NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 8, 2022

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

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Los Angeles Kings

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs rout Los Angeles Kings 5–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Los Angeles Kings 5–0 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 41 shots and stopped 36 (.878), +15 against a season average of 26.3; the loss.

•William Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:22.
•Michael Bunting had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:44.
•Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 41 shots and stopped 36 (.878), +15 against a season average of 26.3; the loss.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Perry, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:38 together.

•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:58.
•Steven Stamkos had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:42.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Perry, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:38 together.

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Florida Panthers rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Chiarot, Copp, Berggren, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:03 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.
•DET's first power-play unit (Chiarot, Copp, Berggren, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:03 together.
•Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 41 shots and stopped 36 (.878), +10 against a season average of 31.1; the loss.

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Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at STL. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Josh Leivo (STL) played 18:34, +6:49 up on his 11:45 season average over 50 games.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:40.
•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:45.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:53.

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Dallas Stars edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at home. Miro Heiskanen (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for OTT: Brassard–Watson–Kastelic skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Miro Heiskanen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:32.
•Nils Lundkvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:18.
•Roope Hintz had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:11.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG	at STL	2	1	3	2	0	1	16:40	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	vs OTT	2	0	2	4	0	1	28:32	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs NSH	2	0	2	3	0	0	16:58	—
William Nylander TOR	vs LAK	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:22	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:45	—
Nils Lundkvist DAL	vs OTT	1	1	2	2	1	2	16:18	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs DET	1	1	2	2	0	0	17:04	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs OTT	0	2	2	4	2	1	17:11	—
Michael Bunting TOR	vs LAK	0	2	2	4	0	0	16:44	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs OTT	0	2	2	3	0	1	15:21	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs NSH	0	2	2	2	1	3	20:42	—
Neal Pionk WPG	at STL	0	2	2	1	1	4	21:22	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Malgin–Aston-Reese–Holmberg skated 4:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Johansen–Niederreiter–Forsberg skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (86.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Staal–Cousins–White skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Brassard–Watson–Kastelic skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at FLA	L	41	5	.878
Jonathan Quick LAK	at TOR	L	41	5	.878
Brian Elliott TBL	vs NSH	W	36	2	.944
Juuse Saros NSH	at TBL	L	33	5	.848
Anton Forsberg OTT	at DAL	O	32	4	.875
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at STL	W	31	2	.935
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs OTT	W	31	3	.903
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs LAK	W	29	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs DET	W	20	1	.950
Thomas Greiss STL	vs WPG	L	19	4	.789

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