NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 27, 2023

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

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New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at home. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 11:15, −13:24 down on his 24:39 season average over 69 games.

•Dawson Mercer had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:29.
•Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 11:15, −13:24 down on his 24:39 season average over 69 games.
•Justin Danforth (CBJ) played 21:33, +7:23 up on his 14:10 season average over 70 games.

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New York Rangers rout Washington Capitals 5–1

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 5–1 at home. K'Andre Miller (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:40 together.

•K'Andre Miller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:20.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:02.
•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:16.

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Florida Panthers edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at TBL. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for TBL: Watson–Motte–Sheary skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Aleksander Barkov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.
•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:03.
•New look for TBL: Watson–Motte–Sheary skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at TOR. Drake Batherson (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Joonas Korpisalo (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +8 against a season average of 27.7; the win.

•Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:43.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:56.
•Joonas Korpisalo (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +8 against a season average of 27.7; the win.

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Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at BUF. Charlie Coyle (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:37 together.

•Charlie Coyle had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:52.
•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.
•Jake DeBrusk had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:19.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout New York Islanders 7–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 7–0 at NYI. Kris Letang (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 6A.

•Kris Letang had 6 assists (6 points) on 1 shot in 22:42.
•Marcus Pettersson had 4 assists (4 points) in 22:47.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.

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Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3

Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 at home. Marcus Johansson (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Gostisbehere, Compher, Larkin and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:26 together.

•Marcus Johansson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:38.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:05.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:15.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at NSH. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 3A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Bunting, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:29 together.

•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:33.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Bunting, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:29 together.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:59.

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St. Louis Blues edge Dallas Stars 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at home. Scott Perunovich (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Joel Hofer (STL) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +12 against a season average of 27.7; the win.

•Scott Perunovich had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:17.
•Joel Hofer (STL) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +12 against a season average of 27.7; the win.
•Scott Perunovich (STL) played 12:17, −3:03 down on his 15:20 season average over 53 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Colorado Avalanche 5–4 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Colorado Avalanche 5–4 in overtime at home. Sean Durzi (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Sean Durzi had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 23:37.
•Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:39.
•Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:47.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 in overtime at home. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +7 against a season average of 30.8; the win.

•Connor Bedard had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:53.
•Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +7 against a season average of 30.8; the win.
•New look for CHI: Entwistle–Johnson–Reichel skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Seattle Kraken beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at CGY. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Lindholm, Andersson, Sharangovich and Zary) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:23 together.

•CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Lindholm, Andersson, Sharangovich and Zary) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:23 together.
•Chris Driedger (SEA) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974); the win.
•New look for CGY: Greer–Dube–Duehr skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Mason McTavish (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 5:45 together.

•Mason McTavish had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:35.
•Brett Leason had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:51.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:30.

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Los Angeles Kings rout San Jose Sharks 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 5–1 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 43 shots and stopped 38 (.884), +12 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:04.
•Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 43 shots and stopped 38 (.884), +12 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.
•Kevin Fiala (LAK) played 13:18, −4:48 down on his 18:06 season average over 81 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Valtteri Puustinen for PIT @ NYI, 79.6 mph. Full game report →

Valtteri Puustinen (PIT @ NYI): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 79.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kris Letang PIT	at NYI	0	6	6	1	0	2	22:42	—
Sean Durzi ARI	vs COL	1	3	4	2	0	2	23:37	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at NSH	1	3	4	2	0	0	18:33	—
Marcus Pettersson PIT	at NYI	0	4	4	0	0	1	22:47	—
K'Andre Miller NYR	vs WSH	2	1	3	3	5	1	22:20	—
Marcus Johansson MIN	vs DET	2	1	3	3	0	1	13:38	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at NYI	2	1	3	3	0	0	19:04	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs CBJ	1	2	3	3	0	1	20:29	—
Mason McTavish ANA	vs VGK	0	3	3	3	1	2	16:35	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at TBL	0	3	3	3	0	1	19:04	—
Connor Bedard CHI	vs WPG	2	0	2	5	2	0	18:53	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at TBL	2	0	2	5	1	0	19:03	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Gaunce–Olivier–Texier skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Watson–Motte–Sheary skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Heinen–Frederic skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Compher–Fabbri–Raymond skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Entwistle–Johnson–Reichel skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Johnson–Blackwell–Donato skated 8:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Toninato–Jonsson-Fjallby–Barron skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Greer–Dube–Duehr skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Bailey–Labanc–Studnicka skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at LAK	L	43	5	.884
Joel Hofer STL	vs DAL	W	40	1	.975
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs WPG	W	38	1	.974
Chris Driedger SEA	at CGY	W	38	1	.974
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at NSH	W	37	2	.946
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at TOR	W	36	2	.944
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NJD	O	35	4	.886
John Gibson ANA	vs VGK	W	32	2	.938
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at NYR	L	31	5	.839
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	L	31	3	.903
James Reimer DET	at MIN	L	31	6	.806
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at STL	L	30	2	.933
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs CBJ	W	29	3	.897
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TBL	W	29	2	.931
Martin Jones TOR	vs OTT	L	29	3	.897
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs DET	W	28	3	.893
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs WSH	W	27	1	.963
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at ARI	O	27	5	.815
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at BUF	W	26	1	.962
Logan Thompson VGK	at ANA	L	26	5	.808
Devon Levi BUF	vs BOS	L	25	4	.840
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs PIT	L	25	6	.760
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CHI	O	25	2	.920
David Rittich LAK	vs SJS	W	25	1	.960
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs COL	W	24	4	.833
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NYI	W	22	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs SEA	L	21	2	.905
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CAR	L	19	5	.737
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs PIT	—	7	1	.857
Yaroslav Askarov NSH	vs CAR	—	6	0	.1000

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