NHL Recaps: Saturday, Dec 28, 2024

11 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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Montreal Canadiens

Florida Panthers

Montreal Canadiens rout Florida Panthers 4–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 4–0 at FLA. Kirby Dach (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for FLA: Boqvist–Luostarinen–Lundell skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kirby Dach had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:02.
•Alex Newhook had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:52.
•New look for FLA: Boqvist–Luostarinen–Lundell skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat Vancouver Canucks 5–4 in overtime at VAN. Vince Dunn (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Vince Dunn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:26.
•Brock Boeser had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:15.
•Jaden Schwartz had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:17.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at ANA. Noah Cates (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Matvei Michkov (PHI) played 9:01, −7:46 down on his 16:47 season average over 79 games.

•Matvei Michkov (PHI) played 9:01, −7:46 down on his 16:47 season average over 79 games.
•Noah Cates (PHI) played 19:42, +3:52 up on his 15:50 season average over 77 games.
•Samuel Ersson (PHI) faced 33 shots and stopped 32 (.970), +8 against a season average of 24.7; the win.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at home. Quinton Byfield (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:47 together.

•Quinton Byfield had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:43.
•Warren Foegele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:37.
•Jordan Spence had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:20.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 at home. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Damon Severson (CBJ) played 11:40, −7:30 down on his 19:10 season average over 69 games.

•Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:18.
•Damon Severson (CBJ) played 11:40, −7:30 down on his 19:10 season average over 69 games.
•New look for BOS: Frederic–Brazeau–Lysell skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at TOR. Jakob Chychrun (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:19 together.

•Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:49.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:00.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:19 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout New York Rangers 6–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers 6–2 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:12.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:55.
•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:59.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Jack Roslovic (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jake Allen (NJD) faced 40 shots and stopped 36 (.900), +14 against a season average of 26.4; the loss.

•Jack Roslovic had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:26.
•Seth Jarvis had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:16.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:40.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 4–2 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:39 together.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 14:20.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:34.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:09.

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New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at home. Casey Cizikas (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Letang, Rakell, Grzelcyk and Bunting) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:39 together.

•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:45.
•Casey Cizikas had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:13.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:37.

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Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at SJS. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 3A. SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Granlund, Wennberg, Zetterlund and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:36 together.

•Nazem Kadri had 3 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:01.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:49.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Granlund, Wennberg, Zetterlund and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:36 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jakob Chychrun for WSH @ TOR, 84.2 mph. Full game report →

Jakob Chychrun (WSH @ TOR): Cycle, 4 passes, 84.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Quinton Byfield LAK	vs EDM	2	1	3	5	2	0	20:43	—
Vince Dunn SEA	at VAN	2	1	3	2	0	2	22:26	—
Jack Roslovic CAR	vs NJD	2	1	3	2	0	0	15:26	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs OTT	1	2	3	6	0	1	14:20	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs NYR	1	2	3	5	0	1	19:55	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs NYR	1	2	3	3	0	1	19:12	—
Warren Foegele LAK	vs EDM	1	2	3	1	2	2	16:37	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	at SJS	0	3	3	7	0	0	18:01	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs NJD	0	3	3	3	1	0	21:16	—
Jaden Schwartz SEA	at VAN	2	0	2	7	1	0	21:17	—
Kirby Dach MTL	at FLA	2	0	2	3	1	2	16:02	—
Jonathan Huberdeau CGY	at SJS	2	0	2	3	0	0	18:49	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Boqvist–Luostarinen–Lundell skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Nosek–Greer–Samoskevich skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Arvidsson–Podkolzin skated 12:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (74.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Frederic–Brazeau–Lysell skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Kastelic–Koepke–McLaughlin skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Wilson–Dubois–McMichael skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Cizikas–Horvat–Holmstrom skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Toffoli–Granlund–Kostin skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NYR	W	44	2	.955
Jake Allen NJD	at CAR	L	40	4	.900
Logan Thompson WSH	at TOR	W	37	2	.946
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs OTT	W	35	2	.943
Jakub Dobes MTL	at FLA	W	34	0	.1000
Samuel Ersson PHI	at ANA	W	33	1	.970
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NYI	L	33	5	.879
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs CGY	L	32	2	.938
Matt Murray TOR	vs WSH	L	31	4	.871
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs SEA	O	29	5	.828
Stuart Skinner EDM	at LAK	O	29	4	.862
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at BOS	L	28	4	.857
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs EDM	W	27	3	.889
Spencer Knight FLA	vs MTL	L	25	4	.840
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs PIT	W	25	3	.880
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs PHI	L	24	2	.917
Dustin Tokarski CAR	vs NJD	W	23	2	.913
Mads Sogaard OTT	at WPG	L	23	4	.826
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at VAN	W	22	4	.818
Dustin Wolf CGY	at SJS	W	22	1	.955
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs CBJ	W	18	0	.1000
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at TBL	L	13	5	.615
Jonathan Quick NYR	at TBL	—	12	1	.917

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