NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 15, 2023

6 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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Anaheim Ducks

New York Rangers

New York Rangers rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 5:57 together.

•Chris Kreider had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:28.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:02.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:10.

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Nashville Predators edge Carolina Hurricanes 6–5 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–5 in overtime at CAR. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Roman Josi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:44.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:54.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:30.

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Boston Bruins edge New York Islanders 5–4 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 5–4 in a shootout at NYI. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BOS won it by committee.

•Bo Horvat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:26.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:19.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:18.

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Dallas Stars edge Ottawa Senators 5–4

Dallas Stars beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 at home. Jakob Chychrun (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Mathieu Joseph (OTT) played 4:45, −11:53 down on his 16:38 season average over 71 games.

•Jakob Chychrun had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:23.
•Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:37.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:59.

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Arizona Coyotes edge San Jose Sharks 1–0

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 1–0 at home. Matias Maccelli (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. J.J. Moser (ARI) played 25:23, +4:52 up on his 20:31 season average over 79 games.

•J.J. Moser (ARI) played 25:23, +4:52 up on his 20:31 season average over 79 games.
•New look for ARI: O'Brien–Sanford–Cooley skated 4:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Hoffman–Bailey–Kunin skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at VGK. Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for BUF: Mittelstadt–Cozens–Peterka skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Casey Mittelstadt had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:38.
•Dylan Cozens had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:16.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:47.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Morgan Geekie for BOS @ NYI, 78.3 mph. Full game report →

Morgan Geekie (BOS @ NYI): Cycle, 4 passes, 78.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Casey Mittelstadt BUF	at VGK	2	1	3	2	0	0	16:38	—
Bo Horvat NYI	vs BOS	1	2	3	6	2	3	20:26	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	at VGK	1	2	3	3	1	0	15:16	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	at CAR	1	2	3	2	0	3	19:54	—
Roman Josi NSH	at CAR	1	2	3	2	0	1	24:44	—
Jakob Chychrun OTT	at DAL	0	3	3	1	0	0	25:23	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs ANA	2	0	2	6	1	0	16:28	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at DAL	2	0	2	5	0	0	21:37	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at NYI	1	1	2	6	2	0	24:18	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs BOS	1	1	2	4	0	0	22:19	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at CAR	1	1	2	3	2	2	19:30	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs ANA	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:02	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: O'Brien–Sanford–Cooley skated 4:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hoffman–Bailey–Kunin skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Labanc–Smith–Zadina skated 5:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Mittelstadt–Cozens–Peterka skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Lukas Dostal ANA	at NYR	L	39	5	.872
Linus Ullmark BOS	at NYI	W	37	4	.892
Devon Levi BUF	at VGK	W	35	2	.943
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs BOS	O	34	4	.882
Kevin Lankinen NSH	at CAR	W	31	5	.839
Antti Raanta CAR	vs NSH	O	30	6	.800
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs ANA	W	30	1	.967
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs OTT	W	27	2	.926
Logan Thompson VGK	vs BUF	L	26	4	.846
Anton Forsberg OTT	at DAL	L	24	5	.792
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at ARI	L	24	1	.958
Connor Ingram ARI	vs SJS	W	21	0	.1000
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs OTT	—	2	2	.000

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