NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 29, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 in overtime at home. Johnny Gaudreau (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:13.
•Morgan Rielly had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:29.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:47.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Nashville Predators 5–4 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Nashville Predators 5–4 in overtime at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET won it by committee.

•Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 20:31.
•Gustav Nyquist had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:43.
•Jake Walman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:31.

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Florida Panthers edge New York Rangers 4–3

Florida Panthers beat New York Rangers 4–3 at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:38 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:28.
•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:12.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:24.

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New Jersey Devils rout Ottawa Senators 6–2

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 6–2 at OTT. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 3A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:23 together.

•Jesper Bratt had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:44.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:17.
•Luke Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.

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New York Islanders rout Washington Capitals 5–1

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 5–1 at home. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. Martin Fehérváry (WSH) played 2:18, −17:36 down on his 19:54 season average over 65 games.

•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 15:43.
•Julien Gauthier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 9:48.
•Bo Horvat had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:19.

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Dallas Stars edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 in overtime at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Roope Hintz had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:20.
•Tyler Johnson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:56.
•Cole Guttman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:40.

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Colorado Avalanche edge St. Louis Blues 2–1

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 at STL. Ryan Johansen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: Cogliano–O'Connor–Meyers skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:32.
•New look for COL: Cogliano–O'Connor–Meyers skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Andrew Cogliano (COL) played 16:02, +5:30 up on his 10:32 season average over 74 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Anaheim Ducks 2–0

Arizona Coyotes beat Anaheim Ducks 2–0 at ANA. Lawson Crouse (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi and Maccelli) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:18 together.

•ARI's first power-play unit (Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi and Maccelli) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:18 together.
•Troy Terry (ANA) played 12:41, −5:41 down on his 18:22 season average over 75 games.
•Jackson LaCombe (ANA) played 14:39, −4:48 down on his 19:27 season average over 70 games.

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Seattle Kraken edge Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 in overtime at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (SEA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for SEA: Burakovsky–Yamamoto–Kartye skated 4:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:27.
•New look for SEA: Burakovsky–Yamamoto–Kartye skated 4:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Travis Sanheim (PHI) played 20:25, −3:26 down on his 23:51 season average over 80 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jason Dickinson for CHI @ DAL, 78.2 mph. Full game report →

Jason Dickinson (CHI @ DAL): Rebound, passed in, 1 pass, 78.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI	vs WSH	2	2	4	4	1	1	15:43	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at OTT	1	3	4	3	1	1	16:44	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs CHI	3	0	3	4	1	0	18:20	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at DET	2	1	3	7	0	0	20:31	—
Julien Gauthier NYI	vs WSH	2	1	3	2	3	0	9:48	—
Jake Walman DET	vs NSH	2	1	3	2	0	2	19:31	—
Gustav Nyquist NSH	at DET	2	1	3	2	0	0	17:43	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at OTT	1	2	3	3	1	1	16:17	—
Luke Hughes NJD	at OTT	1	2	3	2	1	0	18:21	—
Johnny Gaudreau CBJ	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:13	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs NSH	1	2	3	1	1	1	15:06	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs NYR	0	3	3	3	2	3	20:28	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Mantha–Strome–Protas skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Cogliano–O'Connor–Meyers skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Burakovsky–Yamamoto–Kartye skated 4:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Lyon DET	vs NSH	W	37	4	.892
Petr Mrazek CHI	at DAL	O	35	5	.857
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs NYR	W	34	3	.912
Jonathan Quick NYR	at FLA	L	33	4	.879
John Gibson ANA	vs ARI	L	32	2	.938
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs NJD	L	30	6	.800
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at NYI	L	29	5	.828
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs CHI	W	29	4	.862
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at STL	W	29	1	.966
Carter Hart PHI	at SEA	O	29	2	.931
Connor Ingram ARI	at ANA	W	28	0	.1000
Joey Daccord SEA	vs PHI	W	28	1	.964
Nico Daws NJD	at OTT	W	27	2	.926
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs WSH	W	27	1	.963
Juuse Saros NSH	at DET	O	23	5	.783
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	L	23	2	.913
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at CBJ	O	21	6	.714
Spencer Martin CBJ	vs TOR	W	19	3	.842
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs TOR	—	14	2	.857
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at NYI	—	3	0	.1000

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