NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 20, 2023

3 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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Detroit Red Wings

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at home. Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. James Reimer (DET) faced 41 shots and stopped 36 (.878), +12 against a season average of 29.1; the loss.

•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:38.
•Axel Jonsson-Fjallby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 10:47.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:13.

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Washington Capitals edge New York Islanders 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 3–2 in overtime at home. Hendrix Lapierre (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +6 against a season average of 29.9; the overtime loss.

•Hendrix Lapierre had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 9:00.
•Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +6 against a season average of 29.9; the overtime loss.
•Anthony Mantha (WSH) played 9:30, −4:47 down on his 14:17 season average over 73 games.

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Seattle Kraken edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Seattle Kraken beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at LAK. Jordan Eberle (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Joey Daccord (SEA) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +16 against a season average of 27.5; the win.

•Joey Daccord (SEA) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +16 against a season average of 27.5; the win.
•Brandon Tanev (SEA) played 20:01, +5:31 up on his 14:30 season average over 65 games.
•Jordan Spence (LAK) played 19:38, +5:17 up on his 14:21 season average over 70 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Joel Edmundson for WSH vs NYI, 80.0 mph. Full game report →

Joel Edmundson (WSH vs NYI): Point shot, 3 passes, 80.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	vs DET	1	2	3	3	0	0	15:38	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs DET	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:13	—
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby WPG	vs DET	1	1	2	4	2	1	10:47	—
Hendrix Lapierre WSH	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	0	1	9:00	—
Patrick Kane DET	at WPG	1	1	2	1	0	0	17:58	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Pageau–Wahlstrom–Holmstrom skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Phillips–Miroshnichenko skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joey Daccord SEA	at LAK	W	43	1	.977
James Reimer DET	at WPG	L	41	5	.878
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at WSH	O	36	3	.917
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs NYI	W	32	2	.938
Cam Talbot LAK	vs SEA	L	30	2	.933
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs DET	W	28	2	.929

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.