NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 11, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Colorado Avalanche

St. Louis Blues

Colorado Avalanche edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at STL. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for COL: Lehkonen–Nichushkin–Rantanen skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:04.
•New look for COL: Lehkonen–Nichushkin–Rantanen skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jacob MacDonald (COL) played 4:29, −7:41 down on his 12:10 season average over 57 games.

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Final / OT

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Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Los Angeles Kings 6–5 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Los Angeles Kings 6–5 in overtime at home. Jack Roslovic (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Jack Roslovic had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:34.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:26.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:29.

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Seattle Kraken beat Florida Panthers 5–2

Seattle Kraken beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at FLA. Matty Beniers (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Donato skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:24.
•Yanni Gourde had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:13.
•New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Donato skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in overtime at home. James van Riemsdyk (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 3A. ARI won it by committee.

•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:59.
•Morgan Frost had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 20:14.
•Clayton Keller had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:42.

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Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at WPG. Dmitry Orlov (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +4 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.

•Dmitry Orlov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:29.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +4 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.
•Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 16:02, −4:14 down on his 20:16 season average over 72 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at VGK. Charlie Coyle (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Hutton and Cotter) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:43 together.

•VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Hutton and Cotter) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:43 together.
•New look for BOS: Hall–Zacha–DeBrusk skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Zach Whitecloud (VGK) played 8:45, −8:31 down on his 17:16 season average over 58 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Roslovic CBJ	vs LAK	2	2	4	2	0	1	19:34	—
James van Riemsdyk PHI	at ARI	1	3	4	3	0	0	19:59	—
Morgan Frost PHI	at ARI	1	3	4	2	2	0	20:14	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at STL	3	0	3	5	0	1	22:04	—
Clayton Keller ARI	vs PHI	3	0	3	5	0	1	23:42	—
Patrik Laine CBJ	vs LAK	1	2	3	3	1	0	19:29	—
Johnny Gaudreau CBJ	vs LAK	1	2	3	3	0	0	20:26	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at CBJ	2	0	2	4	0	2	20:32	—
Matty Beniers SEA	at FLA	1	1	2	5	1	1	15:24	—
Owen Tippett PHI	at ARI	1	1	2	4	2	1	17:39	—
Nick Ritchie ARI	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	2	1	9:49	—
Yanni Gourde SEA	at FLA	1	1	2	1	3	0	17:13	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Lehkonen–Nichushkin–Rantanen skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Pitlick–Saad–Barbashev 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 →
New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Donato skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Hall–Zacha–DeBrusk skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kessel–Amadio–Leschyshyn skated 8:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs PHI	W	41	4	.902
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs LAK	W	38	5	.868
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs WSH	L	35	4	.886
Pavel Francouz COL	at STL	W	32	2	.938
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	O	31	3	.903
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs SEA	L	31	4	.871
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at WPG	W	31	2	.935
Linus Ullmark BOS	at VGK	W	31	1	.968
Carter Hart PHI	at ARI	O	29	5	.828
Logan Thompson VGK	vs BOS	L	27	3	.889
Jonathan Quick LAK	at CBJ	O	26	6	.769
Martin Jones SEA	at FLA	W	25	2	.920

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