NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 1, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Vancouver Canucks

Detroit Red Wings

Vancouver Canucks edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime at DET. Jake DeBrusk (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Jake DeBrusk had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:46.
•Elias Pettersson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:57.
•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 31:04.

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Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS won it by committee.

•Charlie Coyle had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:24.
•Charlie McAvoy had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:00.
•Cole Caufield had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:04.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at CHI. Damon Severson (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Damon Severson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:09.
•Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:17.
•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.

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Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1 at home. Thomas Harley (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Haydn Fleury (WPG) played 22:24, +6:39 up on his 15:45 season average over 38 games.

•Thomas Harley had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:22.
•Haydn Fleury (WPG) played 22:24, +6:39 up on his 15:45 season average over 38 games.
•Neal Pionk (WPG) played 27:32, +5:33 up on his 21:59 season average over 68 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in a shootout at home. Frank Vatrano (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Strome, Vatrano, Terry, Zegras and Zellweger) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:51 together.

•Frank Vatrano had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:03.
•Troy Terry had 3 assists (3 points) on 9 shots in 22:34.
•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 12 shots in 20:09.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Kent Johnson for CBJ @ CHI, 79.5 mph. Full game report →

Kent Johnson (CBJ @ CHI): Cycle, carried in, 3 passes, 79.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jake DeBrusk VAN	at DET	3	1	4	4	1	0	21:46	—
Frank Vatrano ANA	vs OTT	2	1	3	3	2	0	21:03	—
Troy Terry ANA	vs OTT	0	3	3	9	0	0	22:34	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at DET	0	3	3	4	2	0	31:04	—
Damon Severson CBJ	at CHI	0	3	3	2	0	0	24:09	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at DET	0	3	3	1	0	2	21:57	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at ANA	2	0	2	12	1	2	20:09	—
Cole Caufield MTL	at BOS	2	0	2	5	1	1	18:04	—
Charlie McAvoy BOS	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	2	3	23:00	—
Charlie Coyle BOS	vs MTL	2	0	2	3	1	1	17:24	—
Connor Bedard CHI	vs CBJ	1	1	2	5	0	1	23:17	—
Sean Monahan CBJ	at CHI	1	1	2	3	2	1	19:04	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Barron–Kupari–Gustafsson skated 4:01 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs CBJ	L	35	5	.857
Linus Ullmark OTT	at ANA	O	34	3	.912
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at DET	W	31	4	.871
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at CHI	W	31	3	.903
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs OTT	W	31	3	.903
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	L	30	2	.933
Cayden Primeau MTL	at BOS	L	29	5	.828
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs MTL	W	28	3	.893
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WPG	W	27	1	.963
Ville Husso DET	vs VAN	O	18	3	.833
Cam Talbot DET	vs VAN	—	14	2	.857

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