NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Anaheim Ducks

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs rout Anaheim Ducks 7–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Anaheim Ducks 7–0 at home. Conor Timmins (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Conor Timmins had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:03.
•Pontus Holmberg had 3 assists (3 points) in 13:03.
•Alexander Kerfoot had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:15.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers rout Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 at home. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for FLA: Barkov–Reinhart–Tkachuk skated 12:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Reinhart had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:18.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:12.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:12.

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Dallas Stars beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

Dallas Stars beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at NJD. Mason Marchment (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Andreas Johnsson (NJD) played 5:51, −8:15 down on his 14:06 season average over 12 games.

•Andreas Johnsson (NJD) played 5:51, −8:15 down on his 14:06 season average over 12 games.
•Scott Wedgewood (DAL) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 28.7; the win.
•New look for NJD: Johnsson–Boqvist–Zetterlund skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Los Angeles Kings 6–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 6–0 at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:29.
•Dylan Cozens had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:23.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:58.

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Boston Bruins edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at home. Jake DeBrusk (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:47.
•Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:08.
•Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:45.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Seattle Kraken 6–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Seattle Kraken 6–2 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:33.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:46.
•Ross Colton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:48.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Detroit Red Wings 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 at DET. Brady Skjei (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Dylan Larkin (DET) played 11:33, −8:06 down on his 19:39 season average over 79 games.

•Dylan Larkin (DET) played 11:33, −8:06 down on his 19:39 season average over 79 games.
•Martin Necas (CAR) played 23:43, +5:22 up on his 18:21 season average over 81 games.
•Paul Stastny (CAR) played 17:00, +5:12 up on his 11:48 season average over 72 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 6–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 6–3 at NSH. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 18:38.
•Zach Hyman had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 18:31.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 18:31.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Winnipeg Jets 6–5

Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets 6–5 at WPG. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Mark Scheifele had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:45.
•Chandler Stephenson had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 20:26.
•Daniil Miromanov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:36.

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Washington Capitals rout Chicago Blackhawks 7–3

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–3 at CHI. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 16:55.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:04.
•Conor Sheary had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:43.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 at home. J.T. Compher (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob MacDonald (COL) played 4:24, −7:46 down on his 12:10 season average over 57 games.

•Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:33.
•J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:47.
•Jacob MacDonald (COL) played 4:24, −7:46 down on his 12:10 season average over 57 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at home. Nick Bonino (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Luke Kunin (SJS) played 0:26, −15:30 down on his 15:56 season average over 30 games.

•Nick Bonino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:55.
•Scott Harrington had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:10.
•Luke Kunin (SJS) played 0:26, −15:30 down on his 15:56 season average over 30 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at NSH	2	3	5	5	0	1	18:38	—
Zach Hyman EDM	at NSH	3	1	4	6	1	0	18:31	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at CHI	3	1	4	5	0	0	16:55	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at NSH	1	3	4	6	0	0	18:31	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	at WPG	0	4	4	2	1	0	20:26	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs VGK	3	0	3	3	1	3	22:45	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	vs NYI	2	1	3	6	2	2	16:47	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs LAK	2	1	3	5	0	0	19:29	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs CBJ	1	2	3	4	0	0	22:18	—
Daniil Miromanov VGK	at WPG	1	2	3	3	1	0	19:36	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	vs LAK	0	3	3	3	0	0	19:23	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs SEA	0	3	3	2	1	0	19:33	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Barkov–Reinhart–Tkachuk skated 12:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Johnsson–Boqvist–Zetterlund skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Wood–McLeod–Sharangovich skated 8:52 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 PHI: Deslauriers–Brown–Willman skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Bonino–Couture–Gregor skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson BUF	vs LAK	W	40	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs SEA	W	38	2	.947
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at NJD	W	36	1	.972
Kevin Lankinen NSH	vs EDM	L	36	5	.861
Adin Hill VGK	at WPG	W	34	5	.853
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at BOS	O	33	3	.909
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at SJS	L	33	3	.909
Jack Campbell EDM	at NSH	W	32	3	.906
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VGK	L	32	5	.844
Pheonix Copley LAK	at BUF	L	31	6	.806
Akira Schmid NJD	vs DAL	L	30	2	.933
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs WSH	L	30	7	.767
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at CHI	W	29	3	.897
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs ANA	W	28	0	.1000
Pavel Francouz COL	vs PHI	W	28	2	.929
John Gibson ANA	at TOR	L	27	2	.926
Ville Husso DET	vs CAR	L	27	1	.963
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at DET	W	27	0	.1000
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs NYI	W	26	3	.885
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at FLA	L	25	3	.880
Felix Sandstrom PHI	at COL	L	25	3	.880
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CBJ	W	22	0	.1000
James Reimer SJS	vs ARI	W	22	2	.909
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at TBL	L	20	4	.800
Lukas Dostal ANA	at TOR	—	15	5	.667
Martin Jones SEA	at TBL	—	10	2	.800

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