NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 18, 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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Anaheim Ducks

4

Detroit Red Wings

3

Anaheim Ducks edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 at DET. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ANA won it by committee.

• •Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:42.
• •Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:19.
• •Troy Terry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:54.

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Minnesota Wild

3

Pittsburgh Penguins

4

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

• •Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.
• •Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:01.
• •Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:04.

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Final / OT

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Montreal Canadiens

3

Winnipeg Jets

2

Montreal Canadiens edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 in overtime at WPG. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) played 20:59, +5:10 up on his 15:49 season average over 81 games.

• •Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:18.
• •Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) played 20:59, +5:10 up on his 15:49 season average over 81 games.
• •Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) played 21:15, +4:20 up on his 16:55 season average over 46 games.

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Final / OT

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Seattle Kraken

3

Dallas Stars

4

Dallas Stars edge Seattle Kraken 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Seattle Kraken 4–3 in overtime at home. Matt Duchene (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Tatar–Beniers skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

• •Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:49.
• •Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:17.
• •Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:16.

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Florida Panthers

1

Calgary Flames

3

Calgary Flames beat Florida Panthers 3–1

Calgary Flames beat Florida Panthers 3–1 at home. Martin Pospisil (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:55 together.

• •FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:55 together.
• •Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) played 21:38, +3:01 up on his 18:37 season average over 79 games.
• •Dillon Dube (CGY) played 7:23, −3:52 down on his 11:15 season average over 42 games.

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