NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 16, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Vancouver Canucks

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 in a shootout at home. Teddy Blueger (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 28.5; the win.

•Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 28.5; the win.
•Jake Middleton (MIN) played 27:15, +7:32 up on his 19:43 season average over 79 games.
•Brock Faber (MIN) played 31:34, +6:40 up on his 24:54 season average over 81 games.

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New York Rangers edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in overtime at BOS. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 7:02 together.

•Vincent Trocheck had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:17.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 7:02 together.
•New look for BOS: Brown–Steen–Beecher skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 at CBJ. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Jack Hughes (NJD) played 15:44, −5:20 down on his 21:04 season average over 61 games.

•Jack Hughes had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.
•Jesper Bratt had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:46.
•Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:45.

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Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–3

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–3 at home. Noah Dobson (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. MTL won it by committee.

•Noah Dobson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 26:43.
•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:19.
•Josh Anderson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:40.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Detroit Red Wings 1–0

Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 at home. Cam York (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DET: Kane–Compher–Rasmussen skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DET: Kane–Compher–Rasmussen skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DET: DeBrincat–Veleno–Raymond skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DET: Copp–Fabbri–Sprong skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Pittsburgh Penguins 7–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–0 at home. Max Domi (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Max Domi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:43.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had 3 assists (3 points) in 17:16.
•Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:14.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Colorado Avalanche 6–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Colorado Avalanche 6–2 at home. Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Gabriel Vilardi had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:47.
•Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:58.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:05.

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Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:40 together.

•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:40 together.
•New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Snively skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 23:07, +3:57 up on his 19:10 season average over 78 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in overtime at home. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for DAL: Faksa–Steel–Dellandrea skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 9 shots in 17:39.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:21.
•Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:15.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Buffalo Sabres 2–0

Arizona Coyotes beat Buffalo Sabres 2–0 at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Logan Cooley (ARI) played 10:58, −4:55 down on his 15:53 season average over 81 games.

•Logan Cooley (ARI) played 10:58, −4:55 down on his 15:53 season average over 81 games.
•Peyton Krebs (BUF) played 16:44, +4:17 up on his 12:27 season average over 79 games.
•Zach Benson (BUF) played 18:43, +4:16 up on his 14:27 season average over 70 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Calgary Flames beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jordan Oesterle (CGY) played 22:17, +9:11 up on his 13:06 season average over 21 games.

•Jordan Oesterle had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:17.
•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:41.
•Jordan Oesterle (CGY) played 22:17, +9:11 up on his 13:06 season average over 21 games.

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Florida Panthers rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at EDM. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Calvin Pickard (EDM) faced 39 shots and stopped 34 (.872), +14 against a season average of 25.3; the loss.

•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:44.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:37.
•Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:49.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Seattle Kraken 3–2 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 in a shootout at SEA. Trevor Moore (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:59 together.

•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:59 together.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Gourde, Bjorkstrand, Wennberg, McCann and Evans) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:39 together.
•New look for LAK: Dubois–Kaliyev–Laferriere skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jordan Kyrou for STL vs DAL, 77.5 mph. Full game report →

Jordan Kyrou (STL vs DAL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 2 passes, 77.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Hughes NJD	at CBJ	3	0	3	3	0	2	15:44	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at EDM	2	1	3	4	1	0	15:44	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	vs DAL	1	2	3	9	0	0	17:39	—
Sam Bennett FLA	at EDM	1	2	3	3	1	0	15:37	—
Max Domi TOR	vs PIT	1	2	3	1	0	0	12:43	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at CBJ	0	3	3	3	1	0	14:46	—
Noah Dobson NYI	at MTL	0	3	3	1	1	2	26:43	—
Tyler Bertuzzi TOR	vs PIT	0	3	3	0	1	1	17:16	—
Josh Anderson MTL	vs NYI	2	0	2	6	1	0	16:40	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at BOS	2	0	2	5	2	0	23:17	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at MTL	2	0	2	4	0	1	15:19	—
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	vs COL	2	0	2	4	0	0	16:47	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Brown–Steen–Beecher skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Kane–Compher–Rasmussen skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: DeBrincat–Veleno–Raymond skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Copp–Fabbri–Sprong skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Fischer–Czarnik–Kostin skated 5:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Snively skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Faksa–Steel–Dellandrea skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Dubois–Kaliyev–Laferriere skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Grundstrom–Lizotte skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at MTL	L	40	4	.900
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at EDM	W	39	1	.974
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs FLA	L	39	5	.872
Martin Jones TOR	vs PIT	W	38	0	.1000
Joey Daccord SEA	vs LAK	O	38	2	.947
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs VAN	W	36	1	.972
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs NYR	O	34	2	.941
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at STL	O	34	4	.882
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NYI	W	33	3	.909
Dan Vladar CGY	vs TBL	W	33	2	.939
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs DET	W	32	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs COL	W	32	2	.938
Casey DeSmith VAN	at MIN	O	31	1	.968
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs NJD	L	29	5	.828
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs BUF	W	28	0	.1000
Akira Schmid NJD	at CBJ	W	26	3	.885
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CGY	L	26	4	.846
Ivan Prosvetov COL	at WPG	L	24	5	.792
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at NSH	L	23	3	.870
Jordan Binnington STL	vs DAL	W	23	3	.870
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BOS	W	22	1	.955
Juuse Saros NSH	vs WSH	W	22	1	.955
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at ARI	L	22	2	.909
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at TOR	—	21	3	.857
Cam Talbot LAK	at SEA	W	19	2	.895
Ville Husso DET	at PHI	—	18	0	.1000
Alex Lyon DET	at PHI	L	16	1	.938
Tristan Jarry PIT	at TOR	L	14	4	.714

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