NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 10, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

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Florida Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at CBJ. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 4A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Reinhart, Bennett, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 3:29 together.

•Sam Reinhart had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:50.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:23.
•Gustav Forsling had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:08.

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Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at home. Evander Kane (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:45 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:45.
•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:57.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:45 together.

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Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Nic Dowd (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Anthony Mantha (WSH) played 10:57, −3:19 down on his 14:16 season average over 73 games.

•Nic Dowd had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:50.
•Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.
•Beck Malenstyn had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:34.

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Nashville Predators edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 at MTL. Colton Sissons (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:08 together.

•Colton Sissons had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:21.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:49.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:08 together.

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New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at home. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 7:43 together.

•Vincent Trocheck had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:32.
•Jonny Brodzinski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:47.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 7:43 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at ANA. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. ANA's first power-play unit (Killorn, Terry, Jones, Mintyukov and Carlsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:26 together.

•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 30:17.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Killorn, Terry, Jones, Mintyukov and Carlsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:26 together.
•Kyle Connor (WPG) played 7:56, −11:59 down on his 19:55 season average over 64 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken 3–0

Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken 3–0 at SEA. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Eriksson Ek–Kaprizov–Boldy skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Eriksson Ek–Kaprizov–Boldy skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Johansson–Zuccarello–Rossi skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mats Zuccarello (MIN) played 13:22, −5:36 down on his 18:58 season average over 68 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in a shootout at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SJS: Hertl–Labanc–Barabanov skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:06.
•Mike Hoffman had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:59.
•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:53.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Evan Bouchard for EDM vs NJD, 87.6 mph. Full game report →

Evan Bouchard (EDM vs NJD): Point shot, 2 passes, 87.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sam Reinhart FLA	at CBJ	0	4	4	2	0	0	19:50	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at CBJ	1	2	3	5	0	4	20:23	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs LAK	0	3	3	3	1	0	25:32	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs SJS	2	0	2	6	2	0	17:06	—
Nic Dowd WSH	at CHI	2	0	2	4	0	0	15:50	—
Colton Sissons NSH	at MTL	2	0	2	3	2	0	19:21	—
Mike Hoffman SJS	at VGK	2	0	2	2	1	0	15:59	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs NJD	1	1	2	3	5	0	21:45	—
Gustav Forsling FLA	at CBJ	1	1	2	3	0	2	20:08	—
Evander Kane EDM	vs NJD	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:57	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	vs SJS	1	1	2	2	2	3	18:53	—
Philipp Kurashev CHI	vs WSH	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:28	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Texier–Sillinger skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Parssinen skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Namestnikov–Vilardi–Perfetti skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Eriksson Ek–Kaprizov–Boldy skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Johansson–Zuccarello–Rossi skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Labanc–Barabanov skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jiri Patera VGK	vs SJS	W	38	4	.895
Juuse Saros NSH	at MTL	W	37	1	.973
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at CHI	W	34	2	.941
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs FLA	L	33	3	.909
Jake Allen MTL	vs NSH	L	32	2	.938
John Gibson ANA	vs WPG	L	30	3	.900
Akira Schmid NJD	at EDM	L	29	3	.897
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs WSH	L	27	4	.852
Pheonix Copley LAK	at NYR	L	27	4	.852
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at VGK	O	27	4	.852
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs NJD	W	26	1	.962
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs LAK	W	26	1	.962
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at ANA	W	26	2	.923
Joey Daccord SEA	vs MIN	L	25	2	.920
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at SEA	W	24	0	.1000
Anthony Stolarz FLA	at CBJ	W	19	2	.895

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