NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 14, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Montreal Canadiens

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at home. Alex DeBrincat (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 21 attempts in 8:49 together.

•Alex DeBrincat had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:12.
•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:51.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:16.

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Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Filip Hronek (DET) played 1:18, −20:43 down on his 22:01 season average over 63 games.

•Frederick Gaudreau had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:07.
•Filip Hronek (DET) played 1:18, −20:43 down on his 22:01 season average over 63 games.
•New look for DET: Perron–Sundqvist–Rasmussen skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in a shootout at CGY. Dillon Dube (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VAN: Miller–Horvat–Lazar skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dillon Dube had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:34.
•Nils Hoglander had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:26.
•New look for VAN: Miller–Horvat–Lazar skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% 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
Alex DeBrincat OTT	vs MTL	0	3	3	5	1	0	19:12	—
Frederick Gaudreau MIN	vs DET	2	0	2	4	3	0	13:07	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs MTL	1	1	2	4	4	0	20:51	—
Drake Batherson OTT	vs MTL	1	1	2	4	1	1	20:16	—
Nils Hoglander VAN	at CGY	0	2	2	2	3	1	12:26	—
Dillon Dube CGY	vs VAN	0	2	2	2	1	0	20:34	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Watson–Kastelic–Lucchini skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Perron–Sundqvist–Rasmussen skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Erne–Suter–Soderblom skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Horvat–Lazar skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Spencer Martin VAN	at CGY	W	38	3	.921
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at OTT	L	31	3	.903
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs VAN	O	27	3	.889
Cam Talbot OTT	vs MTL	W	25	2	.920
Magnus Hellberg DET	at MIN	L	21	3	.857
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs DET	W	17	1	.941

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