NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 12, 2022

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

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Calgary Flames

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in a shootout at home. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Backlund, Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau and Andersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:21 together.

•CGY's first power-play unit (Backlund, Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau and Andersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:21 together.
•New look for CGY: Lewis–Coleman–Ritchie skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Cole Caufield (MTL) played 8:05, −10:11 down on his 18:16 season average over 45 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Dallas Stars 2–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at home. Jason Zucker (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 19:23, +3:08 up on his 16:15 season average over 59 games.

•Jason Zucker had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.
•Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 19:23, +3:08 up on his 16:15 season average over 59 games.
•Colin Miller (DAL) played 12:31, −4:19 down on his 16:50 season average over 78 games.

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New York Rangers edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (OT)

New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in overtime at home. Filip Chytil (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:31 together.

•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:12.
•Filip Chytil had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:49.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:04.

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Ottawa Senators beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0

Ottawa Senators beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0 at home. Alex DeBrincat (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 3:16 together.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:02.
•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:54.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 3:16 together.

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Minnesota Wild edge Edmonton Oilers 2–1

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 2–1 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 5:08 together.

•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:36.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 5:08 together.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:18 together.

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St. Louis Blues edge Nashville Predators 1–0 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 1–0 in overtime at home. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Schenn–Tarasenko–Barbashev skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Schenn–Tarasenko–Barbashev skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Kyrou–Thomas–Toropchenko skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Cody Glass (NSH) played 9:51, −4:59 down on his 14:50 season average over 71 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex DeBrincat OTT	vs ANA	2	0	2	5	0	0	20:02	—
Filip Chytil NYR	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	0	0	14:49	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	1	0	13:36	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	at NYR	1	1	2	3	0	1	20:12	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs NJD	1	1	2	1	2	0	20:04	—
Claude Giroux OTT	vs ANA	0	2	2	3	0	1	18:54	—
Jason Zucker PIT	vs DAL	0	2	2	1	2	1	17:11	—
K'Andre Miller NYR	vs NJD	0	2	2	0	4	0	25:04	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at NYR	1	0	1	7	0	0	22:01	—
Frank Vatrano ANA	at OTT	0	0	0	7	2	1	17:00	—
Erik Brannstrom OTT	vs ANA	0	0	0	2	2	7	14:45	—
Nikita Zadorov CGY	at MTL	0	0	0	1	7	2	25:53	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Lewis–Coleman–Ritchie skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Suzuki–Dach skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Comtois skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Tarasenko–Barbashev skated 9:10 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 STL: Kyrou–Thomas–Toropchenko skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at MTL	O	38	1	.974
Lukas Dostal ANA	at OTT	L	38	3	.921
Jake Allen MTL	vs CGY	W	35	1	.971
Cam Talbot OTT	vs ANA	W	32	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner EDM	at MIN	L	30	2	.933
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NJD	W	29	3	.897
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs DAL	W	27	1	.963
Jake Oettinger DAL	at PIT	L	25	2	.920
Jordan Binnington STL	vs NSH	W	25	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	at STL	O	24	1	.958
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at NYR	O	23	4	.826
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs EDM	W	21	1	.952

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