NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 12, 2017

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

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Edmonton Oilers

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Edmonton Oilers 2–1 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Edmonton Oilers 2–1 in a shootout at home. Dmitry Orlov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for EDM: Pakarinen–Strome–Khaira skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for EDM: Pakarinen–Strome–Khaira skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mark Letestu (EDM) played 6:16, −6:40 down on his 12:56 season average over 79 games.
•Connor McDavid (EDM) played 27:24, +5:55 up on his 21:29 season average over 81 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–5

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–5 at CHI. Miles Wood (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Miles Wood had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 13:00.
•Jan Rutta had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:59.
•Nico Hischier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:14.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at ANA. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Derek Grant (ANA) played 19:24, +8:26 up on his 10:58 season average over 65 games.

•Derek Grant (ANA) played 19:24, +8:26 up on his 10:58 season average over 65 games.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 31.2; the loss.
•Nikita Kucherov (TBL) played 23:42, +3:56 up on his 19:46 season average over 79 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at LAK. Joel Ward (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Cammalleri, Brown, Kopitar, Martinez and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:47 together.

•LAK's first power-play unit (Cammalleri, Brown, Kopitar, Martinez and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:47 together.
•New look for SJS: Pavelski–Couture–Hertl skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Boedker–Tierney–Labanc skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% 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
Miles Wood NJD	at CHI	3	1	4	7	1	0	13:00	—
Jan Rutta CHI	vs NJD	1	2	3	3	1	2	22:59	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at CHI	1	2	3	1	0	0	13:14	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs NJD	1	1	2	6	0	0	21:54	—
Taylor Hall NJD	at CHI	1	1	2	5	1	4	17:13	—
Andy Greene NJD	at CHI	1	1	2	4	1	1	26:15	—
Nick Schmaltz CHI	vs NJD	0	2	2	2	0	2	22:19	—
Steven Santini NJD	at CHI	0	1	1	1	5	10	24:01	—
Patrick Maroon EDM	at WSH	0	0	0	7	2	0	18:50	—
Brooks Orpik WSH	vs EDM	0	0	0	0	4	4	23:57	—
Sami Vatanen ANA	vs TBL	0	0	0	0	2	6	23:22	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Pakarinen–Strome–Khaira skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Pavelski–Couture–Hertl skated 8:52 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 SJS: Boedker–Tierney–Labanc skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Thornton–Donskoi–Karlsson skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at CHI	W	44	5	.886
John Gibson ANA	vs TBL	L	37	2	.946
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs SJS	L	33	2	.939
Braden Holtby WSH	vs EDM	W	30	1	.967
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at ANA	W	29	1	.966
Martin Jones SJS	at LAK	W	27	1	.963
Corey Crawford CHI	vs NJD	L	25	6	.760
Laurent Brossoit EDM	at WSH	O	19	1	.947
Anton Forsberg CHI	vs NJD	—	13	1	.923

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