NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 22, 2022

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PHI's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Hayes, DeAngelo, Konecny and Frost) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:18 together.

•William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:46.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:27.
•Tony DeAngelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:46.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at PIT. Dylan Coghlan (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:37 together.

•Dylan Coghlan had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:49.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:37 together.
•Marcus Pettersson (PIT) played 25:57, +5:27 up on his 20:30 season average over 67 games.

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New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5–3

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5–3 at home. Barclay Goodrow (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 16 attempts in 8:43 together.

•Barclay Goodrow had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:16.
•Alexander Romanov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:42.
•Julien Gauthier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 8:00.

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Washington Capitals edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 7:03 together.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:21.
•Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:13.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 7:03 together.

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Boston Bruins edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:44 together.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:34.
•Nick Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:03.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:44 together.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Seattle Kraken 6–5 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Seattle Kraken 6–5 in a shootout at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 19:33.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•Daniel Sprong had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 10:19.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at home. Gabriel Vilardi (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Arvidsson–Vilardi–Lizotte skated 11:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Blake Lizotte had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:42.
•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:40.
•New look for LAK: Arvidsson–Vilardi–Lizotte skated 11:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Erik Karlsson (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A. SJS's first power-play unit (Bonino, Couture, Karlsson, Meier and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:18 together.

•Erik Karlsson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 23:34.
•Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:40.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Bonino, Couture, Karlsson, Meier and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:18 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs SEA	2	3	5	5	1	0	19:33	—
Erik Karlsson SJS	vs MIN	1	3	4	2	1	0	23:34	—
William Nylander TOR	vs PHI	1	2	3	5	0	1	19:46	—
Barclay Goodrow NYR	vs NYI	1	2	3	3	1	1	12:16	—
Andrei Kuzmenko VAN	vs SEA	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:50	—
Daniel Sprong SEA	at VAN	2	0	2	4	0	0	10:19	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs WPG	1	1	2	6	1	0	18:34	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand SEA	at VAN	1	1	2	6	0	0	16:22	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs MIN	1	1	2	5	5	1	20:40	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs PHI	1	1	2	5	1	0	23:27	—
Gabriel Vilardi LAK	vs CGY	1	1	2	4	0	3	17:40	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	at OTT	1	1	2	4	2	0	17:21	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Giroux–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 14:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Arvidsson–Vilardi–Lizotte skated 11:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Grundstrom–Anderson-Dolan–Kupari skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot OTT	vs WSH	O	40	3	.925
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at BOS	L	39	3	.923
Martin Jones SEA	at VAN	O	37	5	.865
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs CAR	O	36	4	.889
Spencer Martin VAN	vs SEA	W	36	5	.861
Carter Hart PHI	at TOR	L	34	4	.882
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at NYR	L	33	4	.879
Dan Vladar CGY	at LAK	O	32	4	.875
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs CGY	W	30	3	.900
Antti Raanta CAR	at PIT	W	27	3	.889
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs WPG	W	27	2	.926
James Reimer SJS	vs MIN	W	26	2	.923
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at OTT	W	25	2	.920
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at SJS	L	24	4	.833
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs PHI	W	19	3	.842
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NYI	W	18	3	.833

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