NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 28, 2022

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Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Hoffman–Drouin–Dach skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.
•Victor Hedman had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:30.
•New look for MTL: Hoffman–Drouin–Dach skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at NJD. Hampus Lindholm (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Brendan Smith (NJD) played 22:56, +7:30 up on his 15:26 season average over 59 games.

•Hampus Lindholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:24.
•Brendan Smith (NJD) played 22:56, +7:30 up on his 15:26 season average over 59 games.
•New look for BOS: Foligno–Greer–Frederic skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at PIT. Jason Zucker (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET won it by committee.

•Jason Zucker had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:53.
•Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:16.
•Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:25.

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Calgary Flames edge Seattle Kraken 3–2

Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 at SEA. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm and Andersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:11 together.

•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:12.
•Jordan Eberle had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:18.
•Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:53.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in a shootout at home. Adam Henrique (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 51 shots and stopped 49 (.961), +14 against a season average of 37.4; the win.

•Adam Henrique had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:00.
•Trevor Zegras had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:26.
•Troy Terry had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:27.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Zucker PIT	vs DET	2	0	2	7	3	1	16:53	—
Adam Henrique ANA	vs VGK	2	0	2	4	0	0	24:00	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs MTL	2	0	2	2	0	0	16:59	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	at SEA	1	1	2	4	1	1	18:12	—
Jeff Carter PIT	vs DET	1	1	2	2	2	1	16:16	—
Trevor Zegras ANA	vs VGK	0	2	2	7	0	1	22:26	—
Rasmus Andersson CGY	at SEA	0	2	2	4	1	2	25:53	—
Jordan Eberle SEA	vs CGY	0	2	2	4	0	0	13:18	—
Hampus Lindholm BOS	at NJD	0	2	2	2	1	3	22:24	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs MTL	0	2	2	2	2	1	24:30	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs DET	0	2	2	2	0	1	17:25	—
Lucas Raymond DET	at PIT	0	2	2	0	2	0	16:23	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Hoffman–Drouin–Dach skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Armia–Suzuki–Caufield skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Stamkos–Paul–Colton skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Foligno–Greer–Frederic skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Smith–Coyle–Hall skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Boqvist–Sharangovich–Mercer skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Rondbjerg skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (90.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	vs VGK	W	51	2	.961
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs DET	O	46	5	.891
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs CGY	L	44	3	.932
Jake Allen MTL	at TBL	L	38	4	.895
Linus Ullmark BOS	at NJD	W	31	1	.968
Dan Vladar CGY	at SEA	W	31	2	.935
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs BOS	L	26	2	.923
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MTL	W	26	1	.962
Logan Thompson VGK	at ANA	O	22	0	.1000
Magnus Hellberg DET	at PIT	W	19	0	.1000
Ville Husso DET	at PIT	—	12	4	.667
Adin Hill VGK	at ANA	—	5	2	.600

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