NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final / SO

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Washington Capitals

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout at home. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Wilson and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:56.
•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:53.
•Aliaksei Protas had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:01.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Toronto Maple Leafs

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 in overtime at TOR. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 9 shots in 24:42.
•Kent Johnson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:23.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:24.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at DET. Michael Rasmussen (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Ville Husso (DET) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 29.3; the loss.

•Ville Husso (DET) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 29.3; the loss.
•Joseph Veleno (DET) played 22:24, +8:33 up on his 13:51 season average over 79 games.
•Stefan Noesen (CAR) played 16:38, +4:50 up on his 11:48 season average over 80 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in a shootout at home. Yegor Sharangovich (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Lindholm, Andersson, Sharangovich and Zary) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:17 together.

•Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:35.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Lindholm, Andersson, Sharangovich and Zary) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:17 together.
•Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 28.5; the win.

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St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 4–2 at home. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kyrou–Thomas skated 13:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Robert Thomas had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:16.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:49.
•Jakob Chychrun had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:52.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 7–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 7–4 at EDM. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 4G 0A.

•Steven Stamkos had 4 goals (4 points) on 7 shots in 14:59.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:51.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:42.

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Seattle Kraken rout Chicago Blackhawks 7–1

Seattle Kraken beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–1 at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CHI: Donato–Guttman–Johnson skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:30.
•Kailer Yamamoto had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:20.
•Ryker Evans had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:23.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Florida Panthers 4–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Florida Panthers 4–0 at home. Dakota Joshua (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Dakota Joshua had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:46 together.
•Aaron Ekblad (FLA) played 12:29, −8:33 down on his 21:02 season average over 50 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Zach Hyman for EDM vs TBL, 80.3 mph. Full game report →

Zach Hyman (EDM vs TBL): Deflection, 3 passes, 80.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Steven Stamkos TBL	at EDM	4	0	4	7	0	0	14:59	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CBJ	2	1	3	9	1	0	24:42	—
Robert Thomas STL	vs OTT	2	1	3	3	1	1	22:16	—
Kent Johnson CBJ	at TOR	2	1	3	3	0	0	14:23	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs TBL	1	2	3	6	0	0	22:42	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at EDM	1	2	3	3	0	1	21:51	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs CBJ	1	2	3	3	0	0	25:24	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand SEA	vs CHI	1	2	3	2	0	0	13:30	—
Kailer Yamamoto SEA	vs CHI	2	0	2	4	1	0	15:20	—
Dakota Joshua VAN	vs FLA	2	0	2	3	6	3	15:44	—
William Nylander TOR	vs CBJ	1	1	2	10	0	0	23:18	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs TBL	1	1	2	7	1	0	22:55	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kyrou–Thomas skated 13:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Donato–Guttman–Johnson skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Cousins–Lomberg–Luostarinen skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at EDM	W	57	4	.930
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at TOR	W	48	5	.896
Ville Husso DET	vs CAR	L	39	2	.949
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs CGY	W	37	2	.946
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs FLA	W	36	0	.1000
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs CBJ	O	35	6	.829
Jordan Binnington STL	vs OTT	W	34	2	.941
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at PHI	O	32	3	.906
Dan Vladar CGY	at MIN	O	32	2	.938
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs WSH	W	30	3	.900
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at STL	L	30	4	.867
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at DET	W	26	1	.962
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at SEA	L	24	7	.708
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs TBL	L	22	5	.773
Joey Daccord SEA	vs CHI	W	22	1	.955
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at VAN	L	17	4	.765
Petr Mrazek CHI	at SEA	—	5	0	.1000
Anthony Stolarz FLA	at VAN	—	1	0	.1000

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