NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 1, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Ottawa Senators

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Ottawa Senators 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Ottawa Senators 4–2 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Werenski, Laine and Fantilli) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 1:29 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:01.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:57.
•Zach Werenski had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:16.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

San Jose Sharks beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

San Jose Sharks beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at NJD. Mikael Granlund (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +16 against a season average of 30.8; the win.

•Mikael Granlund had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:32.
•Anthony Duclair had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:18.
•Jacob MacDonald had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:06.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Anthony Duclair for SJS @ NJD, 74.5 mph. Full game report →

Anthony Duclair (SJS @ NJD): Odd-man rush, loose puck, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 74.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikael Granlund SJS	at NJD	1	2	3	1	1	1	20:32	—
Jacob MacDonald SJS	at NJD	2	0	2	3	2	0	12:06	—
Anthony Duclair SJS	at NJD	2	0	2	2	0	0	18:18	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at CBJ	1	1	2	4	1	0	20:01	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs OTT	0	2	2	3	0	3	25:16	—
Simon Nemec NJD	vs SJS	0	2	2	3	1	0	22:38	—
Johnny Gaudreau CBJ	vs OTT	0	2	2	2	0	0	18:57	—
Mario Ferraro SJS	at NJD	0	1	1	1	2	9	26:08	—
Ty Emberson SJS	at NJD	0	1	1	0	8	1	23:25	—
Josh Norris OTT	at CBJ	0	0	0	7	1	1	20:32	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Johnson skated 11:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at NJD	W	47	3	.936
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs OTT	W	43	2	.953
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at CBJ	L	23	4	.826
Akira Schmid NJD	vs SJS	L	17	5	.706

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