NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Nov 14, 2017

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Buffalo Sabres

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime at home. Patric Hornqvist (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Patric Hornqvist had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:07.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:36.
•Conor Sheary had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:15.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at MTL. Paul Byron (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Foligno–Bjorkstrand–Panarin skated 14:37 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 CBJ: Foligno–Bjorkstrand–Panarin skated 14:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Victor Mete (MTL) played 7:06, −8:40 down on his 15:46 season average over 48 games.
•New look for CBJ: Schroeder–Milano–Hannikainen skated 5:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in a shootout at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA won it by committee.

•Jamie Benn had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:02.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:20.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 28:55.

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Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH won it by committee.

•T.J. Oshie had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:58.
•Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:26.

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Minnesota Wild beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

Minnesota Wild beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Simmonds–Weise–Weal skated 11:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Eric Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:13.
•New look for PHI: Simmonds–Weise–Weal skated 11:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Filppula–Lehtera–Konecny skated 7:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at home. Adam Lowry (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Kempe–Stepan–Perlini skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Adam Lowry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:27.
•New look for ARI: Kempe–Stepan–Perlini skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Dvorak–Fischer–Keller skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Vegas Golden Knights 8–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 8–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:19.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:19.
•Mark Letestu had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:14.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Henrik Sedin (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Martinez, Doughty and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:21 together.

•Henrik Sedin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:25.
•Derrick Pouliot had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:56.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Martinez, Doughty and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:21 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs VGK	2	1	3	2	0	0	17:19	—
Patric Hornqvist PIT	vs BUF	1	2	3	5	5	0	16:07	—
Sam Reinhart BUF	at PIT	1	2	3	4	1	2	18:36	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at FLA	2	0	2	7	3	0	21:02	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs DAL	2	0	2	6	1	0	22:20	—
Conor Sheary PIT	vs BUF	2	0	2	4	0	0	14:15	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	at NSH	2	0	2	2	0	2	16:28	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs VGK	2	0	2	2	1	0	15:19	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs BUF	1	1	2	5	1	0	23:34	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at PIT	1	1	2	5	1	0	22:10	—
Mattias Ekholm NSH	vs WSH	1	1	2	4	0	1	21:26	—
Kevin Fiala NSH	vs WSH	1	1	2	4	0	1	14:58	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Foligno–Bjorkstrand–Panarin skated 14:37 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 CBJ: Schroeder–Milano–Hannikainen skated 5:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Byron–Galchenyuk–Drouin skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Simmonds–Weise–Weal skated 11:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Filppula–Lehtera–Konecny skated 7:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kempe–Stepan–Perlini skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Dvorak–Fischer–Keller skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Rieder–Cousins–Domi skated 7:40 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Robin Lehner BUF	at PIT	O	45	5	.889
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs DAL	W	43	3	.930
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs ARI	W	34	1	.971
Matt Murray PIT	vs BUF	W	32	4	.875
Anders Nilsson VAN	at LAK	W	32	2	.938
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs PHI	W	30	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at MTL	W	29	1	.966
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at FLA	O	29	3	.897
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs WSH	W	29	3	.897
Maxime Lagace VGK	at EDM	L	29	7	.759
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VAN	L	27	3	.889
Charlie Lindgren MTL	vs CBJ	O	25	2	.920
Braden Holtby WSH	at NSH	L	25	6	.760
Cam Talbot EDM	vs VGK	W	24	2	.917
Brian Elliott PHI	at MIN	L	18	1	.944
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at WPG	—	17	1	.941
Antti Raanta ARI	at WPG	L	13	3	.769
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at NSH	—	6	0	.1000
Dylan Ferguson VGK	at EDM	—	2	1	.500

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