NHL Recaps: Monday, Nov 20, 2017

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

Game recaps

Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at BUF. Markus Nutivaara (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Pominville–Girgensons–Eichel skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Markus Nutivaara had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:07.
•New look for BUF: Pominville–Girgensons–Eichel skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: O'Reilly–Kane–Reinhart skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at TOR. Max Domi (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Perlini, Fischer and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:22 together.

•Max Domi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:22.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:47.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Perlini, Fischer and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:22 together.

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Calgary Flames beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Calgary Flames beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at WSH. Sean Monahan (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:03.
•Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:11.
•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:20.

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Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3

Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3 at home. Mathieu Perreault (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH won it by committee.

•Mathieu Perreault had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:00.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:06.
•Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:05.

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New Jersey Devils edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime at MIN. Mikael Granlund (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Suter, Spurgeon, Granlund and Niederreiter) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 3:38 together.

•Mikael Granlund had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:57.
•Adam Henrique had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.
•Mikko Koivu had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:11.

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Anaheim Ducks edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in a shootout at SJS. Joonas Donskoi (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Donskoi, Hertl and O'Regan) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:27 together.

•Joonas Donskoi had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:53.
•Corey Perry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:09.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:40.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikael Granlund MIN	vs NJD	2	1	3	6	0	0	21:57	—
Adam Henrique NJD	at MIN	1	2	3	2	1	2	16:59	—
Joonas Donskoi SJS	vs ANA	2	0	2	4	0	1	16:53	—
Mathieu Perreault WPG	at NSH	2	0	2	4	0	0	13:00	—
Sean Monahan CGY	at WSH	1	1	2	6	0	0	21:20	—
Rickard Rakell ANA	at SJS	1	1	2	5	1	1	20:40	—
Max Domi ARI	at TOR	1	1	2	4	2	0	17:22	—
Corey Perry ANA	at SJS	1	1	2	4	2	0	18:09	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at WSH	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:03	—
Tyler Myers WPG	at NSH	1	1	2	3	2	2	20:35	—
Kevin Fiala NSH	vs WPG	1	1	2	3	0	2	16:06	—
Ryan Johansen NSH	vs WPG	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:22	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Pominville–Girgensons–Eichel skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: O'Reilly–Kane–Reinhart skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Anderson–Panarin–Dubois skated 12:07 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 BUF: Nolan–Griffith–Criscuolo skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Henrique–Gibbons–Coleman skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Reto Berra ANA	at SJS	W	42	2	.952
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CGY	L	39	4	.897
Cory Schneider NJD	at MIN	W	36	3	.917
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs WPG	W	35	3	.914
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at BUF	W	32	2	.938
Mike Smith CGY	at WSH	W	30	1	.967
Martin Jones SJS	vs ANA	O	30	2	.933
Robin Lehner BUF	vs CBJ	L	29	3	.897
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs ARI	L	29	2	.931
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NSH	L	29	5	.828
Antti Raanta ARI	at TOR	W	28	1	.964
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs NJD	O	25	4	.840

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