NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Minnesota Wild

Boston Bruins

Minnesota Wild edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime at BOS. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +17 against a season average of 26.4; the win.

•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 11 shots in 22:41.
•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:03.
•Pavel Zacha had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:07.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Buffalo Sabres 9–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 9–4 at BUF. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Kirill Marchenko had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:20.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:22.
•Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:30.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 at home. Michael Bunting (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Michael Bunting had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:20.
•Sebastian Aho had 3 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 17:10.
•William Carrier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:25.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge New Jersey Devils 3–2 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 in overtime at NJD. Ryan Poehling (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:00 together.

•Ryan Poehling had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:55.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:00 together.
•Scott Laughton (PHI) played 9:26, −6:18 down on his 15:44 season average over 81 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout St. Louis Blues 6–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat St. Louis Blues 6–1 at home. Nick Paul (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Nick Paul had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.
•Steven Stamkos had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:48.
•Nikita Kucherov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:24.

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New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at TOR. Erik Gustafsson (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Erik Gustafsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:11.
•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:36.
•Mika Zibanejad had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:23.

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New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1

New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Nelson, Horvat, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:11 together.

•NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Nelson, Horvat, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:11 together.
•New look for EDM: Kane–Hyman–McDavid skated 9:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (86.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Draisaitl–Foegele skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at NSH. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Michael McCarron (NSH) played 3:24, −9:31 down on his 12:55 season average over 69 games.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:58.
•Pius Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:34.
•Ilya Mikheyev had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:17.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 at home. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Foligno, Johnson, Raddysh, Zaitsev and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:56 together.

•Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:47.
•Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:29.
•Connor Bedard had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:52.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

Arizona Coyotes beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at home. Jack McBain (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:01 together.

•Jack McBain had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 8:28.
•Jake Sanderson had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:08.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:01 together.

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Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 38 shots and stopped 35 (.921), +7 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.
•Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:33.
•Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 38 shots and stopped 35 (.921), +7 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Tage Thompson for BUF vs CBJ, 89.6 mph. Full game report →

Tage Thompson (BUF vs CBJ): Forecheck turnover, carried in, 1 pass, 89.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	at BUF	3	0	3	4	0	0	15:20	—
Nick Paul TBL	vs STL	1	2	3	3	1	0	17:59	—
Michael Bunting CAR	vs VGK	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:20	—
Johnny Gaudreau CBJ	at BUF	1	2	3	1	0	0	14:22	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs VGK	0	3	3	7	1	0	17:10	—
Erik Gustafsson NYR	at TOR	0	3	3	3	3	0	14:11	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs STL	0	3	3	3	0	0	15:48	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs MIN	2	0	2	11	0	0	22:41	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at BOS	2	0	2	7	2	0	25:03	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	at CHI	2	0	2	5	4	0	25:47	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs NYR	2	0	2	5	0	3	18:36	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at TOR	2	0	2	4	0	0	15:23	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Coyle–Heinen–DeBrusk skated 8:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kane–Hyman–McDavid skated 9:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (86.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Draisaitl–Foegele skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Brown–Janmark–McLeod skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Giroux–Tarasenko–Norris skated 12:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Labanc–Studnicka–Zadina skated 5:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at BOS	W	43	3	.930
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at ARI	L	38	4	.895
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs LAK	L	38	3	.921
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs COL	W	37	2	.946
Martin Jones TOR	vs NYR	L	35	4	.886
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs VGK	W	33	3	.909
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at TOR	W	33	2	.939
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs EDM	W	31	1	.968
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs MIN	O	30	4	.867
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at BUF	W	29	4	.862
Logan Thompson VGK	at CAR	L	29	6	.793
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs STL	W	29	1	.966
Casey DeSmith VAN	at NSH	W	28	2	.929
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs PHI	O	26	3	.885
Samuel Ersson PHI	at NJD	W	26	2	.923
Juuse Saros NSH	vs VAN	L	24	5	.792
Jordan Binnington STL	at TBL	L	23	5	.783
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at CHI	L	22	3	.864
Stuart Skinner EDM	at NYI	L	21	3	.857
Devon Levi BUF	vs CBJ	—	18	4	.778
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs CBJ	L	16	5	.688
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs OTT	W	16	0	.1000
David Rittich LAK	at SJS	W	16	1	.938
Kevin Lankinen NSH	vs VAN	—	11	0	.1000
Jiri Patera VGK	at CAR	—	10	0	.1000
Joel Hofer STL	at TBL	—	10	1	.900
Connor Ingram ARI	vs OTT	—	6	3	.500

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