NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 5, 2023

8 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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Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at CBJ. Phillip Danault (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Danforth skated 13:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Phillip Danault had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:08.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:37.
•Vladislav Gavrikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:55.

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Ottawa Senators rout New York Rangers 6–2

Ottawa Senators beat New York Rangers 6–2 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:15.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:14.
•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:34.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at BUF. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:41 together.

•Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:30.
•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:50.
•Michael Rasmussen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:15.

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San Jose Sharks edge New York Islanders 5–4 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime at NYI. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Tomas Hertl had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 22:59.
•William Eklund had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:08.
•Mike Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:22.

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Nashville Predators edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in a shootout at CHI. Nick Foligno (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:31 together.

•Nick Foligno had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:52.
•Seth Jones had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 29:04.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:31 together.

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Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at CGY. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:40 together.

•Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:40.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:37.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:40 together.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–O'Connor skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:45.
•Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:36.
•New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–O'Connor skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Vancouver Canucks 6–5

New Jersey Devils beat Vancouver Canucks 6–5 at VAN. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•J.T. Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:08.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:32.
•Jesper Bratt had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:13.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Mike Reilly for NYI vs SJS, 76.1 mph. Full game report →

Mike Reilly (NYI vs SJS): Odd-man rush, loose puck, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 76.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tomas Hertl SJS	at NYI	3	0	3	8	1	2	22:59	—
Nick Foligno CHI	vs NSH	2	1	3	3	2	1	19:52	—
Vladimir Tarasenko OTT	vs NYR	2	1	3	3	0	2	19:15	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at CGY	2	1	3	3	0	1	14:40	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at VAN	1	2	3	6	0	0	18:32	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs ANA	1	2	3	5	2	2	22:45	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs NJD	1	2	3	4	4	1	21:08	—
William Eklund SJS	at NYI	1	2	3	3	0	1	21:08	—
Drake Batherson OTT	vs NYR	1	2	3	2	1	0	18:14	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs NYR	2	0	2	8	1	1	18:34	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at VAN	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:13	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at BUF	2	0	2	4	1	1	16:30	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Danforth skated 13:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Sherwood skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Greer–Ruzicka–Duehr skated 7:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kadri–Dube–Zary skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–O'Connor skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Rantanen–Colton–Olausson skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Strome–Vatrano skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs LAK	O	39	4	.897
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at NYI	W	39	4	.897
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs SJS	O	37	5	.865
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs NYR	W	35	2	.943
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at OTT	L	35	5	.857
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs ANA	W	33	2	.939
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at VAN	W	33	5	.848
Alex Lyon DET	at BUF	W	32	3	.906
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs NJD	L	32	6	.813
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs NSH	O	30	3	.900
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at CGY	W	30	2	.933
John Gibson ANA	at COL	L	30	3	.900
Pheonix Copley LAK	at CBJ	W	29	3	.897
Juuse Saros NSH	at CHI	W	28	3	.893
Eric Comrie BUF	vs DET	L	26	4	.846
Dan Vladar CGY	vs MIN	L	16	3	.813
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs MIN	—	13	2	.846

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