NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 30, 2023

9 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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Minnesota Wild

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 4–2 at home. Nino Niederreiter (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) played 15:30, −6:10 down on his 21:40 season average over 74 games.

•Nino Niederreiter had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:28.
•Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) played 15:30, −6:10 down on his 21:40 season average over 74 games.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +6 against a season average of 30.0; the win.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at home. Owen Power (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +9 against a season average of 33.2; the overtime loss.

•Owen Power had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:26.
•Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +9 against a season average of 33.2; the overtime loss.
•Jake Christiansen (CBJ) played 21:07, +8:37 up on his 12:30 season average over 11 games.

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Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:59.
•Kevin Shattenkirk had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:45.
•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:30.

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Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Eetu Luostarinen (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Eetu Luostarinen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:40.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:23.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:37.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:26 together.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:06.
•Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 9 shots in 20:27.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:26 together.

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New York Rangers rout Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1

New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 at TBL. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:42 together.

•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:19.
•Artemi Panarin had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:55.
•Alexis Lafrenière had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:27.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at TOR. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Bunting, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:43.
•Timothy Liljegren had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:30.
•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:48.

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Nashville Predators edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout at WSH. Luke Evangelista (NSH) 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 2:17 together.

•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:17 together.
•New look for NSH: Sissons–Sherwood–Parssinen skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Strome skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (SO)

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in a shootout at LAK. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:02 together.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:06.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:52.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:02 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Chris Kreider for NYR @ TBL, 79.4 mph. Full game report →

Chris Kreider (NYR @ TBL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 79.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at TBL	1	3	4	2	3	0	18:19	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at TBL	3	0	3	4	1	0	15:55	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs NJD	2	1	3	6	1	0	18:59	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at TOR	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:43	—
Nino Niederreiter WPG	vs MIN	2	0	2	5	1	1	14:28	—
Kevin Shattenkirk BOS	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	1	0	15:45	—
Eetu Luostarinen FLA	vs MTL	2	0	2	3	1	0	19:40	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at LAK	1	1	2	5	2	0	25:52	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	1	0	19:06	—
Timothy Liljegren TOR	vs CAR	1	1	2	3	2	1	19:30	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs STL	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:06	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	vs NJD	1	1	2	2	3	0	15:30	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Hayes–Kapanen–Toropchenko skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Paul–Eyssimont–Barré-Boulet skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Sissons–Sherwood–Parssinen skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Strome skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: McCarron–Trenin–Tomasino skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Brown–Janmark–Ryan skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at BUF	O	42	3	.929
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MIN	W	36	2	.944
Hunter Shepard WSH	vs NSH	O	36	2	.944
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at TBL	W	35	1	.971
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs NJD	W	33	2	.939
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at BOS	L	31	5	.839
Joel Hofer STL	at PIT	L	29	3	.897
Yaroslav Askarov NSH	at WSH	W	29	2	.931
Stuart Skinner EDM	at LAK	W	28	2	.929
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs STL	W	27	2	.926
Martin Jones TOR	vs CAR	L	27	2	.926
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at TOR	W	27	2	.926
Cam Talbot LAK	vs EDM	O	26	2	.923
Jake Allen MTL	at FLA	L	25	3	.880
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at WPG	L	22	3	.864
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NYR	L	21	5	.762
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs CBJ	W	20	2	.900
Anthony Stolarz FLA	vs MTL	W	19	1	.947
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at WPG	—	10	1	.900

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