NHL Recaps: Monday, Nov 6, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Minnesota Wild

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Minnesota Wild 5–3

Boston Bruins beat Minnesota Wild 5–3 at home. Tim Schaller (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Bergeron–Pastrnak–Bjork skated 12:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tim Schaller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:42.
•Jordan Szwarz had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:00.
•Zdeno Chara had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:48.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (SO)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in a shootout at home. Nazem Kadri (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Kadri, Rielly and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:33 together.

•Nazem Kadri had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:47.
•TOR's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Kadri, Rielly and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:33 together.
•Shea Theodore (VGK) played 13:22, −7:06 down on his 20:28 season average over 60 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3

New York Rangers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYR's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Kreider, Zuccarello, Zibanejad and Buchnevich) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:29 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:00.
•Michael Grabner had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:40.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Kreider, Zuccarello, Zibanejad and Buchnevich) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:29 together.

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Washington Capitals edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in overtime at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 6:51 together.

•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:41.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:40.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 6:51 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at DAL. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 4A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Shore) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:12 together.

•Blake Wheeler had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 22:31.
•Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:30.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:20.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Justin Abdelkader (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for DET: Abdelkader–Tatar–Larkin skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Justin Abdelkader had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:56.
•New look for DET: Abdelkader–Tatar–Larkin skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DET: Wilson–Frk–Athanasiou skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Blake Wheeler WPG	at DAL	0	4	4	4	1	3	22:31	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at DAL	2	1	3	4	0	1	22:30	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs CBJ	0	3	3	1	0	0	19:00	—
Nazem Kadri TOR	vs VGK	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:47	—
Michael Grabner NYR	vs CBJ	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:40	—
Tim Schaller BOS	vs MIN	1	1	2	5	2	0	13:42	—
John Carlson WSH	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	1	1	27:41	—
Kevin Shattenkirk NYR	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	0	1	19:41	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:44	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at DAL	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:20	—
Justin Abdelkader DET	at VAN	0	2	2	4	1	1	15:56	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs ARI	0	2	2	2	0	0	22:40	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Bergeron–Pastrnak–Bjork skated 12:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Ennis–Niederreiter skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Moore–van Riemsdyk–Brown skated 7:02 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 VGK: Leipsic–Bellemare–Nosek skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Abdelkader–Tatar–Larkin skated 8:54 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 DET: Wilson–Frk–Athanasiou skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at WSH	O	40	3	.925
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	W	34	1	.971
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs DET	L	29	3	.897
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs VGK	W	28	3	.893
Jimmy Howard DET	at VAN	W	28	2	.929
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs MIN	W	27	3	.889
Braden Holtby WSH	vs ARI	W	26	2	.923
Maxime Lagace VGK	at TOR	O	25	3	.880
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs CBJ	W	25	3	.880
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at NYR	L	25	4	.840
Ben Bishop DAL	vs WPG	L	25	3	.880
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at BOS	L	24	4	.833
Alex Stalock MIN	at BOS	—	9	0	.1000

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