NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 5, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

Edmonton Oilers

Detroit Red Wings rout Edmonton Oilers 4–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 4–0 at EDM. Martin Frk (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Gustav Nyquist (DET) played 4:46, −13:15 down on his 18:01 season average over 81 games.

•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:08.
•Martin Frk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:11.
•Gustav Nyquist (DET) played 4:46, −13:15 down on his 18:01 season average over 81 games.

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New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 6–4

New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 6–4 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 5A.

•Mathew Barzal had 5 assists (5 points) on 1 shot in 14:07.
•Nick Leddy had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:08.
•Alexander Kerfoot had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:49.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0 at CHI. Joe Morrow (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Charlie Lindgren (MTL) faced 38 shots and stopped 38 (.1000), +5 against a season average of 32.6; the win.

•Joe Morrow had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:14.
•Charlie Lindgren (MTL) faced 38 shots and stopped 38 (.1000), +5 against a season average of 32.6; the win.
•Joe Morrow (MTL) played 10:14, −6:37 down on his 16:51 season average over 55 games.

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Calgary Flames edge New Jersey Devils 5–4 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 in a shootout at home. Michael Frolik (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Ben Lovejoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:12.
•Michael Frolik had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:06.
•Micheal Ferland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:23.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs COL	0	5	5	1	0	0	14:07	—
Nick Leddy NYI	vs COL	2	1	3	5	1	3	21:08	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	vs COL	2	0	2	3	0	1	14:58	—
Alexander Kerfoot COL	at NYI	2	0	2	3	0	1	20:49	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at NYI	1	1	2	7	0	0	21:21	—
Johnny Boychuk NYI	vs COL	1	1	2	6	2	3	24:34	—
Scott Mayfield NYI	vs COL	1	1	2	3	1	1	15:33	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at NYI	1	1	2	3	1	1	21:36	—
Michael Frolik CGY	vs NJD	1	1	2	3	1	1	20:06	—
Ben Lovejoy NJD	at CGY	1	1	2	3	0	2	20:12	—
Martin Frk DET	at EDM	1	1	2	3	1	0	11:11	—
Anthony Mantha DET	at EDM	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:08	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Abdelkader–Glendening–Larkin skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Nielsen–Helm–Wilson skated 6:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Mitchell–McCarron–de la Rose skated 4:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Charlie Lindgren MTL	at CHI	W	38	0	.1000
Petr Mrazek DET	at EDM	W	36	0	.1000
Cam Talbot EDM	vs DET	L	35	4	.886
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs COL	W	35	4	.886
Corey Crawford CHI	vs MTL	L	35	2	.943
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at CGY	O	34	4	.882
Mike Smith CGY	vs NJD	W	30	4	.867
Jonathan Bernier COL	at NYI	L	28	6	.786

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