NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 30, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Los Angeles Kings

Washington Capitals

Los Angeles Kings beat Washington Capitals 5–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at WSH. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Alec Martinez (LAK) played 17:15, −5:41 down on his 22:56 season average over 76 games.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:06.
•Marian Gaborik had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:03.
•Kurtis MacDermid had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:56.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 at DET. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brendan Gallagher had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:20.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.
•Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:13.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 5–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at NSH. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brock Boeser had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:48.
•Daniel Sedin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:34.
•Henrik Sedin had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:34.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MIN: Cullen–Ennis–Mitchell skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Eric Staal had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:26.
•New look for MIN: Cullen–Ennis–Mitchell skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Stewart–Zucker–Coyle skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at CHI. Mattias Janmark (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Seabrook, Anisimov, Kane, Saad and Schmaltz) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 5:10 together.

•Mattias Janmark had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:04.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:20.
•Radek Faksa had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:47.

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Calgary Flames beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0

Calgary Flames beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0 at home. Mark Jankowski (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Scott Wedgewood (ARI) faced 44 shots and stopped 41 (.932), +15 against a season average of 29.4; the loss.

•Mark Jankowski had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:23.
•Sam Bennett had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:13.
•Scott Wedgewood (ARI) faced 44 shots and stopped 41 (.932), +15 against a season average of 29.4; the loss.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 6–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 6–4 at EDM. Mark Letestu (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TOR won it by committee.

•Mark Letestu had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:01.
•William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 11:02.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:04.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brock Boeser VAN	at NSH	2	1	3	5	1	0	17:48	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	at DET	2	1	3	3	1	0	15:20	—
Daniel Sedin VAN	at NSH	1	2	3	4	1	0	12:34	—
Mark Letestu EDM	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	0	0	14:01	—
William Nylander TOR	at EDM	1	2	3	1	0	0	11:02	—
Henrik Sedin VAN	at NSH	0	3	3	1	0	0	13:34	—
Mark Jankowski CGY	vs ARI	2	0	2	6	0	1	15:23	—
Eric Staal MIN	vs VGK	2	0	2	5	1	1	19:26	—
Mattias Janmark DAL	at CHI	2	0	2	5	0	0	16:04	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs LAK	2	0	2	4	0	0	20:06	—
Loui Eriksson VAN	at NSH	2	0	2	3	0	0	16:48	—
Marian Gaborik LAK	at WSH	2	0	2	2	0	0	15:03	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Cullen–Ennis–Mitchell skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Stewart–Zucker–Coyle skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Eakin–Lindberg–Leipsic skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (32% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Matteau–Bellemare–Nosek skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Perlini–Strome skated 4:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Stepan–Rieder–Keller skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Frederik Andersen TOR	at EDM	W	45	4	.911
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at CGY	L	44	3	.932
Corey Crawford CHI	vs DAL	O	35	4	.886
Laurent Brossoit EDM	vs TOR	L	35	5	.857
Anders Nilsson VAN	at NSH	W	32	3	.906
Carey Price MTL	at DET	W	31	3	.903
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs VAN	L	31	4	.871
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs VGK	W	31	2	.935
Malcolm Subban VGK	at MIN	L	31	3	.903
Jonathan Quick LAK	at WSH	W	29	2	.931
Mike Smith CGY	vs ARI	W	28	0	.1000
Braden Holtby WSH	vs LAK	L	25	3	.880
Jimmy Howard DET	vs MTL	L	25	6	.760
Ben Bishop DAL	at CHI	W	22	3	.864

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