NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 8, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

St. Louis Blues

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at home. Egor Chinakhov (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Chinakhov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:44 together.

•Egor Chinakhov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:50.
•Robert Thomas had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:52.
•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:14.

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

Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1

Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at home. Anton Lundell (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–O'Connor skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anton Lundell had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:35.
•New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–O'Connor skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–Puustinen skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 at home. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.
•Evan Bouchard had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:22.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:44.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Evan Bouchard for EDM vs MIN, 88.7 mph. Full game report →

Evan Bouchard (EDM vs MIN): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 88.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs MIN	0	4	4	4	1	1	21:05	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs MIN	2	1	3	2	0	1	22:22	—
Egor Chinakhov CBJ	vs STL	2	1	3	2	0	0	18:50	—
Robert Thomas STL	at CBJ	2	0	2	5	0	0	23:52	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs MIN	1	1	2	4	2	0	21:44	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs STL	1	1	2	2	1	0	16:14	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	0	1	20:55	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at EDM	1	1	2	2	1	0	16:10	—
Anton Lundell FLA	vs PIT	0	2	2	5	1	0	16:35	—
Dmitri Voronkov CBJ	vs STL	0	2	2	3	2	0	14:59	—
Brock Faber MIN	at EDM	0	2	2	0	2	0	24:25	—
Marcus Johansson MIN	at EDM	0	2	2	0	0	0	15:29	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–O'Connor skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–Puustinen skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Carter–Eller–Hinostroza skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs STL	W	43	2	.953
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at EDM	L	40	4	.900
Tristan Jarry PIT	at FLA	L	32	2	.938
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs PIT	W	26	1	.962
Joel Hofer STL	at CBJ	L	21	4	.810
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs MIN	W	20	3	.850

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