MIN	W	28	3	.893
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at CGY	L	26	4	.846
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at VGK	W	26	1	.962
Carter Hart PHI	vs WSH	L	25	2	.920
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at CBJ	W	24	4	.833
Linus Ullmark BOS	at COL	W	23	0	.1000
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs BUF	L	21	6	.714
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs VAN	—	19	4	.789
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs ARI	W	18	2	.889
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs BUF	—	9	3	.667
Eetu Makiniemi SJS	vs VAN	O	8	2	.750

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