NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 19, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final

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Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at CBJ. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Egor Chinakhov (CBJ) played 0:37, −13:04 down on his 13:41 season average over 29 games.

•Egor Chinakhov (CBJ) played 0:37, −13:04 down on his 13:41 season average over 29 games.
•New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Laine–Johnson skated 16:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Seguin–Dellandrea–Kiviranta skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in overtime at home. Nic Dowd (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for DET: Perron–Larkin–Rasmussen skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nic Dowd had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:39.
•Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:09.
•Nicolas Aube-Kubel had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 8:51.

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Boston Bruins rout Florida Panthers 7–3

Boston Bruins beat Florida Panthers 7–3 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Patrice Bergeron had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:41.
•Brad Marchand had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:04.
•Brandon Carlo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:40.

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Nashville Predators edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at home. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 3:13 together.

•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:38.
•Cody Glass had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:54.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:00.

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Colorado Avalanche edge New York Islanders 1–0 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Islanders 1–0 in a shootout at home. Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 46 shots and stopped 46 (.1000), +16 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.

•Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 46 shots and stopped 46 (.1000), +16 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.
•Jacob MacDonald (COL) played 1:36, −10:37 down on his 12:13 season average over 57 games.
•J.T. Compher (COL) played 27:47, +7:20 up on his 20:27 season average over 81 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Lawrence Pilut (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +12 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

•Lawrence Pilut had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:31.
•Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +12 against a season average of 31.2; the win.
•Reilly Smith (VGK) played 22:28, +5:34 up on his 16:54 season average over 77 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in overtime at ARI. Mike Hoffman (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Juuso Välimäki (ARI) played 6:44, −11:35 down on his 18:19 season average over 77 games.

•Juuso Välimäki (ARI) played 6:44, −11:35 down on his 18:19 season average over 77 games.
•Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +5 against a season average of 33.6; the win.
•New look for MTL: Armia–Evans–Richard skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 3G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Buchnevich, Barbashev, Kyrou and Thomas) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:26 together.

•Jordan Kyrou had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:15.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:17.
•Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:31.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jordan Kyrou STL	at VAN	3	1	4	5	0	0	17:15	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs FLA	2	2	4	5	0	1	17:41	—
Nic Dowd WSH	vs DET	2	1	3	2	2	4	13:39	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at VAN	0	3	3	2	0	0	15:17	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs FLA	0	3	3	1	0	0	17:04	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at NSH	2	0	2	5	1	0	18:38	—
Erik Gustafsson WSH	vs DET	1	1	2	6	0	3	21:09	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at BOS	1	1	2	5	1	0	21:34	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at BOS	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:58	—
Brandon Carlo BOS	vs FLA	1	1	2	1	2	2	18:40	—
Connor Clifton BOS	vs FLA	1	1	2	1	1	1	18:09	—
Lawrence Pilut BUF	at VGK	1	1	2	1	0	0	13:31	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Laine–Johnson skated 16:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Dellandrea–Kiviranta skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Roslovic–Meyer skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Perron–Larkin–Rasmussen skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Armia–Evans–Richard skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at COL	O	46	0	.1000
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at VGK	W	43	2	.953
Ville Husso DET	at WSH	O	42	4	.905
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs FLA	W	39	3	.923
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at ARI	W	39	2	.949
Jack Campbell EDM	at NSH	O	35	4	.886
Jordan Binnington STL	at VAN	W	34	1	.971
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs DAL	L	33	1	.970
Juuse Saros NSH	vs EDM	W	33	3	.909
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CBJ	W	28	1	.964
Spencer Martin VAN	vs STL	L	27	5	.815
Spencer Knight FLA	at BOS	L	26	7	.731
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs NYI	W	26	0	.1000
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs MTL	O	26	3	.885
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs DET	W	19	3	.842
Adin Hill VGK	vs BUF	L	18	3	.833

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