NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 17, 2023

5 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

4

Chicago Blackhawks

3

Vancouver Canucks edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 at CHI. Nick Foligno (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Foligno, Johnson, Raddysh, Kurashev and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:58 together.

• •Nick Foligno had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:19.
• •Connor Bedard had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:16.
• •J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:55.

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Washington Capitals

2

Carolina Hurricanes

1

Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in a shootout at CAR. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Sebastian Aho (CAR) played 24:39, +5:05 up on his 19:34 season average over 77 games.

• •Sebastian Aho (CAR) played 24:39, +5:05 up on his 19:34 season average over 77 games.
• •Martin Fehérváry (WSH) played 23:34, +4:00 up on his 19:34 season average over 65 games.
• •Martin Necas (CAR) played 22:08, +4:50 up on his 17:18 season average over 76 games.

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Anaheim Ducks

5

New Jersey Devils

1

Anaheim Ducks rout New Jersey Devils 5–1

Anaheim Ducks beat New Jersey Devils 5–1 at NJD. Adam Henrique (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

• •Adam Henrique had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:37.
• •Alex Killorn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
• •Troy Terry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:52.

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San Jose Sharks

2

Colorado Avalanche

6

Colorado Avalanche rout San Jose Sharks 6–2

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 6–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Toews and Rantanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 6:07 together.

• •Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:07.
• •Tomas Hertl had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:40.
• •Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:18.

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Ottawa Senators

3

Vegas Golden Knights

6

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 6–3 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

• •Mark Stone had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:46.
• •Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:09.
• •Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:19.

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