NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Nashville Predators

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:34 together.

•Mitch Marner had 3 assists (3 points) in 22:34.
•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:11.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:34 together.

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Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:12.
•Morgan Geekie had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:27.
•Connor Murphy had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:03.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at ANA. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Barbashev–Olofsson–Eichel skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Shea Theodore had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:34.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:03.
•Tomas Hertl had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:16.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at home. Warren Foegele (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Joel Edmundson (LAK) played 17:36, −3:02 down on his 20:38 season average over 72 games.

•Tanner Jeannot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:29.
•Warren Foegele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:03.
•Joel Edmundson (LAK) played 17:36, −3:02 down on his 20:38 season average over 72 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Morgan Geekie for BOS @ CHI, 81.2 mph. Full game report →

Morgan Geekie (BOS @ CHI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 1 pass, 81.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mitch Marner TOR	vs NSH	0	3	3	0	2	1	22:34	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs NSH	2	0	2	7	0	4	20:11	—
Shea Theodore VGK	at ANA	2	0	2	5	0	1	23:34	—
Morgan Geekie BOS	at CHI	2	0	2	4	0	0	12:27	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at CHI	2	0	2	3	0	1	18:12	—
Warren Foegele LAK	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	1	2	17:03	—
Tanner Jeannot LAK	vs DAL	1	1	2	1	3	1	12:29	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at ANA	0	2	2	5	0	0	19:03	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at CHI	0	2	2	3	0	0	20:20	—
Victor Olofsson VGK	at ANA	0	2	2	3	0	0	15:50	—
Connor Murphy CHI	vs BOS	0	2	2	2	1	3	21:03	—
Justin Brazeau BOS	at CHI	0	2	2	2	3	0	13:13	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Novak–Evangelista–Svechkov skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Reaves–Dewar–Grebenkin skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Barbashev–Olofsson–Eichel skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	vs VGK	L	32	3	.906
Juuse Saros NSH	at TOR	L	28	3	.893
David Rittich LAK	vs DAL	W	28	2	.929
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs BOS	L	27	4	.852
Joseph Woll TOR	vs NSH	W	24	2	.917
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at CHI	W	22	2	.909
Ilya Samsonov VGK	at ANA	W	20	1	.950
Jake Oettinger DAL	at LAK	L	17	3	.824

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