NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 17, 2022

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

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Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Taylor Hall (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•David Krejci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:43.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:48.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:37.

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Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 at DET. Alex DeBrincat (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson and Tkachuk) scored 3 power-play goals on 20 attempts in 5:48 together.

•Alex DeBrincat had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:40.
•Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:06.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson and Tkachuk) scored 3 power-play goals on 20 attempts in 5:48 together.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at EDM. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 49 shots and stopped 46 (.939), +13 against a season average of 35.7; the win.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 25:30.
•Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:06.
•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:55.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Dallas Stars 5–4 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Dallas Stars 5–4 in overtime at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CAR won it by committee.

•Jason Robertson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:27.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:02.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:31.

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New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 at PHI. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Konecny–Cates–Farabee skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:43.
•Barclay Goodrow had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:24.
•K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:19.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Montreal Canadiens 5–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 5–1 at MTL. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Point and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:29 together.

•Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:55.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:23.
•Steven Stamkos had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.

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Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home. Erik Gustafsson (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. T.J. Oshie (WSH) played 7:04, −9:50 down on his 16:54 season average over 57 games.

•Erik Gustafsson had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:13.
•Sonny Milano had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:25.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:23.

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Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at NJD. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) played 5:49, −15:38 down on his 21:27 season average over 67 games.

•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:27.
•Erik Haula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:56.
•Aaron Ekblad had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:57.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at ARI. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:34 together.

•Jeff Skinner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 17:57.
•Tage Thompson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:55.
•Alex Tuch had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:14.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 3–1 at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Compher, Lehkonen, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 3:17 together.

•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 26:01.
•COL's first power-play unit (Compher, Lehkonen, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 3:17 together.
•New look for COL: Compher–Lehkonen–Rantanen skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

New York Islanders beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at VGK. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Smith, Stone, Marchessault and Stephenson) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:21 together.

•Reilly Smith had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:47.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:22.
•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:44.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Garland, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:12 together.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:14.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:26.
•Sam Gagner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:21.

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Los Angeles Kings edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Couture, Karlsson, Hertl, Meier and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:54 together.

•Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:05.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Couture, Karlsson, Hertl, Meier and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:54 together.
•New look for LAK: Kopitar–Fiala–Kempe skated 13:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% 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
Erik Gustafsson WSH	vs TOR	3	0	3	5	2	1	19:13	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	at ARI	2	1	3	8	0	1	17:57	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	at MTL	2	1	3	3	0	0	18:55	—
Tage Thompson BUF	at ARI	1	2	3	6	0	0	19:55	—
Alex Tuch BUF	at ARI	0	3	3	5	1	0	17:14	—
Alex DeBrincat OTT	at DET	0	3	3	4	1	0	18:40	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at CAR	0	3	3	3	1	0	21:27	—
Sonny Milano WSH	vs TOR	0	3	3	1	0	0	13:25	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG	at VAN	0	3	3	0	0	2	16:14	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs NYI	2	0	2	7	1	0	19:47	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at NJD	2	0	2	2	2	1	20:27	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at DET	2	0	2	2	0	1	18:06	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Konecny–Cates–Farabee skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Drouin–Dach–Slafkovský skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Hischier–Mercer skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Compher–Lehkonen–Rantanen skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Duchene–Johansen–Forsberg skated 7:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nichushkin–Rodrigues–Newhook skated 8:54 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 LAK: Kopitar–Fiala–Kempe skated 13:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Arvidsson–Lizotte–Kaliyev skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Lukas Dostal ANA	at EDM	W	49	3	.939
Connor Ingram ARI	vs BUF	L	41	3	.927
James Reimer SJS	at LAK	O	41	2	.951
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at BOS	L	39	4	.897
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at CAR	O	38	5	.868
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at VGK	W	37	2	.946
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs TOR	W	36	2	.944
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs CBJ	W	33	2	.939
Carter Hart PHI	vs NYR	L	33	4	.879
Cam Talbot OTT	at DET	W	32	3	.906
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NJD	W	32	2	.938
Jaroslav Halak NYR	at PHI	W	32	3	.906
Craig Anderson BUF	at ARI	W	31	2	.935
Antti Raanta CAR	vs DAL	W	30	4	.867
Juuse Saros NSH	at COL	L	29	2	.931
Akira Schmid NJD	vs FLA	L	28	3	.893
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at WSH	L	28	5	.821
Ville Husso DET	vs OTT	L	27	5	.815
Jake Allen MTL	vs TBL	L	27	5	.815
Spencer Martin VAN	vs WPG	L	27	5	.815
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs NSH	W	26	1	.962
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs SJS	W	25	2	.920
Logan Thompson VGK	vs NYI	L	24	3	.875
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at MTL	W	23	1	.957
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at VAN	W	23	1	.957
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs ANA	L	17	4	.765
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at VGK	—	1	0	.1000

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