NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 5, 2024

9 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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Winnipeg Jets

Buffalo Sabres

Winnipeg Jets edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime at BUF. Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, Cozens and Power) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:48 together.

•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:52.
•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 29:54.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:49.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Nashville Predators 3–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Nashville Predators 3–0 at home. Jake Evans (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 9 attempts in 3:49 together.

•Jake Evans had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:15.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:49 together.
•New look for NSH: Stamkos–Nyquist–Forsberg skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at home. Josh Norris (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DET: Kane–Compher–DeBrincat skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Josh Norris had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:53.
•Drake Batherson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.
•New look for DET: Kane–Compher–DeBrincat skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout San Jose Sharks 8–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks 8–1 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Brayden Point had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 15:38.
•Brandon Hagel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:17.
•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:38.

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Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–5

Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–5 at PHI. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 4A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart and Tkachuk) scored 3 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 4:00 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 17:57.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:50.
•Matvei Michkov had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:21.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 19:47.
•Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:25.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:48.

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Seattle Kraken beat New York Islanders 5–2

Seattle Kraken beat New York Islanders 5–2 at NYI. Vince Dunn (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SEA's first power-play unit (Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, McCann, Dunn and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:55 together.

•Vince Dunn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:08.
•Adam Larsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:42.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, McCann, Dunn and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:55 together.

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St. Louis Blues edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at CGY. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Weegar, Sharangovich, Zary and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:10 together.

•Robert Thomas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:29.
•MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:16.
•Philip Broberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:51.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Connor McDavid had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 20:36.
•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:14.
•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:05.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Eric Robinson for CAR vs COL, 73.3 mph. Full game report →

Eric Robinson (CAR vs COL): Deflection, 2 passes, 73.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at PHI	1	4	5	4	2	0	17:57	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs COL	1	3	4	4	2	0	19:47	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs SJS	0	4	4	2	0	1	15:38	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs CBJ	0	4	4	1	0	0	20:36	—
Robert Thomas STL	at CGY	1	2	3	4	1	3	23:29	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at PHI	1	2	3	4	2	1	23:50	—
Vince Dunn SEA	at NYI	1	2	3	2	1	1	20:08	—
Adam Larsson SEA	at NYI	0	3	3	1	2	4	21:42	—
Matvei Michkov PHI	vs FLA	0	3	3	1	0	1	14:21	—
Josh Norris OTT	vs DET	2	0	2	5	2	1	18:53	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs CBJ	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:05	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs SJS	2	0	2	3	1	3	20:17	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Stamkos–Nyquist–Forsberg skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Sissons–McCarron–Smith skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Kane–Compher–DeBrincat skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Giroux–Greig–Stützle skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Motte–Copp–Fischer skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Pageau–Wahlstrom–Tsyplakov skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Cizikas–Fasching–MacLean skated 4:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jordan Binnington STL	at CGY	W	39	3	.923
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at EDM	L	36	6	.833
Spencer Knight FLA	at PHI	W	34	5	.853
Scott Wedgewood COL	at CAR	L	34	4	.882
Ville Husso DET	at OTT	L	32	2	.938
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs WPG	O	31	3	.903
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at BUF	W	30	2	.933
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NSH	W	29	0	.1000
Justus Annunen NSH	at MTL	L	29	2	.931
Joey Daccord SEA	at NYI	W	29	2	.931
Dan Vladar CGY	vs STL	O	24	4	.833
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at TBL	—	23	3	.870
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs CBJ	W	22	3	.864
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs SJS	W	21	1	.952
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs DET	W	20	1	.950
Aleksei Kolosov PHI	vs FLA	L	20	4	.800
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs COL	W	19	3	.842
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs SEA	L	13	4	.692
Vitek Vanecek SJS	at TBL	L	12	5	.583
Marcus Hogberg NYI	vs SEA	—	11	0	.1000
Ivan Fedotov PHI	vs FLA	—	7	2	.714

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