NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 8, 2018

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

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Vancouver Canucks

Boston Bruins

Vancouver Canucks beat Boston Bruins 8–5

Vancouver Canucks beat Boston Bruins 8–5 at BOS. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Bo Horvat had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 19:03.
•Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:27.
•Loui Eriksson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:28.

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Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 at home. Vincent Trocheck (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Trocheck, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:04 together.

•Mike Hoffman had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:42.
•Vincent Trocheck had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:09.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Trocheck, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:04 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Arizona Coyotes 5–4 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Arizona Coyotes 5–4 in overtime at home. Scott Laughton (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Scott Laughton had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:14.
•Dale Weise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:07.
•Michael Grabner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:09.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Montreal Canadiens 6–5 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 6–5 in overtime at MTL. Max Domi (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BUF won it by committee.

•Max Domi had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:15.
•Jeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.
•Vladimir Sobotka had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:52.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 5–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 5–3 at OTT. Thomas Chabot (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Smith, Miller, Marchessault and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:33 together.

•Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:39.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 28:49.
•Alex Tuch had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:23.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 4–2 at home. Josh Bailey (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +5 against a season average of 32.3; the win.

•Josh Bailey had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:22.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:11.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:01.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 at CHI. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Williams, Staal, Hamilton, Slavin and Wallmark) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:23 together.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:43.
•Lucas Wallmark had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:14.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Williams, Staal, Hamilton, Slavin and Wallmark) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:23 together.

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Dallas Stars edge San Jose Sharks 4–3

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 at home. Devin Shore (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Spezza–Benn–Gurianov skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Devin Shore had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:26.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:48.
•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) on 8 shots in 24:48.

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Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at LAK. Mikko Koivu (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 3A. MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Parise, Spurgeon, Niederreiter and Dumba) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:30 together.

•Mikko Koivu had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:33.
•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:10.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Parise, Spurgeon, Niederreiter and Dumba) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:30 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bo Horvat VAN	at BOS	2	2	4	4	1	0	19:03	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	vs VAN	2	1	3	4	0	2	15:27	—
Loui Eriksson VAN	at BOS	2	1	3	3	0	0	15:28	—
Mikko Koivu MIN	at LAK	0	3	3	2	0	2	17:33	—
David Krejci BOS	vs VAN	0	3	3	2	0	0	18:31	—
Max Domi MTL	vs BUF	0	3	3	1	0	1	19:15	—
Devin Shore DAL	vs SJS	2	0	2	3	1	0	13:26	—
Vladimir Sobotka BUF	at MTL	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:52	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	at MTL	2	0	2	3	0	0	16:33	—
Scott Laughton PHI	vs ARI	2	0	2	2	3	0	9:14	—
Josh Bailey NYI	at TBL	2	0	2	2	0	0	19:22	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI	at PHI	1	1	2	6	7	1	27:18	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Brodziak–Kassian–Puljujarvi skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Bjugstad–McCann–Malgin skated 8:42 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 DAL: Spezza–Benn–Gurianov skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Shore–Nichushkin skated 8:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Zucker–Granlund skated 11:23 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 MIN: Koivu–Parise–Niederreiter skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.9% 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 VGK	L	42	5	.881
Scott Darling CAR	at CHI	W	38	3	.921
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NYI	W	37	2	.946
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs SJS	W	36	3	.917
Corey Crawford CHI	vs CAR	L	34	4	.882
Cam Talbot EDM	at FLA	L	32	3	.906
Linus Ullmark BUF	at MTL	—	32	5	.844
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at PHI	O	31	5	.839
Carey Price MTL	vs BUF	O	31	6	.806
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at OTT	W	30	3	.900
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at BOS	W	28	5	.821
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at LAK	W	28	1	.964
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs EDM	W	27	1	.963
Robin Lehner NYI	at TBL	L	26	3	.885
Jack Campbell LAK	vs MIN	L	23	2	.913
Martin Jones SJS	at DAL	L	22	4	.818
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs VAN	—	19	5	.737
Calvin Pickard PHI	vs ARI	—	18	4	.778
Brian Elliott PHI	vs ARI	W	16	0	.1000
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs VAN	L	14	3	.786
Carter Hutton BUF	at MTL	W	5	0	.1000

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