NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 4, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in overtime at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for PIT: Carter–Harkins–Koppanen skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Travis Konecny had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:16.
•New look for PIT: Carter–Harkins–Koppanen skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PIT: Eller–Nylander–Zohorna skated 8:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Dallas Stars 4–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 4–0 at home. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for TBL: Cirelli–Hagel–Barré-Boulet skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anthony Cirelli had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:47.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:28.
•New look for TBL: Cirelli–Hagel–Barré-Boulet skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at home. Sean Monahan (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SEA's first power-play unit (Gourde, Dunn, Yamamoto, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:46 together.

•Sean Monahan had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.
•Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:46.
•Vince Dunn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:06.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Laurent Brossoit (WPG) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +16 against a season average of 27.0; the win.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:19.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:03.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:55.

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Arizona Coyotes rout Washington Capitals 6–0

Arizona Coyotes beat Washington Capitals 6–0 at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Sean Durzi (ARI) played 4:02, −18:56 down on his 22:58 season average over 75 games.

•Alexander Kerfoot had 3 assists (3 points) in 21:48.
•Clayton Keller had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:14.
•Nick Schmaltz had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:58.

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St. Louis Blues edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime at VGK. Colton Parayko (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:42 together.

•Colton Parayko had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:56.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:42 together.
•Alexey Toropchenko (STL) played 8:38, −3:56 down on his 12:34 season average over 81 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Vince Dunn for SEA @ MTL, 74.2 mph. Full game report →

Vince Dunn (SEA @ MTL): Rebound, 2 passes, 74.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Clayton Keller ARI	vs WSH	0	3	3	2	0	1	18:14	—
Alexander Kerfoot ARI	vs WSH	0	3	3	0	0	2	21:48	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	vs DAL	2	0	2	3	0	2	18:47	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	vs WSH	2	0	2	3	0	2	21:58	—
Sean Monahan MTL	vs SEA	2	0	2	2	1	1	17:24	—
Jason Zucker ARI	vs WSH	1	1	2	6	1	0	12:16	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs DAL	1	1	2	6	0	0	19:28	—
Vince Dunn SEA	at MTL	1	1	2	5	1	1	25:06	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs CAR	1	1	2	4	0	2	20:19	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs CAR	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:03	—
Josh Anderson MTL	vs SEA	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:46	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs PIT	0	2	2	4	1	0	20:16	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Carter–Harkins–Koppanen skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Eller–Nylander–Zohorna skated 8:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Cirelli–Hagel–Barré-Boulet skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Suzuki–Caufield–Slafkovský skated 14:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs CAR	W	43	1	.977
Jordan Binnington STL	at VGK	W	34	1	.971
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at PHI	O	33	2	.939
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs SEA	W	33	2	.939
Carter Hart PHI	vs PIT	W	32	1	.969
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at MTL	L	29	3	.897
Logan Thompson VGK	vs STL	O	27	2	.926
Connor Ingram ARI	vs WSH	W	26	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs DAL	W	25	0	.1000
Jake Oettinger DAL	at TBL	L	23	4	.826
Antti Raanta CAR	at WPG	L	22	2	.909
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at ARI	—	22	3	.864
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at ARI	L	5	3	.400

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