NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 23, 2023

14 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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Dallas Stars

Nashville Predators

Dallas Stars edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at NSH. Jani Hakanpää (DAL) 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 1:37 together.

•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:37 together.
•New look for NSH: Novak–Trenin–Evangelista skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: McCarron–Sherwood–Tomasino skated 8:45 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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Florida Panthers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Florida Panthers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at home. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:04 together.

•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:51.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:07.
•Brandon Montour had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:33.

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Columbus Blue Jackets

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:04 together.

•Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:59.
•William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:14.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:53.

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Minnesota Wild edge Boston Bruins 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:35 together.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:16.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:35 together.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, Rossi and Faber) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 5:24 together.

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New Jersey Devils edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Michael Hutchinson (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917); the loss.

•Timo Meier had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:43.
•Michael Hutchinson (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917); the loss.
•Christian Fischer (DET) played 6:37, −4:51 down on his 11:28 season average over 78 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:34.
•Kris Letang had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:39.
•Erik Brannstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:13.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Washington Capitals 2–1 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 2–1 in a shootout at WSH. Anthony Mantha (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Lapierre–Miroshnichenko skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Lapierre–Miroshnichenko skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Haydn Fleury (TBL) played 21:48, +5:55 up on his 15:53 season average over 23 games.
•Erik Cernak (TBL) played 23:40, +4:33 up on his 19:07 season average over 68 games.

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New York Islanders edge Carolina Hurricanes 5–4

New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 at CAR. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Anders Lee had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:35.
•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:28.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:03.

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New York Rangers edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 16 attempts in 4:39 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:25.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:04.
•Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:58.

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Seattle Kraken edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at ANA. Vince Dunn (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–McTavish skated 13:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Vince Dunn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:08.
•Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:32.
•Matty Beniers had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:42.

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St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–5

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–5 at home. Jarred Tinordi (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. STL won it by committee.

•Jarred Tinordi had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:29.
•Taylor Raddysh had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:17.
•Jordan Kyrou had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:12.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at home. Fredrik Olofsson (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. J.J. Moser (ARI) played 7:10, −13:34 down on his 20:44 season average over 79 games.

•Fredrik Olofsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 8:12.
•Logan O'Connor had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:13.
•J.J. Moser (ARI) played 7:10, −13:34 down on his 20:44 season average over 79 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 5–3

Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at home. Blake Coleman (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CGY: Lindholm–Greer–Sharangovich skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Blake Coleman had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:36.
•Quinton Byfield had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:39.
•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:46.

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Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks 7–4

Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks 7–4 at home. Mario Ferraro (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VAN won it by committee.

•Mario Ferraro had 3 assists (3 points) in 27:43.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:29.
•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:20.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: David Pastrnak for BOS @ MIN, 80.1 mph. Full game report →

David Pastrnak (BOS @ MIN): Cycle, 4 passes, 80.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Auston Matthews TOR	at CBJ	2	1	3	5	0	2	17:59	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs PIT	1	2	3	4	3	2	18:34	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs BUF	1	2	3	4	0	0	23:25	—
Vince Dunn SEA	at ANA	1	2	3	3	0	1	22:08	—
Kris Letang PIT	at OTT	1	2	3	2	1	2	26:39	—
Anders Lee NYI	at CAR	1	2	3	2	0	1	15:35	—
William Nylander TOR	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	0	18:14	—
Jarred Tinordi CHI	at STL	0	3	3	1	10	2	17:29	—
Taylor Raddysh CHI	at STL	0	3	3	1	1	0	19:17	—
Mario Ferraro SJS	at VAN	0	3	3	0	1	4	27:43	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	vs CHI	2	0	2	7	0	0	20:12	—
Timo Meier NJD	vs DET	2	0	2	5	1	0	16:43	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Novak–Trenin–Evangelista skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: McCarron–Sherwood–Tomasino skated 8:45 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 NSH: Sissons–Parssinen–Smith skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Marner–Matthews–Knies skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Heinen–Zacha skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Lapierre–Miroshnichenko skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–McTavish skated 13:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Terry–Zegras skated 12:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lindholm–Greer–Sharangovich skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jiri Patera VGK	at FLA	L	42	4	.905
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at STL	L	41	6	.854
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at CAR	W	40	4	.900
Michael Hutchinson DET	at NJD	L	36	3	.917
Linus Ullmark BOS	at MIN	L	35	3	.943
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DAL	L	34	3	.912
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs PIT	W	34	4	.882
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WSH	W	34	1	.971
Joey Daccord SEA	at ANA	W	34	2	.941
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at NYR	O	33	4	.879
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at LAK	L	33	4	.879
Cam Talbot LAK	vs CGY	W	32	3	.906
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs TOR	L	30	4	.867
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs BUF	W	30	3	.900
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs NYI	L	28	5	.821
Martin Jones TOR	at CBJ	W	28	1	.964
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at OTT	O	26	5	.808
Connor Ingram ARI	at COL	L	26	4	.846
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs VGK	W	25	2	.920
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs ARI	W	25	1	.960
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs SJS	W	25	4	.840
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at VAN	L	25	6	.760
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs DET	W	24	2	.917
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs SEA	L	22	3	.864
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at NSH	W	21	2	.905
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs BOS	W	21	2	.905
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs TBL	O	20	1	.950
Jordan Binnington STL	vs CHI	W	20	5	.750

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