NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Montreal Canadiens

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at MTL. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Guentzel and Puustinen) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:49 together.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:06.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 27:22.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Guentzel and Puustinen) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:49 together.

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New Jersey Devils edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in overtime at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Marchand–Coyle–Frederic skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BOS: Marchand–Coyle–Frederic skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Haula–Mercer–Holtz skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +6 against a season average of 29.3; the overtime loss.

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New York Islanders edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3

New York Islanders beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 at home. Noah Dobson (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Nelson, Horvat, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:29 together.

•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:57.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Nelson, Horvat, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:29 together.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +6 against a season average of 29.2; the loss.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Cale Makar (COL) played 17:21, −7:31 down on his 24:52 season average over 76 games.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:37.
•Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:30.
•Sam Malinski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:25.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2 at LAK. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 2A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 16:03.
•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:52.
•Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:48.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Miles Wood for COL vs BUF, 75.3 mph. Full game report →

Miles Wood (COL vs BUF): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 75.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at LAK	2	2	4	5	0	0	16:03	—
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	at LAK	1	3	4	3	1	0	16:52	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at LAK	2	1	3	4	0	0	18:48	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at MTL	2	1	3	2	0	1	22:06	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs BUF	1	2	3	4	2	0	20:37	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs BUF	2	0	2	7	1	0	22:30	—
Sam Malinski COL	vs BUF	1	1	2	2	0	1	16:25	—
Erik Karlsson PIT	at MTL	0	2	2	7	1	2	27:22	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs BUF	0	2	2	2	2	0	20:53	—
Noah Dobson NYI	vs ANA	0	2	2	1	0	3	26:57	—
Trevor Moore LAK	vs WPG	0	0	0	8	0	0	19:06	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at NJD	0	0	0	7	1	0	21:37	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Marchand–Coyle–Frederic skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Haula–Mercer–Holtz skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Heinen–Poitras skated 6:38 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 NJD: Palat–Meier–Hischier skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Namestnikov–Iafallo–Perfetti skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at MTL	W	42	3	.929
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at NJD	O	35	2	.943
John Gibson ANA	at NYI	L	35	4	.886
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at LAK	W	34	2	.941
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs PIT	O	30	3	.900
Ivan Prosvetov COL	vs BUF	W	30	1	.967
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at COL	L	29	5	.828
Cam Talbot LAK	vs WPG	L	28	4	.857
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs BOS	W	24	1	.958
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs ANA	W	24	3	.875

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