NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 9, 2024

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

Buffalo Sabres

Detroit Red Wings edge Buffalo Sabres 6–5 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 6–5 in a shootout at BUF. Jason Zucker (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET won it by committee.

•Jason Zucker had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:54.
•Andrew Copp had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:01.
•Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:39.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge New York Rangers 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 2–1 at NYR. Taylor Hall (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Foligno–Teravainen–Dickinson skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:11.
•New look for CHI: Foligno–Teravainen–Dickinson skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Kurashev–Mikheyev–Bedard skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Troy Terry (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Killorn, Strome, Vatrano, Terry and Zellweger) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:31 together.

•Troy Terry had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:51.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:50.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Killorn, Strome, Vatrano, Terry and Zellweger) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:31 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Moritz Seider for DET @ BUF, 68.2 mph. Full game report →

Moritz Seider (DET @ BUF): Cycle, 3 passes, 68.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Zucker BUF	vs DET	2	1	3	4	2	0	15:54	—
Troy Terry ANA	at MTL	2	0	2	6	0	0	24:51	—
Andrew Copp DET	at BUF	2	0	2	3	0	1	14:01	—
Moritz Seider DET	at BUF	1	1	2	3	3	0	27:07	—
Lucas Raymond DET	at BUF	1	1	2	3	0	2	22:39	—
Patrik Laine MTL	vs ANA	1	1	2	2	0	0	13:50	—
Taylor Hall CHI	at NYR	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:11	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at BUF	0	2	2	5	0	1	22:23	—
Peyton Krebs BUF	vs DET	0	2	2	1	3	0	16:14	—
Ryan McLeod BUF	vs DET	0	2	2	1	1	0	17:13	—
J.T. Compher DET	at BUF	0	2	2	1	0	0	18:40	—
Will Cuylle NYR	vs CHI	1	0	1	3	8	1	14:00	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Foligno–Teravainen–Dickinson skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kurashev–Mikheyev–Bedard skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Maroon–Anderson–Reichel skated 5:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Carrick–Edstrom–Berard skated 5:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Leason–McTavish skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs CHI	L	32	2	.938
James Reimer BUF	vs DET	O	31	5	.839
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at NYR	W	30	1	.967
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs ANA	W	29	2	.931
Lukas Dostal ANA	at MTL	O	21	2	.905
Sebastian Cossa DET	at BUF	W	14	2	.857
Ville Husso DET	at BUF	—	7	3	.571

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