NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 27, 2024

8 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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Chicago Blackhawks

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout Chicago Blackhawks 6–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 at home. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for CHI: Maroon–Kurashev–Reichel skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Tuch had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:26.
•Dylan Cozens had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:56.
•Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:48.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 4:31 together.

•Mitch Marner had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:25.
•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:02.
•DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 4:31 together.

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New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at home. Brent Burns (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jack Hughes (NJD) played 16:56, −4:02 down on his 20:58 season average over 61 games.

•Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:38.
•Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:58.
•Jack Hughes (NJD) played 16:56, −4:02 down on his 20:58 season average over 61 games.

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Boston Bruins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Boston Bruins 6–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Boston Bruins 6–2 at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 4A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 2:59 together.

•Zach Werenski had 4 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 21:19.
•Dmitri Voronkov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:32.
•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:32.

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St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 7–4

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 7–4 at home. Cam Fowler (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Cam Fowler had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:48.
•Robert Thomas had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:26.

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Minnesota Wild edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at DAL. Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Boldy–Rossi skated 15:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:36.
•Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:58.
•New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Boldy–Rossi skated 15:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Utah Mammoth 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Utah Mammoth 4–1 at UTA. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:18 together.

•Artturi Lehkonen had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:48.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:08.
•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:18 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 6–3 at SJS. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Alex Pietrangelo had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:21.
•Brayden McNabb had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:25.
•Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:16.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Robert Thomas for STL vs NSH, 79.5 mph. Full game report →

Robert Thomas (STL vs NSH): Cycle, 3 passes, 79.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs BOS	0	4	4	6	0	2	21:19	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at DET	3	0	3	5	1	0	19:25	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	at UTA	3	0	3	4	3	1	18:48	—
Alex Tuch BUF	vs CHI	3	0	3	3	0	0	16:26	—
Dmitri Voronkov CBJ	vs BOS	2	1	3	5	0	0	18:32	—
Cam Fowler STL	vs NSH	1	2	3	4	0	6	21:48	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs BOS	1	2	3	3	1	1	20:32	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at UTA	0	3	3	4	0	0	19:08	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	at SJS	0	3	3	3	0	4	21:21	—
Robert Thomas STL	vs NSH	2	0	2	4	0	1	19:50	—
Sean Monahan CBJ	vs BOS	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:24	—
Jack Quinn BUF	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	1	0	14:48	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Maroon–Kurashev–Reichel skated 10:11 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 TOR: Nylander–Holmberg–Knies skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (13.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Boldy–Rossi skated 15:03 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 MIN: Johansson–Hartman–Gaudreau skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at UTA	W	35	1	.971
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs COL	L	35	2	.943
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	vs VGK	L	35	5	.857
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at CBJ	L	33	6	.818
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs CAR	W	31	2	.935
Joel Hofer STL	vs NSH	W	30	4	.867
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at DAL	W	29	2	.931
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs BOS	W	26	2	.923
Joseph Woll TOR	at DET	W	25	2	.920
Adin Hill VGK	at SJS	W	25	3	.880
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at BUF	—	24	2	.917
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at NJD	L	23	4	.826
Cam Talbot DET	vs TOR	L	21	5	.762
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs MIN	O	18	3	.833
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs CHI	W	17	2	.882
Juuse Saros NSH	at STL	L	16	5	.688
Justus Annunen NSH	at STL	—	13	1	.923
Petr Mrazek CHI	at BUF	L	11	4	.636
Alex Lyon DET	vs TOR	—	2	0	.1000

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