NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 21, 2022

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

Game recaps

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New Jersey Devils

Florida Panthers

New Jersey Devils beat Florida Panthers 4–2

New Jersey Devils beat Florida Panthers 4–2 at FLA. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:20 together.

•Jesper Bratt had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:45.
•Dougie Hamilton had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:44.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:20 together.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4

Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4 at home. Michael Rasmussen (DET) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Michael Rasmussen had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:00.
•Dylan Larkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:10.
•David Perron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:06.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at home. Mikko Rantanen (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 4 attempts in 2:00 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 25:57.
•COL's first power-play unit (Compher, Lehkonen, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:00 together.
•Jacob MacDonald (COL) played 2:55, −9:17 down on his 12:12 season average over 57 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Johansen, Forsberg, Novak and Parssinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:52 together.

•Connor Murphy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:30.
•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:01.
•Juuso Parssinen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:03.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars 6–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars 6–3 at DAL. Mattias Janmark (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:14 together.

•Mattias Janmark had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:52.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:45.
•Klim Kostin had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:29.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Smith, Stone, Marchessault and Stephenson) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:58 together.

•Mark Stone had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 23:39.
•Christian Fischer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:31.
•Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:35.

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Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at ANA. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 20 attempts in 8:37 together.

•Matt Boldy had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:15.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 20 attempts in 8:37 together.
•Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +5 against a season average of 35.7; the loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Michael Rasmussen DET	vs TBL	2	2	4	4	0	1	18:00	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs ARI	2	1	3	8	1	0	23:39	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs TBL	2	1	3	5	1	0	19:10	—
Mattias Janmark EDM	at DAL	2	1	3	4	2	0	17:52	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at ANA	1	2	3	6	0	0	19:15	—
David Perron DET	vs TBL	1	2	3	3	1	0	16:06	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at DAL	1	2	3	1	0	0	17:45	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at FLA	2	0	2	5	1	1	22:45	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs MTL	1	1	2	8	3	0	25:57	—
Roman Josi NSH	at CHI	1	1	2	6	0	0	22:01	—
Ross Colton TBL	at DET	1	1	2	5	2	0	11:06	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at DET	1	1	2	3	0	1	20:52	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Malgin–O'Connor–Meyers skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Strome–Comtois skated 4:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs MIN	L	41	3	.927
Juuse Saros NSH	at CHI	W	39	2	.949
Ville Husso DET	vs TBL	W	38	4	.895
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs NSH	L	37	4	.892
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at FLA	W	36	2	.944
Jake Allen MTL	at COL	O	36	2	.944
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at VGK	L	34	5	.853
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs EDM	L	33	5	.848
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs NJD	L	32	3	.906
Brian Elliott TBL	at DET	L	29	5	.828
Stuart Skinner EDM	at DAL	W	27	3	.889
Logan Thompson VGK	vs ARI	W	23	2	.913
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at ANA	W	22	1	.955
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs MTL	W	20	1	.950

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