NHL Recaps: Monday, Nov 19, 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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Columbus Blue Jackets

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Zach Hyman (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:15.
•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:43.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:43.

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New York Rangers edge Dallas Stars 2–1

New York Rangers beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at home. Jimmy Vesey (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Lindell) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:04 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Lindell) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:04 together.
•New look for NYR: McLeod–Fogarty–Andersson skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Neal Pionk (NYR) played 25:15, +4:08 up on his 21:07 season average over 72 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at PIT. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:24.
•Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:31.
•Zach Bogosian had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:35.

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Washington Capitals edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at MTL. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:53.
•Jeff Petry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 33:51.
•Dmitry Orlov had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:40.

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Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 7–5

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 7–5 at OTT. Juho Lammikko (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Juho Lammikko had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 15:51.
•Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:45.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:52.

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Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 2–0

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 2–0 at STL. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: O'Reilly–Tarasenko–Fabbri skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: O'Reilly–Tarasenko–Fabbri skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jay Bouwmeester (STL) played 11:34, −9:17 down on his 20:51 season average over 77 games.
•New look for LAK: Thompson–Clifford–Wagner skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at home. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Erik Cernak (TBL) played 10:22, −9:02 down on his 19:24 season average over 57 games.

•Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:54.
•Brayden Point had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:03.
•Mattias Ekholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:00.

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Calgary Flames rout Vegas Golden Knights 7–2

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 7–2 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Neal, Backlund, Bennett, Hanifin and Ryan) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:53 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 13:21.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 15:05.
•Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:18.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at VAN. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 16:50.
•Patrik Laine had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:25.
•Bryan Little had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:29.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs VGK	2	2	4	2	0	0	13:21	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at VAN	1	3	4	7	1	0	16:50	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs VGK	1	3	4	2	0	0	15:05	—
Juho Lammikko FLA	at OTT	0	4	4	1	1	2	15:51	—
Patrik Laine WPG	at VAN	3	0	3	6	0	1	17:25	—
Matt Duchene OTT	vs FLA	2	1	3	5	0	1	20:45	—
Sean Monahan CGY	vs VGK	2	1	3	3	0	0	15:18	—
Zach Hyman TOR	vs CBJ	2	0	2	5	2	0	16:15	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at MTL	2	0	2	5	2	0	21:53	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	at TOR	1	1	2	7	0	0	21:43	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at PIT	1	1	2	6	1	0	18:24	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	at TOR	1	1	2	5	2	0	20:41	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: McLeod–Fogarty–Andersson skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: O'Reilly–Tarasenko–Fabbri skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Thompson–Clifford–Wagner skated 5:54 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 STL: Blais–Soshnikov–Thomas skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (9.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs WPG	L	48	5	.896
Carter Hutton BUF	at PIT	W	40	4	.900
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs BUF	O	40	5	.875
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CBJ	W	39	2	.949
James Reimer FLA	at OTT	W	38	5	.868
Carey Price MTL	vs WSH	O	34	5	.853
Louis Domingue TBL	at NSH	L	34	3	.912
Malcolm Subban VGK	at CGY	L	32	7	.781
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs TBL	W	31	2	.935
Cal Petersen LAK	at STL	W	29	0	.1000
Jake Allen STL	vs LAK	L	26	1	.962
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at TOR	L	25	3	.880
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at VAN	W	25	3	.880
Braden Holtby WSH	at MTL	W	22	0	.1000
Pheonix Copley WSH	at MTL	—	22	4	.818
Craig Anderson OTT	vs FLA	L	22	6	.727
David Rittich CGY	vs VGK	W	22	2	.909
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs DAL	W	17	1	.941
Ben Bishop DAL	at NYR	—	13	1	.923
Anton Khudobin DAL	at NYR	L	10	1	.900
Mike McKenna OTT	vs FLA	—	10	1	.900

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