NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022

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

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 at home. Owen Tippett (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +7 against a season average of 31.1; the loss.

•Owen Tippett had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:22.
•Travis Konecny had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:40.
•Cam York had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:53.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 3–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 3–2 at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Chris Kreider had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:59.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:01.
•Vincent Trocheck had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:38.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at home. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. John Marino (NJD) played 11:38, −9:35 down on his 21:13 season average over 63 games.

•Jaccob Slavin had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:32.
•John Marino (NJD) played 11:38, −9:35 down on his 21:13 season average over 63 games.
•Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +12 against a season average of 26.1; the win.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Rasmus Sandin (TOR) played 8:30, −10:59 down on his 19:29 season average over 70 games.

•William Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 20:43.
•Rasmus Sandin (TOR) played 8:30, −10:59 down on his 19:29 season average over 70 games.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +7 against a season average of 31.3; the loss.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Ottawa Senators 5–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 5–1 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:21.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:13.
•Axel Jonsson-Fjallby had 2 assists (2 points) in 9:29.

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Seattle Kraken beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Seattle Kraken beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at home. Brandon Tanev (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for STL: Tarasenko–Barbashev–Thomas skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brandon Tanev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:50.
•Morgan Geekie had 2 assists (2 points) in 10:57.
•New look for STL: Tarasenko–Barbashev–Thomas skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 6:15 together.

•Adrian Kempe had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:51.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 6:15 together.
•Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +5 against a season average of 35.7; the loss.

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Calgary Flames rout San Jose Sharks 7–3

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 7–3 at SJS. Tyler Toffoli (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:32.
•Elias Lindholm had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:58.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyler Toffoli CGY	at SJS	2	1	3	4	0	1	16:32	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs OTT	2	1	3	3	0	2	19:21	—
Jonathan Huberdeau CGY	at SJS	0	3	3	2	0	1	15:58	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	at SJS	0	3	3	2	0	0	17:35	—
Owen Tippett PHI	vs CBJ	2	0	2	5	2	0	15:22	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at PIT	2	0	2	5	2	0	19:59	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs CBJ	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:40	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	at SJS	2	0	2	2	2	0	15:33	—
William Nylander TOR	vs TBL	1	1	2	8	0	0	20:43	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs CGY	1	1	2	4	2	0	20:58	—
Dillon Dube CGY	at SJS	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:19	—
Brandon Tanev SEA	vs STL	1	1	2	2	2	3	13:50	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Meyer–Foudy–Dunne skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Sharangovich–Mercer–Holtz skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Wood–McLeod–Boqvist skated 4:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Jarnkrok–Marner skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Tarasenko–Barbashev–Thomas skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Buchnevich–Acciari skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Walker–Brown–Toropchenko skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Carrick–Megna–Kirkland skated 7:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Lukas Dostal ANA	at LAK	L	41	4	.902
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at PHI	L	38	4	.895
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs NJD	W	38	1	.974
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at TOR	L	38	2	.947
James Reimer SJS	vs CGY	L	38	6	.842
David Rittich WPG	vs OTT	W	36	1	.972
Carter Hart PHI	vs CBJ	W	33	3	.909
Thomas Greiss STL	at SEA	L	32	4	.875
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYR	W	28	2	.929
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at SJS	W	27	3	.889
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs ANA	W	25	1	.960
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at PIT	L	24	3	.875
Cam Talbot OTT	at WPG	L	24	5	.792
Martin Jones SEA	vs STL	W	24	2	.917
Matt Murray TOR	vs TBL	W	19	1	.947
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at CAR	L	13	3	.769
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at CAR	—	7	1	.857

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