NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 10, 2022

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

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Ottawa Senators

Nashville Predators

Ottawa Senators edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Ottawa Senators beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at NSH. Drake Batherson (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NSH: Duchene–Granlund–Forsberg skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:10.
•Shane Pinto had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:35.
•New look for NSH: Duchene–Granlund–Forsberg skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in overtime at home. Mason Marchment (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:23 together.

•Mason Marchment had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:04.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:23 together.
•Miro Heiskanen (DAL) played 29:56, +4:30 up on his 25:26 season average over 78 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at home. Cal Foote (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +8 against a season average of 29.9; the loss.

•Cal Foote had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:17.
•Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +8 against a season average of 29.9; the loss.
•Brayden Point (TBL) played 15:53, −3:50 down on his 19:43 season average over 81 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Petry, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:10 together.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:48.
•Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Petry, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:10 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Calgary Flames 5–4 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Calgary Flames 5–4 in overtime at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•William Nylander had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 21:49.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 23:39.
•Noah Hanifin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:02.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at MTL. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MTL: Anderson–Suzuki–Caufield skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MTL: Anderson–Suzuki–Caufield skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MTL: Hoffman–Dach–Slafkovský skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Kaiden Guhle (MTL) played 24:20, +3:54 up on his 20:26 season average over 43 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 3–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 3–0 at NYI. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Staal–Noesen–Martinook skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (93.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Staal–Noesen–Martinook skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (93.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Stastny–Necas–Svechnikov skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Lee–Nelson–Holmstrom skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (11.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 3–0

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 3–0 at VAN. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:04 together.

•Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:29.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:04 together.
•New look for VAN: Horvat–Joshua–Garland skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
William Nylander TOR	vs CGY	2	3	5	5	0	1	21:49	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs BUF	2	1	3	4	1	2	18:48	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CGY	1	2	3	8	1	2	23:39	—
Noah Hanifin CGY	at TOR	2	0	2	3	4	1	20:02	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at NSH	1	1	2	5	3	1	20:10	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	1	1	24:19	—
Mason Marchment DAL	vs DET	0	2	2	5	1	1	17:04	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	at VAN	0	2	2	3	0	2	18:29	—
Shane Pinto OTT	at NSH	0	2	2	3	1	0	17:35	—
Andrew Mangiapane CGY	at TOR	0	2	2	2	3	1	16:11	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs BUF	0	2	2	2	1	1	19:09	—
Cal Foote TBL	vs FLA	0	2	2	1	2	1	17:17	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Duchene–Granlund–Forsberg skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Johansen–Niederreiter–Sissons skated 9:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Mittelstadt skated 11:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Anderson–Suzuki–Caufield skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Dach–Slafkovský skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Noesen–Martinook skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (93.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Stastny–Necas–Svechnikov skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Lee–Nelson–Holmstrom skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (11.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Teravainen–Kotkaniemi–Jarvis skated 6:30 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 →
New look for NYI: Parise–Pageau–Fasching skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Horvat–Joshua–Garland skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TBL	L	38	4	.895
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs BUF	W	38	1	.974
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at VAN	W	35	0	.1000
Dan Vladar CGY	at TOR	O	34	5	.853
Jake Allen MTL	vs LAK	L	34	3	.912
Juuse Saros NSH	vs OTT	L	33	3	.909
Ville Husso DET	at DAL	O	33	3	.909
Spencer Martin VAN	vs MIN	L	33	3	.909
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at PIT	L	31	3	.903
Cam Talbot OTT	at NSH	W	29	2	.931
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs CAR	L	29	3	.897
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs DET	W	26	2	.923
Matt Murray TOR	vs CGY	W	26	4	.846
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	W	25	1	.960
Pheonix Copley LAK	at MTL	W	22	2	.909
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at NYI	W	16	0	.1000

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