NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 16, 2024

3 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

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:05 together.

•Roope Hintz had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:06.
•Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:21.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:05 together.

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

Florida Panthers edge Edmonton Oilers 6–5

Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers 6–5 at EDM. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA won it by committee.

•Connor McDavid had 3 assists (3 points) in 23:00.
•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:01.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:34.

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

Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. Kiefer Sherwood (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Pettersson–Sasson skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kiefer Sherwood had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 12:45.
•New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Pettersson–Sasson skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Blueger–Joshua–Hoglander skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Leon Draisaitl for EDM vs FLA, 73.4 mph. Full game report →

Leon Draisaitl (EDM vs FLA): Cycle, 4 passes, 73.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	vs COL	3	0	3	7	3	1	12:45	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs FLA	0	3	3	0	0	0	23:00	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs FLA	2	0	2	6	0	0	18:01	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs WSH	2	0	2	2	0	1	14:06	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at EDM	1	1	2	4	3	2	21:34	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	1	0	20:28	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at EDM	1	1	2	2	3	1	22:28	—
Niko Mikkola FLA	at EDM	1	1	2	2	3	1	19:06	—
Anton Lundell FLA	at EDM	0	2	2	1	1	2	18:05	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs WSH	0	2	2	1	1	0	13:21	—
Eetu Luostarinen FLA	at EDM	0	1	1	0	6	2	17:35	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Pettersson–Sasson skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Blueger–Joshua–Hoglander skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Heinen–Suter–Sherwood skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs COL	W	31	1	.968
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at EDM	W	30	5	.833
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs FLA	L	28	6	.786
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WSH	W	26	1	.962
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at DAL	L	24	3	.875
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at VAN	L	24	2	.917

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.