NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018

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New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at home. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Pavel Zacha had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:55.
•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:07.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:45.

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New York Rangers rout New York Islanders 5–0

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5–0 at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Namestnikov, Chytil and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:06 together.

•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:25.
•Kevin Shattenkirk had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:51.
•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:36.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Dallas Stars 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Dallas Stars 5–1 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:23 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:54.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:59.
•Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:46.

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Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at home. Jakub Vrana (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 30.4; the win.

•Jakub Vrana had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:46.
•Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 30.4; the win.
•Brandon Saad (CHI) played 22:33, +4:55 up on his 17:38 season average over 79 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +10 against a season average of 32.6; the loss.

•Jordan Staal had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:10.
•Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +10 against a season average of 32.6; the loss.
•New look for CAR: Rask–Di Giuseppe–Foegele skated 7:47 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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Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at home. Evan Rodrigues (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, Rodrigues and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:18 together.

•Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:55.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:48.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, Rodrigues and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:18 together.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime at home. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 31.1; the win.

•Andreas Athanasiou had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:13.
•Frans Nielsen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:35.
•Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 31.1; the win.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Florida Panthers 7–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 7–3 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:17.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:25.
•Ryan McDonagh had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:30.

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Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Schenn–Fabbri–Thomas skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Schenn–Fabbri–Thomas skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Robert Thomas (STL) played 19:04, +6:05 up on his 12:59 season average over 69 games.
•New look for NSH: Bonino–Smith–Sissons skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 6–4

Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 6–4 at home. Mikael Granlund (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Mikael Granlund had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.
•Eric Staal had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:14.
•Mathew Dumba had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:30.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in overtime at ARI. Derek Stepan (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Panik, Galchenyuk and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:43 together.

•Derek Stepan had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:03.
•Max Pacioretty had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:31.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Panik, Galchenyuk and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:43 together.

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Calgary Flames beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3

Calgary Flames beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3 at home. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CGY won it by committee.

•Patrik Laine had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:00.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.
•Mark Jankowski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:29.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 at home. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Gagner, Hutton, Horvat, Goldobin and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:18 together.

•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:44.
•Nikolay Goldobin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:47.
•Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Los Angeles Kings 7–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 7–3 at LAK. Alexander Kerfoot (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Alexander Kerfoot had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:07.
•Austin Wagner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 8:36.
•Matt Luff had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 8:40.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs FLA	1	3	4	2	3	0	18:17	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs DAL	1	2	3	3	2	0	16:54	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs FLA	1	2	3	3	1	0	20:25	—
Ryan McDonagh TBL	vs FLA	1	2	3	2	0	1	20:30	—
Mikael Granlund MIN	vs OTT	0	3	3	2	0	0	16:12	—
J.T. Miller TBL	vs FLA	0	3	3	1	1	0	16:46	—
Alexander Kerfoot COL	at LAK	0	3	3	1	0	0	14:07	—
Patrik Laine WPG	at CGY	2	0	2	6	0	0	21:00	—
Mathew Dumba MIN	vs OTT	2	0	2	5	4	1	19:30	—
Eric Staal MIN	vs OTT	2	0	2	4	0	3	17:14	—
Pavel Zacha NJD	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:55	—
Derek Stepan ARI	vs VGK	2	0	2	3	1	0	20:03	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Ritchie–Dickinson–Nichushkin skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Rask–Di Giuseppe–Foegele skated 7:47 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 BUF: Larsson–Girgensons–Rodrigues skated 8:33 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 DET: Vanek–Frk–de la Rose skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Fabbri–Thomas skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Bonino–Smith–Sissons skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Perron–Bozak–Blais skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Stepan–Panik–Keller skated 12:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Silfverberg–Aberg skated 10:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 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%
Frederik Andersen TOR	at CAR	L	43	3	.930
Louis Domingue TBL	vs FLA	W	43	3	.930
David Rittich CGY	vs WPG	W	40	3	.925
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CHI	W	39	2	.949
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at ANA	L	37	4	.892
Jimmy Howard DET	vs BOS	W	36	2	.944
Semyon Varlamov COL	at LAK	W	36	3	.917
Jake Allen STL	at NSH	L	33	3	.909
Craig Anderson OTT	at MIN	L	33	5	.848
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs TOR	W	32	2	.938
Cal Petersen LAK	vs COL	L	31	6	.806
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs NYI	W	29	0	.1000
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs STL	W	29	1	.966
Carey Price MTL	at NJD	L	28	5	.821
Roberto Luongo FLA	at TBL	L	28	6	.786
John Gibson ANA	vs VAN	W	28	3	.893
Robin Lehner NYI	at NYR	L	27	5	.815
Corey Crawford CHI	at WSH	L	27	4	.852
Tuukka Rask BOS	at DET	O	27	3	.889
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs MTL	W	26	2	.923
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs OTT	—	26	4	.846
Carter Hutton BUF	vs PHI	W	25	2	.920
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs VGK	O	25	3	.880
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at ARI	W	21	2	.905
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs DAL	W	19	1	.947
Anton Khudobin DAL	at PIT	L	16	5	.688
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at CGY	L	16	2	.875
Landon Bow DAL	at PIT	—	14	0	.1000
Alex Lyon PHI	at BUF	L	12	4	.667
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CGY	—	9	3	.667
Calvin Pickard PHI	at BUF	—	8	0	.1000
James Reimer FLA	at TBL	—	5	1	.800
Peter Budaj LAK	vs COL	—	3	1	.667
Alex Stalock MIN	vs OTT	W	1	0	.1000

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