NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 18, 2017

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

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Calgary Flames

Philadelphia Flyers

Calgary Flames edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in overtime at PHI. Sean Monahan (CGY) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Sean Monahan had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:18.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:02.
•Ivan Provorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:28.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Anthony Duclair (ARI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Nick Cousins (ARI) played 5:38, −7:19 down on his 12:57 season average over 70 games.

•Anthony Duclair had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:36.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:15.
•Nick Cousins (ARI) played 5:38, −7:19 down on his 12:57 season average over 70 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3

Dallas Stars beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DAL won it by committee.

•Antoine Roussel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 7:14.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:18.
•Drake Caggiula had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:45.

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Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Mathieu Perreault (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:16.
•Mathieu Perreault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:11.
•Matt Hendricks had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:20.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Florida Panthers 4–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Florida Panthers 4–0 at home. Tyler Toffoli (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Radim Vrbata (FLA) played 0:12, −13:01 down on his 13:13 season average over 41 games.

•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 12:58.
•Radim Vrbata (FLA) played 0:12, −13:01 down on his 13:13 season average over 41 games.
•Drew Doughty (LAK) played 22:05, −4:49 down on his 26:54 season average over 81 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at BUF. Marcus Kruger (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Pominville–Pouliot–O'Reilly skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Marcus Kruger had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:17.
•New look for BUF: Pominville–Pouliot–O'Reilly skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Griffith skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Montreal Canadiens 6–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 6–0 at MTL. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Pacioretty–Galchenyuk–Drouin skated 13:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:54.
•Dominic Moore had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:51.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:37.

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New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3

New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 at TBL. John Tavares (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•John Tavares had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:47.
•Josh Bailey had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:16.
•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:34.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at PIT. Artem Anisimov (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Keith, Toews, Panik, Forsling and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:08 together.

•CHI's first power-play unit (Keith, Toews, Panik, Forsling and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:08 together.
•Matt Murray (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.
•Corey Crawford (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +6 against a season average of 30.1; the win.

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Washington Capitals beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:13 together.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:52.
•T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:13 together.

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Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Craig Smith (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Andrei Mironov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:46.
•Craig Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:23.
•Alexander Kerfoot had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:18.

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St. Louis Blues edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime at VAN. Paul Stastny (STL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for VAN: Dorsett–Gagner–Sutter skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Paul Stastny had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:47.
•Sven Baertschi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:19.
•Loui Eriksson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:58.

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Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at SJS. Jake DeBrusk (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Anton Khudobin (BOS) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +9 against a season average of 28.3; the win.

•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:49.
•Anton Khudobin (BOS) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +9 against a season average of 28.3; the win.
•Kevan Miller (BOS) played 24:21, +4:58 up on his 19:23 season average over 67 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sean Monahan CGY	at PHI	3	1	4	5	0	0	19:18	—
Anthony Duclair ARI	at OTT	3	0	3	5	3	1	16:36	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at PHI	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:02	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at DAL	1	2	3	3	0	2	18:18	—
Antoine Roussel DAL	vs EDM	1	2	3	2	0	1	7:14	—
John Tavares NYI	at TBL	1	2	3	1	1	0	18:47	—
Josh Bailey NYI	at TBL	0	3	3	1	0	0	18:16	—
Paul Stastny STL	at VAN	0	3	3	1	0	0	18:47	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	vs NYI	2	0	2	4	0	1	17:23	—
Anders Lee NYI	at TBL	2	0	2	3	1	1	17:34	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at MTL	2	0	2	3	0	1	16:54	—
Drake Caggiula EDM	at DAL	2	0	2	2	2	2	12:45	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: McGinn–Bjugstad–Hunt skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Jokinen–Dowd–Brodzinski skated 7:57 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 BUF: Pominville–Pouliot–O'Reilly skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Griffith skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Kruger–Nordstrom–Di Giuseppe skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Pacioretty–Galchenyuk–Drouin skated 13:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Dorsett–Gagner–Sutter skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Ward–O'Regan–Meier skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Stalock MIN	at WSH	L	43	3	.930
Mike Smith CGY	at PHI	W	39	4	.897
Thomas Greiss NYI	at TBL	W	39	3	.923
Matt Murray PIT	vs CHI	L	38	2	.947
Anton Khudobin BOS	at SJS	W	37	1	.973
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NJD	W	36	2	.944
Corey Crawford CHI	at PIT	W	36	1	.972
Frederik Andersen TOR	at MTL	W	33	0	.1000
Antti Raanta ARI	at OTT	W	32	2	.938
Chad Johnson BUF	vs CAR	L	32	2	.938
Brian Elliott PHI	vs CGY	O	31	5	.839
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NYI	L	31	4	.871
Braden Holtby WSH	vs MIN	W	31	1	.968
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs COL	W	31	2	.935
Anders Nilsson VAN	vs STL	O	31	4	.871
Mike Condon OTT	vs ARI	O	28	3	.893
Charlie Lindgren MTL	vs TOR	L	27	5	.815
Scott Darling CAR	at BUF	W	25	1	.960
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs FLA	W	24	0	.1000
Semyon Varlamov COL	at NSH	L	24	5	.792
Jake Allen STL	at VAN	W	23	3	.870
Cory Schneider NJD	at WPG	L	22	5	.773
Cam Talbot EDM	at DAL	L	21	6	.714
Aaron Dell SJS	vs BOS	L	20	3	.850
James Reimer FLA	at LAK	L	19	3	.842
Ben Bishop DAL	vs EDM	W	18	0	.1000
Kari Lehtonen DAL	vs EDM	—	12	3	.750
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at WPG	—	12	0	.1000
Antti Niemi MTL	vs TOR	—	4	1	.750

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