NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 3, 2018

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

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Ottawa Senators

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout Ottawa Senators 9–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 9–2 at home. Jason Pominville (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jason Pominville had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:43.
•Jeff Skinner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:11.
•Jack Eichel had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:50.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at MTL. Anton Stralman (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Anton Stralman (TBL) played 25:51, +5:27 up on his 20:24 season average over 46 games.

•Anton Stralman had 3 assists (3 points) in 25:51.
•Steven Stamkos had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:46.
•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:26.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 at DET. Kyle Brodziak (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jonathan Bernier (DET) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +13 against a season average of 29.3; the loss.

•Kyle Brodziak had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:05.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:12.
•Gustav Nyquist had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:28.

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New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at home. Josh Bailey (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:09 together.

•Josh Bailey had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:53.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:09 together.
•New look for NJD: Boyle–Gabriel–Dea skated 5:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 at PIT. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PIT: Cullen–Grant–Sprong skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Morgan Rielly had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:09.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:26.
•Kasperi Kapanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:17.

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Dallas Stars edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at WSH. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:37 together.

•Jason Spezza had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:37.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:37 together.

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Minnesota Wild rout St. Louis Blues 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 5–1 at STL. Nick Seeler (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jake Allen (STL) faced 45 shots and stopped 40 (.889), +17 against a season average of 27.8; the loss.

•Nick Seeler had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:14.
•Eric Fehr had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:19.
•Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:39.

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Nashville Predators edge Boston Bruins 1–0

Nashville Predators beat Boston Bruins 1–0 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Fiala skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Fiala skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jaroslav Halak (BOS) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +11 against a season average of 28.9; the loss.
•New look for NSH: Bonino–Sissons–Hartman skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at home. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:26 together.

•Elias Lindholm had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:27.
•Sean Monahan had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:30.
•Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:52.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 at home. Erik Haula (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Valentin Zykov (CAR) played 4:41, −5:28 down on his 10:09 season average over 27 games.

•Erik Haula had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:13.
•Valentin Zykov (CAR) played 4:41, −5:28 down on his 10:09 season average over 27 games.
•Ryan Carpenter (VGK) played 17:27, +4:54 up on his 12:33 season average over 67 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at home. Dustin Brown (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kovalchuk, Carter, Brown, Kopitar and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Dustin Brown had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:48.
•Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:59.
•Drew Doughty had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:45.

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San Jose Sharks edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SJS: Pavelski–Kane–Donskoi skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Timo Meier had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:48.
•Kevin Labanc had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:14.
•Oskar Lindblom had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:47.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Pominville BUF	vs OTT	2	1	3	6	0	0	13:43	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs OTT	2	1	3	5	0	0	13:11	—
Nick Seeler MIN	at STL	1	2	3	4	0	0	13:14	—
Dustin Brown LAK	vs CBJ	1	2	3	1	5	1	20:48	—
Jack Eichel BUF	vs OTT	0	3	3	3	0	0	12:50	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	vs CHI	0	3	3	3	0	0	22:27	—
Anton Stralman TBL	at MTL	0	3	3	0	1	3	25:51	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs PHI	2	0	2	5	1	1	18:48	—
Sean Monahan CGY	vs CHI	2	0	2	5	0	0	22:30	—
Kyle Brodziak EDM	at DET	2	0	2	4	0	0	12:05	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	at PIT	2	0	2	3	0	1	23:09	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at MTL	2	0	2	2	2	2	14:46	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Boyle–Gabriel–Dea skated 5:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Stafford–Coleman–Seney skated 8:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Clutterbuck–Cizikas–Johnston skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Cullen–Grant–Sprong skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Connolly–Jaskin skated 11:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Steen–Bozak–Fabbri skated 4:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Fiala skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Bonino–Sissons–Hartman skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Backes–Nordstrom–Bjork skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Nash–Hannikainen skated 7:32 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: Pavelski–Kane–Donskoi skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen STL	vs MIN	L	45	5	.889
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs EDM	L	42	4	.905
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at NSH	L	40	1	.975
Corey Crawford CHI	at CGY	L	40	4	.900
Braden Holtby WSH	vs DAL	O	37	4	.892
Carey Price MTL	vs TBL	L	36	4	.889
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at MTL	W	35	1	.971
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs NJD	W	35	0	.1000
Calvin Pickard PHI	at SJS	O	35	4	.886
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs CAR	W	34	0	.1000
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at NYI	L	32	2	.938
Ben Bishop DAL	at WSH	W	32	3	.906
Mike McKenna OTT	at BUF	—	31	6	.806
Frederik Andersen TOR	at PIT	W	31	0	.1000
Matt Murray PIT	vs TOR	L	31	5	.839
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs OTT	W	29	2	.931
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at LAK	L	29	4	.862
Jack Campbell LAK	vs CBJ	W	27	1	.963
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at DET	W	26	3	.885
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs BOS	W	26	0	.1000
Scott Darling CAR	at VGK	L	25	3	.880
Martin Jones SJS	vs PHI	W	25	3	.880
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at STL	W	16	1	.938
David Rittich CGY	vs CHI	W	15	3	.800
Craig Anderson OTT	at BUF	L	10	3	.700
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs TOR	—	2	0	.1000

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