NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 4, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Ottawa Senators

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at OTT. Ryan McDonagh (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. OTT's first power-play unit (Boedker, Wideman, Dzingel, Tierney and Lajoie) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:34 together.

•Ryan McDonagh had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:53.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:54.

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New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Jimmy Vesey (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +7 against a season average of 32.7; the win.

•Jimmy Vesey had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:59.
•Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +7 against a season average of 32.7; the win.
•New look for NYR: Kreider–Hayes–Buchnevich skated 6:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at home. Cam Fowler (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for ANA: Henrique–Rakell–Aberg skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cam Fowler had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 24:47.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:36.
•Seth Jones had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 30:14.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cam Fowler ANA	vs CBJ	3	0	3	6	2	1	24:47	—
Ryan McDonagh TBL	at OTT	0	3	3	3	0	2	26:53	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	at ANA	2	0	2	3	0	2	22:36	—
Jimmy Vesey NYR	vs BUF	2	0	2	2	0	0	15:59	—
Brayden Point TBL	at OTT	1	1	2	2	2	0	16:28	—
Seth Jones CBJ	at ANA	0	2	2	2	3	3	30:14	—
Mark Stone OTT	vs TBL	0	2	2	2	1	2	20:54	—
Cedric Paquette TBL	at OTT	1	0	1	2	4	5	14:18	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Kreider–Hayes–Buchnevich skated 6:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Rakell–Aberg skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson OTT	vs TBL	O	45	4	.911
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs BUF	W	40	1	.975
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at ANA	O	30	3	.900
John Gibson ANA	vs CBJ	W	26	2	.923
Louis Domingue TBL	at OTT	W	25	3	.880
Carter Hutton BUF	at NYR	L	21	2	.905

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