NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 15, 2018

9 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 York Rangers

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 7–5

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 7–5 at home. Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Anthony Beauvillier had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 14:15.
•Valtteri Filppula had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:32.
•Chris Kreider had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:11.

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New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at PHI. Blake Coleman (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Sami Vatanen (NJD) played 9:14, −12:45 down on his 21:59 season average over 49 games.

•Blake Coleman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:36.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.
•Sami Vatanen (NJD) played 9:14, −12:45 down on his 21:59 season average over 49 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at PIT. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Brayden Point had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:33.
•Patric Hornqvist had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:37.
•Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:43.

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Florida Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Florida Panthers 7–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Florida Panthers 7–3 at home. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:00.
•Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:03.
•Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:29.

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Ottawa Senators edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at home. Matt Duchene (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for OTT: Pyatt–Smith–Paajarvi skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Duchene had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:12.
•New look for OTT: Pyatt–Smith–Paajarvi skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 31.1; the loss.

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Minnesota Wild rout Vancouver Canucks 6–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 6–2 at home. Mikko Koivu (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Spurgeon, Niederreiter, Dumba and Greenway) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:51 together.

•Mikko Koivu had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:13.
•Eric Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:31.
•Mathew Dumba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:03.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at CGY. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:17.
•Mark Giordano had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:07.
•Carey Price (MTL) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Nashville Predators 2–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Nashville Predators 2–1 at home. Nick Bonino (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Darcy Kuemper (ARI) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +16 against a season average of 30.5; the win.

•Darcy Kuemper (ARI) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +16 against a season average of 30.5; the win.
•New look for ARI: Stepan–Fischer–Keller skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Richardson–Panik–Hinostroza skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at SJS. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +12 against a season average of 32.6; the win.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:27.
•Kasperi Kapanen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:06.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:45.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	vs NYR	3	1	4	5	1	0	14:15	—
Brayden Point TBL	at PIT	3	0	3	4	0	0	15:33	—
Patric Hornqvist PIT	vs TBL	2	1	3	5	4	0	19:37	—
Blake Coleman NJD	at PHI	1	2	3	5	1	0	15:36	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at SJS	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:27	—
Mikko Koivu MIN	vs VAN	1	2	3	3	0	0	16:13	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at PIT	0	3	3	4	0	0	18:43	—
Valtteri Filppula NYI	vs NYR	0	3	3	0	0	2	15:32	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs MTL	2	0	2	6	1	0	17:17	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at NYI	2	0	2	4	3	2	16:11	—
Kasperi Kapanen TOR	at SJS	2	0	2	4	2	0	20:06	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs FLA	1	1	2	5	0	1	16:09	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Simmonds–Weal skated 7:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Pyatt–Smith–Paajarvi skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Boedker–Duchene–Batherson skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frolik–Hathaway–Ryan skated 7:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Neal–Jankowski–Czarnik skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Stepan–Fischer–Keller skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Panik–Hinostroza skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Archibald–Cousins–Crouse skated 4:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Grabner–Galchenyuk–Perlini skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs NSH	W	46	1	.978
Carey Price MTL	at CGY	W	45	2	.956
Frederik Andersen TOR	at SJS	W	45	3	.933
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs FLA	W	43	3	.930
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs NYR	W	41	5	.878
Roberto Luongo FLA	at CBJ	L	36	6	.833
Jimmy Howard DET	at OTT	L	36	2	.944
Craig Anderson OTT	vs DET	W	35	1	.971
Martin Jones SJS	vs TOR	L	34	5	.853
Louis Domingue TBL	at PIT	W	31	3	.903
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at PHI	W	29	0	.1000
Richard Bachman VAN	at MIN	L	29	6	.793
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs VAN	W	27	2	.926
Matt Murray PIT	vs TBL	L	26	4	.846
Brian Elliott PHI	vs NJD	L	25	2	.920
Pekka Rinne NSH	at ARI	L	23	2	.913
Mike Smith CGY	vs MTL	L	22	3	.864
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at NYI	—	17	5	.706
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at NYI	L	6	1	.833
Calvin Pickard PHI	vs NJD	—	1	0	.1000

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