NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 9, 2018

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

Game recaps

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New Jersey Devils

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs rout New Jersey Devils 6–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 6–1 at home. Nazem Kadri (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Zajac–Coleman–Anderson skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:49.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:56.
•Par Lindholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:59.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Washington Capitals 2–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Washington Capitals 2–1 at WSH. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Jenner, Anderson, Duclair, Werenski and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:50 together.

•CBJ's first power-play unit (Jenner, Anderson, Duclair, Werenski and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:50 together.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:43 together.
•Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 13:21, −9:40 down on his 23:01 season average over 81 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Hayes, Vesey, DeAngelo and Howden) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:07 together.

•Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:35.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Hayes, Vesey, DeAngelo and Howden) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:07 together.
•New look for NYR: Lettieri–Andersson–Chytil skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues rout San Jose Sharks 4–0

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 4–0 at home. Jaden Schwartz (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for STL: Steen–Bozak–Soshnikov skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Steen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:40.
•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:04.
•Tyler Bozak had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:54.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 4A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:42 together.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 1 shot in 22:09.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:58.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:42 together.

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Minnesota Wild rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at ANA. Mikael Granlund (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Kesler, Eaves, Lindholm, Aberg and Montour) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:52 together.

•Mikael Granlund had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:07.
•Jason Zucker had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:56.
•Jonas Brodin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:07.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs COL	1	4	5	1	0	1	22:09	—
Mikael Granlund MIN	at ANA	2	1	3	2	0	0	16:07	—
Jason Zucker MIN	at ANA	1	2	3	5	1	0	15:56	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs COL	1	2	3	3	2	1	22:58	—
Jaden Schwartz STL	vs SJS	1	1	2	5	2	1	18:04	—
Jonas Brodin MIN	at ANA	1	1	2	5	2	0	17:07	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	vs NJD	1	1	2	2	0	2	21:49	—
Nazem Kadri TOR	vs NJD	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:56	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:35	—
Alexander Steen STL	vs SJS	1	1	2	1	2	1	16:40	—
Tyler Bozak STL	vs SJS	0	2	2	5	0	0	16:54	—
Jared Spurgeon MIN	at ANA	0	2	2	4	1	2	19:53	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Zajac–Coleman–Anderson skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Bjorkstrand–Panarin–Dubois skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Lettieri–Andersson–Chytil skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Namestnikov–Buchnevich skated 11:32 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 STL: Steen–Bozak–Soshnikov skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Sanford–Barbashev skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Soderberg–Calvert–Bourque skated 7:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	vs MIN	L	43	5	.884
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs NJD	W	39	1	.974
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CBJ	L	36	2	.944
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at WSH	W	34	1	.971
Chad Johnson STL	vs SJS	W	33	0	.1000
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at TOR	L	32	6	.813
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at DET	O	31	3	.903
Aaron Dell SJS	at STL	L	31	4	.871
Jimmy Howard DET	vs NYR	W	30	2	.933
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs COL	W	30	2	.933
Semyon Varlamov COL	at WPG	L	23	4	.826
Alex Stalock MIN	at ANA	W	21	1	.952

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