NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 14, 2024

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

Game recaps

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Chicago Blackhawks

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at home. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Donato–Kurashev–Bedard skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:01.
•Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:17.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:40.

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Los Angeles Kings rout New York Rangers 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Rangers 5–1 at NYR. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:42.
•Alex Turcotte had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:07.
•Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:20.

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Minnesota Wild beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Kaprizov–Rossi skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:40.
•New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Kaprizov–Rossi skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Johansson–Hartman–Boldy skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:59.
•Connor Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:33.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:00.

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Ottawa Senators edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime at home. Thomas Chabot (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Marcus Pettersson (PIT) played 6:11, −15:43 down on his 21:54 season average over 77 games.

•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:59.
•Marcus Pettersson (PIT) played 6:11, −15:43 down on his 21:54 season average over 77 games.
•Adam Gaudette (OTT) played 13:46, +3:23 up on his 10:23 season average over 80 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home. Jeff Petry (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:37 together.

•Jeff Petry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:14.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:01.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:37 together.

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Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and McMichael) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:43 together.

•John Carlson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:59.
•Tom Wilson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:38.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:27.

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Final / OT

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Anaheim Ducks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Anaheim Ducks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at CBJ. Alex Killorn (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:59 together.

•Alex Killorn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.
•Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:16.
•Robby Fabbri had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:15.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor, Vilardi and Perfetti) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 6:45 together.

•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:52.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:36.
•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:36.

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Dallas Stars edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in overtime at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:26 together.

•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:53.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:26 together.
•Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +11 against a season average of 26.0; the overtime loss.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +11 against a season average of 27.7; the win.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:26.
•Mikko Rantanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:07.
•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:02.

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Calgary Flames beat Florida Panthers 3–0

Calgary Flames beat Florida Panthers 3–0 at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Reinhart–Luostarinen–Lundell skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:47.
•New look for FLA: Reinhart–Luostarinen–Lundell skated 10:05 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 CGY: Sharangovich–Pelletier–Zary skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:43 together.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 19:11.
•Pavel Zacha had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:12.
•Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:48.

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Utah Mammoth edge San Jose Sharks 4–3

Utah Mammoth beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 at SJS. Clayton Keller (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:52.
•Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:54.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:31.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Seattle Kraken 5–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Seattle Kraken 5–1 at SEA. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Raddysh and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:22 together.

•Brandon Hagel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:41.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:36.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:51.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Declan Carlile for TBL @ SEA, 78.9 mph. Full game report →

Declan Carlile (TBL @ SEA): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-1 at the blue line, 3 passes, 78.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
David Pastrnak BOS	at VAN	1	3	4	1	0	1	19:11	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs NSH	2	1	3	3	0	1	21:26	—
Alex Killorn ANA	at CBJ	2	1	3	2	0	1	17:57	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs VGK	1	2	3	5	0	0	18:59	—
Pavel Zacha BOS	at VAN	1	2	3	2	0	0	19:12	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs NSH	0	3	3	2	1	1	21:07	—
John Carlson WSH	vs BUF	0	3	3	1	0	1	23:59	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	vs NSH	2	0	2	4	1	3	21:02	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	at SEA	2	0	2	3	0	2	20:41	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs PHI	2	0	2	3	0	0	18:40	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs BUF	2	0	2	2	6	1	19:38	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at NYR	1	1	2	6	2	0	17:42	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Donato–Kurashev–Bedard skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Kaprizov–Rossi skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Johansson–Hartman–Boldy skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Tarasenko–Larkin–Raymond skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Kane–Copp–DeBrincat skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Texier–Bolduc skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Reinhart–Luostarinen–Lundell skated 10:05 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 CGY: Sharangovich–Pelletier–Zary skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Rodrigues–Boqvist–Samoskevich skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Garland skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs VGK	W	42	3	.929
John Gibson ANA	at CBJ	W	42	3	.929
Vitek Vanecek SJS	vs UTA	L	40	4	.900
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs NSH	W	39	2	.949
Jordan Binnington STL	at DAL	O	37	2	.946
Adin Hill VGK	at EDM	L	34	6	.824
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at NYR	W	32	1	.969
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs FLA	W	32	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	at OTT	O	31	3	.903
Juuse Saros NSH	at COL	L	31	3	.903
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at WSH	L	30	3	.900
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs TBL	L	30	4	.867
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MTL	W	28	2	.929
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs BOS	L	28	5	.821
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs PIT	W	27	2	.926
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs ANA	O	27	4	.852
Spencer Knight FLA	at CGY	L	27	3	.889
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at WPG	L	26	3	.885
Ville Husso DET	vs TOR	W	25	2	.920
Joseph Woll TOR	at DET	L	25	3	.880
Drew Commesso CHI	at NJD	L	24	4	.833
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs PHI	W	22	1	.955
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at SJS	W	22	3	.864
Jonas Johansson TBL	at SEA	W	22	1	.955
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs LAK	L	21	5	.762
Samuel Ersson PHI	at MIN	L	21	3	.857
Logan Thompson WSH	vs BUF	W	21	2	.905
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at VAN	W	20	1	.950
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs CHI	W	17	1	.941
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs STL	W	16	1	.938
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs LAK	—	11	0	.1000

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