NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023

10 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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Toronto Maple Leafs

New York Rangers

Toronto Maple Leafs rout New York Rangers 7–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 7–3 at NYR. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Auston Matthews had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 21:30.
•Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:34.
•Blake Wheeler had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:29.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Teravainen, DeAngelo, Bunting, Aho and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:18 together.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:51.
•Brady Skjei had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:13.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Teravainen, DeAngelo, Bunting, Aho and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:18 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2 at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Guentzel and Puustinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:18 together.

•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:33.
•Jeff Carter had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:53.
•Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:22.

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Detroit Red Wings beat St. Louis Blues 6–4

Detroit Red Wings beat St. Louis Blues 6–4 at STL. Kevin Hayes (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Gostisbehere, DeBrincat, Veleno and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:34 together.

•Kevin Hayes had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:36.
•Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:02.
•Michael Rasmussen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:50.

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Nashville Predators edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 28.8; the win.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:22.
•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 28.8; the win.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at home. Sam Gagner (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Donato–Kurashev–Bedard skated 13:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Gagner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:06.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:23.
•Evan Bouchard had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:23.

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Seattle Kraken rout Florida Panthers 4–0

Seattle Kraken beat Florida Panthers 4–0 at home. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Tye Kartye (SEA) played 18:43, +6:58 up on his 11:45 season average over 76 games.

•Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:46.
•Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 8:38.
•Will Borgen had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:37.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at home. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:17 together.

•Brock Boeser had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:33.
•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:25.
•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:51.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Calgary Flames 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 5–4 in overtime at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Mark Stone had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:20.
•Jonathan Marchessault had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:22.
•Yegor Sharangovich had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:31.

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San Jose Sharks edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1

San Jose Sharks beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 at home. William Eklund (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Granlund, Hertl, Duclair, Zetterlund and Eklund) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:38 together.

•SJS's first power-play unit (Granlund, Hertl, Duclair, Zetterlund and Eklund) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:38 together.
•New look for WPG: Scheifele–Ehlers–Vilardi skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +6 against a season average of 31.4; the win.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Martin Necas for CAR @ OTT, 78.2 mph. Full game report →

Martin Necas (CAR @ OTT): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 78.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Auston Matthews TOR	at NYR	2	2	4	3	0	1	21:30	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs CGY	2	2	4	3	0	0	20:20	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs TBL	3	0	3	4	0	0	18:33	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at OTT	2	1	3	3	1	1	15:51	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at NYR	2	1	3	3	0	1	22:34	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs CGY	0	3	3	4	0	0	17:22	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs TBL	0	3	3	1	0	3	22:25	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs ARI	2	0	2	7	0	0	21:33	—
Blake Wheeler NYR	vs TOR	2	0	2	5	1	0	13:29	—
Yegor Sharangovich CGY	at VGK	2	0	2	4	1	1	19:31	—
Jeff Carter PIT	vs ARI	2	0	2	3	2	2	13:53	—
Kevin Hayes STL	vs DET	2	0	2	3	1	0	15:36	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Teravainen–Necas–Kotkaniemi skated 10:59 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 CAR: Noesen–Aho–Jarvis skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: McCarron–Parssinen–Smith skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Glass skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Donato–Kurashev–Bedard skated 13:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Entwistle–Guttman–Reichel skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Paul–Cirelli–Eyssimont skated 5:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Scheifele–Ehlers–Vilardi skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Namestnikov–Barron–Perfetti skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Ingram ARI	at PIT	L	42	3	.929
Juuse Saros NSH	vs PHI	W	39	2	.949
Dustin Wolf CGY	at VGK	O	39	5	.872
Ville Husso DET	at STL	W	37	4	.892
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs WPG	W	37	1	.973
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at OTT	W	32	1	.969
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at SJS	L	32	2	.938
Martin Jones TOR	at NYR	W	31	3	.903
Jordan Binnington STL	vs DET	L	31	5	.839
Logan Thompson VGK	vs CGY	W	31	4	.871
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs TOR	L	29	6	.793
Petr Mrazek CHI	at EDM	L	29	4	.862
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs TBL	W	29	1	.966
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs CAR	L	28	4	.857
Joey Daccord SEA	vs FLA	W	24	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs CHI	W	23	1	.957
Samuel Ersson PHI	at NSH	O	22	3	.864
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at SEA	L	22	3	.864
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs ARI	W	21	2	.905
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at VAN	L	21	3	.857

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