NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 19, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

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St. Louis Blues

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning beat St. Louis Blues 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for STL: Schenn–Kyrou–Holloway skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:51.
•New look for STL: Schenn–Kyrou–Holloway skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Joseph–Texier–Bolduc skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at home. Sean Monahan (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:09 together.

•Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:21.
•Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 26:26.
•Kirill Marchenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:32.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Philadelphia Flyers 7–3

Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–3 at PHI. Tyson Foerster (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK won it by committee.

•Tyson Foerster had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:01.
•Anze Kopitar had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:20.
•Kevin Fiala had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:56.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Nashville Predators 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 5–4 in overtime at NSH. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Bryan Rust had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:57.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.
•Brady Skjei had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:51.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Seattle Kraken 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Seattle Kraken 3–1 at home. Ilya Mikheyev (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SEA: Schwartz–Stephenson–Burakovsky skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ilya Mikheyev had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:10.
•Teuvo Teravainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:38.
•New look for SEA: Schwartz–Stephenson–Burakovsky skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at CGY. Matt Coronato (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Weegar, Sharangovich, Zary and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:52 together.

•Matt Coronato had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:18.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Weegar, Sharangovich, Zary and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:52 together.
•Jakob Pelletier (CGY) played 16:31, +5:04 up on his 11:27 season average over 48 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for EDM: Henrique–Brown–Arvidsson skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 24:43.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:05.
•New look for EDM: Henrique–Brown–Arvidsson skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at home. Brett Howden (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Stone–Eichel–Dorofeyev skated 14:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:59.
•New look for VGK: Stone–Eichel–Dorofeyev skated 14:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Blueger–Heinen–Sherwood skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Joel Kiviranta (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen, Colton and Makar) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 4:09 together.

•Joel Kiviranta had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:37.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 30:57.
•Luke Kunin had 2 assists (2 points) in 10:39.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Quinton Byfield for LAK @ PHI, 70.7 mph. Full game report →

Quinton Byfield (LAK @ PHI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 70.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bryan Rust PIT	at NSH	2	2	4	5	0	1	20:57	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at NSH	1	3	4	2	1	1	17:24	—
Tyson Foerster PHI	vs LAK	2	1	3	5	1	0	17:01	—
Sean Monahan CBJ	vs NJD	2	1	3	3	0	1	19:21	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs BOS	0	3	3	6	1	0	24:43	—
Ilya Mikheyev CHI	vs SEA	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:10	—
Joel Kiviranta COL	at SJS	2	0	2	3	2	0	13:37	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	at PHI	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:56	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at PHI	2	0	2	2	0	0	18:20	—
Luke Hughes NJD	at CBJ	1	1	2	6	0	1	26:26	—
Erik Karlsson PIT	at NSH	1	1	2	4	0	1	20:49	—
Brady Skjei NSH	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	0	2	22:51	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Schenn–Kyrou–Holloway skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Joseph–Texier–Bolduc skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Saad–Walker–Toropchenko skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Stephenson–Burakovsky skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gourde–Sprong–Tanev skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: McCann–Kakko–Beniers skated 7:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Henrique–Brown–Arvidsson skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Coyle–Frederic–Wahlstrom skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Kastelic–Beecher–McLaughlin skated 4:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Eichel–Dorofeyev skated 14:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Blueger–Heinen–Sherwood skated 9:07 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: DeBrusk–Pettersson–Karlsson skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Di Giuseppe–Boeser skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs NJD	W	42	2	.952
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at SJS	W	34	2	.941
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs STL	W	32	1	.969
Linus Ullmark OTT	at CGY	W	32	2	.938
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	vs COL	L	31	4	.871
Dan Vladar CGY	vs OTT	O	29	3	.897
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs SEA	W	27	1	.963
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at PHI	W	26	3	.885
Aleksei Kolosov PHI	vs LAK	L	26	6	.769
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NSH	W	26	4	.846
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs BOS	W	26	2	.923
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at EDM	O	26	3	.885
Joey Daccord SEA	at CHI	L	24	3	.875
Juuse Saros NSH	vs PIT	O	20	5	.750
Adin Hill VGK	vs VAN	W	20	1	.950
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at VGK	L	20	2	.900
Jake Allen NJD	at CBJ	L	19	3	.842
Jordan Binnington STL	at TBL	L	11	3	.727
Joel Hofer STL	at TBL	—	7	0	.1000

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