NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024

10 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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Detroit Red Wings

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in overtime at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DET: Larkin–Rasmussen–Raymond skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Lucas Raymond had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:52.
•Simon Edvinsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:13.
•New look for DET: Larkin–Rasmussen–Raymond skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 at BUF. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for BUF: Cozens–Peterka–Benson skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 9 shots in 23:33.
•Tage Thompson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:52.
•Logan O'Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:37.

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Montreal Canadiens edge New York Islanders 2–1 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 2–1 in overtime at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:47 together.

•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:17.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:47 together.
•New look for MTL: Laine–Dach–Slafkovský skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Florida Panthers 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Florida Panthers 5–4 in overtime at home. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:38 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 20:23.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:33.
•Blake Lizotte had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:17.

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San Jose Sharks edge Washington Capitals 2–1 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Washington Capitals 2–1 in overtime at WSH. William Eklund (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SJS: Grundstrom–Dellandrea–Sturm skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SJS: Grundstrom–Dellandrea–Sturm skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Connor McMichael (WSH) played 20:48, +4:02 up on his 16:46 season average over 81 games.
•Henry Thrun (SJS) played 14:04, −3:30 down on his 17:34 season average over 59 games.

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Seattle Kraken beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

Seattle Kraken beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at CAR. Jaden Schwartz (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Jarvis skated 13:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:36.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:55.
•Yanni Gourde had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:35.

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Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:43 together.

•Elias Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:20.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:43 together.
•Conor Garland (VAN) played 24:02, +5:27 up on his 18:35 season average over 80 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at WPG. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for WPG: Scheifele–Namestnikov–Connor skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jordan Kyrou had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:14.
•Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:15.
•Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:25.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–0

Calgary Flames beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–0 at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Backlund, Kadri, Coleman, Andersson and Pospisil) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:00 together.

•Mikael Backlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:14.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Backlund, Kadri, Coleman, Andersson and Pospisil) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:00 together.
•New look for CGY: Coleman–Zary–Duehr skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Edmonton Oilers 1–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 1–0 at home. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) played 21:40, +4:56 up on his 16:44 season average over 69 games.

•Ivan Barbashev (VGK) played 21:40, +4:56 up on his 16:44 season average over 69 games.
•Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 24:14, +4:10 up on his 20:04 season average over 81 games.
•Kasperi Kapanen (EDM) played 15:50, +3:58 up on his 11:52 season average over 66 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Rasmus Andersson for CGY vs CBJ, 78.0 mph. Full game report →

Rasmus Andersson (CGY vs CBJ): Point shot, 3 passes, 78.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at PIT	2	2	4	7	2	0	20:23	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at BUF	2	1	3	9	2	2	23:33	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	at WPG	2	0	2	7	0	1	17:14	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs COL	2	0	2	5	1	0	20:52	—
Lucas Raymond DET	at BOS	2	0	2	4	1	0	19:52	—
Jaden Schwartz SEA	at CAR	1	1	2	5	0	1	18:36	—
Dylan Holloway STL	at WPG	1	1	2	4	2	0	17:15	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	1	2	19:17	—
Logan O'Connor COL	at BUF	1	1	2	3	2	0	15:37	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs FLA	1	1	2	2	2	0	17:33	—
Robert Thomas STL	at WPG	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:25	—
Yanni Gourde SEA	at CAR	1	1	2	1	0	2	18:35	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Larkin–Rasmussen–Raymond skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Copp–Fischer–Veleno skated 5:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Cozens–Peterka–Benson skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Laine–Dach–Slafkovský skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Pageau–Wahlstrom–MacLean skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Grundstrom–Dellandrea–Sturm skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Jarvis skated 13:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Scheifele–Namestnikov–Connor skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Coleman–Zary–Duehr skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lomberg–Rooney–Pelletier skated 5:56 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs COL	L	41	5	.878
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs FLA	W	41	4	.902
Ville Husso DET	at BOS	O	35	3	.914
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs VAN	W	32	2	.938
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NYI	W	31	1	.968
Logan Thompson WSH	vs SJS	O	31	2	.935
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs STL	L	31	3	.903
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at MIN	O	29	3	.897
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at WSH	W	28	1	.964
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs SEA	L	28	4	.857
Adin Hill VGK	vs EDM	W	28	0	.1000
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at MTL	O	27	2	.926
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs DET	W	25	2	.920
Joel Hofer STL	at WPG	W	23	1	.957
Scott Wedgewood COL	at BUF	W	22	0	.1000
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at CGY	L	21	2	.905
Joey Daccord SEA	at CAR	W	19	2	.895
Spencer Knight FLA	at PIT	O	16	5	.688
Dan Vladar CGY	vs CBJ	W	16	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner EDM	at VGK	L	16	1	.938
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at BUF	—	8	4	.500

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