NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 17, 2017

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 2–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 2–0 at home. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Bjorkstrand, Jones and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:47 together.

•CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Bjorkstrand, Jones and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:47 together.
•Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +10 against a season average of 32.3; the loss.
•New look for CBJ: Foligno–Anderson–Panarin skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Justin Abdelkader (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Nolan–Girgensons–Criscuolo skated 4:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Justin Abdelkader had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:21.
•New look for BUF: Nolan–Girgensons–Criscuolo skated 4:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Pominville–Larsson–Griffith skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% 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
Justin Abdelkader DET	vs BUF	0	2	2	0	1	0	17:21	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs NYR	0	0	0	7	0	0	20:44	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Foligno–Anderson–Panarin skated 8:59 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 BUF: Nolan–Girgensons–Criscuolo skated 4:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Pominville–Larsson–Griffith skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at CBJ	L	42	2	.952
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs NYR	W	36	0	.1000
Robin Lehner BUF	at DET	L	33	3	.909
Jimmy Howard DET	vs BUF	W	20	1	.950

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