NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 9, 2022

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

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Calgary Flames

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 3–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 3–1 at home. Patrik Laine (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Johnson–Sillinger skated 4:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Johnson–Sillinger skated 4:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Lewis–Lucic–Zohorna skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Boone Jenner (CBJ) played 24:27, +4:18 up on his 20:09 season average over 67 games.

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New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 6–4

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 6–4 at NJD. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 20:52.
•Cal Clutterbuck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:20.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:13.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at BUF. Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 3A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Petry, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:33 together.

•Casey Mittelstadt had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 10:31.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:44.
•Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:52.

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Washington Capitals beat Seattle Kraken 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Seattle Kraken 4–1 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SEA: Bjorkstrand–Burakovsky–Wennberg skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 23:50.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:06.
•New look for SEA: Bjorkstrand–Burakovsky–Wennberg skated 10:13 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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Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at CHI. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:36 together.

•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:54.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:36 together.
•Logan Stanley (WPG) played 3:03, −11:15 down on his 14:18 season average over 18 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 2:06 together.

•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:01.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:21.

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New York Rangers edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (SO)

New York Rangers beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in a shootout at COL. Braden Schneider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +12 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

•Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +12 against a season average of 29.6; the win.
•New look for COL: Nichushkin–Rantanen–Newhook skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ben Meyers (COL) played 18:32, +9:10 up on his 9:22 season average over 38 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Arizona Coyotes beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at home. Lawson Crouse (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, DeBrusk and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:20 together.

•Lawson Crouse had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:43.
•Matias Maccelli had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:28.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:14.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 in overtime at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–MacEwen–Frost skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–MacEwen–Frost skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Sedlak–Brown skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Laughton–Tippett–Farabee skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks rout Anaheim Ducks 6–1

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 6–1 at ANA. Erik Karlsson (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:30.
•Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:29.
•Alexander Barabanov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:55.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Lawson Crouse ARI	vs BOS	2	1	3	4	1	1	21:43	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs MIN	1	2	3	2	1	0	20:28	—
Casey Mittelstadt BUF	vs PIT	0	3	3	1	0	0	10:31	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at NJD	2	0	2	8	1	0	20:52	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs SEA	1	1	2	9	3	0	23:50	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs MIN	1	1	2	4	3	3	23:01	—
Anthony Mantha WSH	vs SEA	1	1	2	3	1	0	11:06	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	1	0	20:21	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	0	2	26:13	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	at BUF	1	1	2	2	2	0	23:44	—
Erik Karlsson SJS	at ANA	1	1	2	2	0	0	19:30	—
Cal Clutterbuck NYI	at NJD	1	1	2	1	4	3	13:20	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Johnson–Sillinger skated 4:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lewis–Lucic–Zohorna skated 4:23 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 →
New look for SEA: Bjorkstrand–Burakovsky–Wennberg skated 10:13 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 CHI: Blackwell–Lafferty–Johnson skated 6:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Khaira–Dickinson–Entwistle skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nichushkin–Rantanen–Newhook skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–MacEwen–Frost skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Sedlak–Brown skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Tippett–Farabee skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kessel–Stephenson–Leschyshyn skated 4:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Eichel–Cotter skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs BOS	W	46	3	.935
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs MIN	W	44	2	.955
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at COL	W	42	1	.976
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at EDM	L	37	4	.892
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at WSH	L	36	2	.944
Carter Hart PHI	at VGK	O	34	2	.941
Craig Anderson BUF	vs PIT	O	33	4	.879
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs WPG	L	32	3	.906
Tristan Jarry PIT	at BUF	W	31	3	.903
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at NJD	W	29	4	.862
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs NYR	O	29	1	.966
Adin Hill VGK	vs PHI	W	28	1	.964
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at CBJ	L	26	2	.923
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs SEA	W	26	1	.962
Eetu Makiniemi SJS	at ANA	W	24	1	.958
David Rittich WPG	at CHI	W	23	1	.957
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs CGY	W	20	1	.950
John Gibson ANA	vs SJS	L	19	4	.789
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs NYI	—	17	4	.765
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at ARI	L	16	4	.750
Akira Schmid NJD	vs NYI	L	15	2	.867
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs CGY	—	12	0	.1000
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs SJS	—	8	1	.875

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