NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 6, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Washington Capitals

Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at TOR. Nic Dowd (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Holmberg skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:54.
•New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Holmberg skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nic Dowd (WSH) played 11:54, −3:19 down on his 15:13 season average over 81 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Seattle Kraken 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 at home. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SEA: Schwartz–Burakovsky–Beniers skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:57.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:50.
•New look for SEA: Schwartz–Burakovsky–Beniers skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for PIT: Hayes–Acciari–Glass skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artemi Panarin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:52.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:38.
•Alexis Lafrenière had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:58.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Pius Suter (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ivan Provorov (CBJ) played 8:07, −15:26 down on his 23:33 season average over 81 games.

•Pius Suter had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:14.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:51.
•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:25.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at home. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 5:09 together.

•Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:41.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 5:09 together.
•New look for VGK: Stone–Barbashev–Eichel skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at ANA. Marco Rossi (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Foligno, Kaprizov, Boldy and Rossi) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:12 together.

•Marco Rossi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:49.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:46.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Andre Burakovsky for SEA @ NJD, 73.4 mph. Full game report →

Andre Burakovsky (SEA @ NJD): Rush, carried in, 1 pass, 73.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs PIT	2	1	3	3	0	0	20:52	—
Marco Rossi MIN	at ANA	2	1	3	3	0	0	17:17	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at ANA	1	2	3	5	0	0	20:49	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at ANA	1	2	3	4	0	0	17:46	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs PIT	1	2	3	1	2	1	21:38	—
Pius Suter VAN	vs CBJ	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:14	—
Nic Dowd WSH	at TOR	1	1	2	3	1	1	11:54	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	3	0	16:51	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs SEA	1	1	2	1	1	0	17:57	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs SEA	0	2	2	3	0	0	19:50	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs PIT	0	2	2	2	1	1	15:58	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs CBJ	0	2	2	1	0	1	26:25	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Holmberg skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Burakovsky–Beniers skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Dowling–Cotter–Mercer skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hayes–Acciari–Glass skated 4:37 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 →
New look for CBJ: van Riemsdyk–Monahan–Johnson skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (86.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Barbashev–Eichel skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Hertl–Olofsson–Holtz skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Kaprizov–Boldy–Rossi skated 12:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Adin Hill VGK	vs DAL	W	40	2	.950
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at NJD	L	36	3	.917
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at NYR	L	32	4	.875
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs CBJ	W	32	2	.938
John Gibson ANA	vs MIN	L	32	4	.875
Jake Oettinger DAL	at VGK	L	28	3	.893
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at ANA	W	27	1	.963
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs WSH	L	25	2	.920
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PIT	W	22	2	.909
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at TOR	W	21	1	.952
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs SEA	W	19	2	.895
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at VAN	L	16	4	.750

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