NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 23, 2022

11 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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Boston Bruins

New Jersey Devils

Boston Bruins edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at NJD. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:57.
•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:08.
•Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:49.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Philadelphia Flyers 6–5

Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–5 at home. Jordan Martinook (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jordan Martinook had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:04.
•Jordan Staal had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:58.
•Jesper Fast had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:16.

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Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for WPG: Scheifele–Barron–Kuhlman skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (11.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 22:02.
•Conor Sheary had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:20.
•New look for WPG: Scheifele–Barron–Kuhlman skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (11.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders rout Florida Panthers 5–1

New York Islanders beat Florida Panthers 5–1 at home. Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Aaron Ekblad (FLA) played 4:04, −19:36 down on his 23:40 season average over 70 games.

•Anthony Beauvillier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:18.
•Anders Lee had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:50.
•Aaron Ekblad (FLA) played 4:04, −19:36 down on his 23:40 season average over 70 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at NSH. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Johansen, Forsberg, Novak and Parssinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 13 shots in 28:51.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Johansen, Forsberg, Novak and Parssinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:17 together.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +13 against a season average of 32.8; the overtime loss.

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Dallas Stars beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Dallas Stars beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 16 attempts in 5:41 together.

•Roope Hintz had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:17.
•Michael Pezzetta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 8:04.
•Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:19.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jonathan Toews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:39.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 20:25.
•Marcus Bjork had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:45.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at EDM. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Bo Horvat had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:23.
•J.T. Miller had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:27.
•Conor Garland had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:13.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1 (SO)

Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 in a shootout at home. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ritchie, Schmaltz, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:49 together.

•ARI's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ritchie, Schmaltz, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:49 together.
•Matias Maccelli (ARI) played 2:40, −13:13 down on his 15:53 season average over 63 games.
•Shayne Gostisbehere (ARI) played 28:22, +7:39 up on his 20:43 season average over 74 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 5–4 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 in a shootout at home. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 22:30.
•Michael Amadio had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:12.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:34.

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Calgary Flames edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at ANA. Mason McTavish (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Silfverberg, Klingberg, Strome and Vatrano) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:01 together.

•ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Silfverberg, Klingberg, Strome and Vatrano) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:01 together.
•Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +9 against a season average of 35.7; the overtime loss.
•Michael Stone (CGY) played 9:05, −4:19 down on his 13:24 season average over 47 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bo Horvat VAN	at EDM	2	2	4	3	0	0	20:23	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	vs STL	1	3	4	3	2	2	22:30	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs WPG	2	1	3	7	3	0	22:02	—
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	vs FLA	2	1	3	5	0	0	18:18	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs CBJ	1	2	3	7	0	0	20:25	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at VGK	1	2	3	6	2	1	17:34	—
Michael Amadio VGK	vs STL	1	2	3	3	2	0	17:12	—
Jordan Martinook CAR	vs PHI	1	2	3	3	0	0	17:04	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	vs CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	1	20:39	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs PHI	0	3	3	0	3	1	15:58	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at NJD	2	0	2	6	0	0	19:57	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at EDM	2	0	2	5	1	2	22:27	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Scheifele–Barron–Kuhlman skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (11.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Dach–Caufield skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Bjugstad–Crouse–McBain skated 6:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs COL	O	46	3	.935
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs CGY	O	45	3	.933
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NYI	L	42	4	.905
Linus Ullmark BOS	at NJD	W	40	3	.925
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at NSH	W	39	2	.949
Jake Allen MTL	at DAL	L	35	3	.914
Collin Delia VAN	at EDM	W	33	2	.939
Jordan Binnington STL	at VGK	O	32	4	.875
Antti Raanta CAR	vs PHI	W	31	5	.839
Samuel Ersson PHI	at CAR	—	30	5	.833
Alex Stalock CHI	vs CBJ	W	29	2	.931
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs VAN	L	29	4	.862
Logan Thompson VGK	vs STL	W	29	4	.862
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs LAK	W	27	1	.963
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs WPG	W	26	1	.962
David Rittich WPG	at WSH	L	26	3	.885
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs MTL	W	24	2	.917
Jonathan Quick LAK	at ARI	O	24	1	.958
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs FLA	W	23	1	.957
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at ANA	W	23	2	.913
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at CHI	L	20	4	.800
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs BOS	L	18	4	.778
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at CHI	—	18	1	.944
Carter Hart PHI	at CAR	L	7	1	.857
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs BOS	—	5	0	.1000

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