NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 24, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

New York Rangers

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 5–3

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 5–3 at NYR. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for NYR: Fogarty–Gettinger–Andersson skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•John Carlson had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:40.
•Brett Connolly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:40.
•Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–0 at home. Andreas Johnsson (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Igor Ozhiganov (TOR) played 22:10, +8:19 up on his 13:52 season average over 52 games.

•Andreas Johnsson had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 10:48.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:54.
•Igor Ozhiganov (TOR) played 22:10, +8:19 up on his 13:52 season average over 52 games.

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Boston Bruins edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at MTL. David Backes (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Connor Clifton (BOS) played 10:07, −8:01 down on his 18:08 season average over 18 games.

•David Backes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:38.
•David Krejci had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:30.
•Connor Clifton (BOS) played 10:07, −8:01 down on his 18:08 season average over 18 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in a shootout at DET. Anthony Mantha (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:18 together.

•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:58.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:18 together.
•Linus Ullmark (BUF) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 31.0; the win.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Florida Panthers 5–4 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Florida Panthers 5–4 in overtime at FLA. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•David Kampf had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:58.
•Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:02.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:25.

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New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home. Josh Bailey (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Williams, Staal, Hamilton, Slavin and Wallmark) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:14 together.

•Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:10.
•Anders Lee had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:21.
•Brock Nelson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:42.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–Simon skated 14:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jake Guentzel had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:30.
•Kris Letang had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 25:37.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:36.

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Winnipeg Jets rout St. Louis Blues 8–4

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 8–4 at STL. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 5G 0A.

•Patrik Laine had 5 goals (5 points) on 5 shots in 18:43.
•Bryan Little had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 14:37.
•Kyle Connor had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:22.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Anton Khudobin (DAL) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +6 against a season average of 30.0; the loss.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:15.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:23.
•Alexander Radulov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:08.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout San Jose Sharks 6–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 6–0 at home. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Smith, Miller, Marchessault and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:11 together.

•Max Pacioretty had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:14.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:11.
•Colin Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:16.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Carter, Brown, Kopitar, Doughty and Toffoli) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:26 together.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:08.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Carter, Brown, Kopitar, Doughty and Toffoli) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:26 together.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Edler, Gagner, Horvat, Goldobin and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:05 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrik Laine WPG	at STL	5	0	5	5	1	1	18:43	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at STL	0	4	4	4	0	1	17:22	—
Bryan Little WPG	at STL	0	4	4	1	0	0	14:37	—
Andreas Johnsson TOR	vs PHI	3	0	3	4	0	1	10:48	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs CBJ	3	0	3	4	1	0	20:30	—
Kris Letang PIT	vs CBJ	0	3	3	5	1	1	25:37	—
John Carlson WSH	at NYR	0	3	3	4	2	2	24:40	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	vs SJS	2	0	2	6	4	2	17:14	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at FLA	1	1	2	6	1	0	24:25	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs DAL	1	1	2	6	1	0	22:23	—
David Backes BOS	at MTL	1	1	2	4	0	1	12:38	—
Anthony Mantha DET	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	1	0	20:58	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Fogarty–Gettinger–Andersson skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Larsson–Elie–Rodrigues skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Clutterbuck–Johnston–Fritz skated 5:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–Simon skated 14:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Eriksson–Granlund–Virtanen skated 12:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
James Reimer FLA	vs CHI	O	41	5	.878
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs CBJ	W	39	2	.949
Cam Ward CHI	at FLA	W	38	4	.895
Linus Ullmark BUF	at DET	W	37	2	.946
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at PIT	L	36	4	.889
Anton Khudobin DAL	at COL	L	36	3	.917
Aaron Dell SJS	at VGK	L	36	6	.833
Anthony Stolarz PHI	at TOR	—	35	2	.943
Carey Price MTL	vs BOS	L	35	3	.914
Jimmy Howard DET	vs BUF	O	35	2	.943
Garret Sparks TOR	vs PHI	W	34	0	.1000
Tuukka Rask BOS	at MTL	W	33	2	.939
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs SJS	W	33	0	.1000
Pheonix Copley WSH	at NYR	W	30	3	.900
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs DAL	W	29	2	.931
Cal Petersen LAK	vs VAN	L	28	3	.893
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs WSH	L	27	4	.852
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs CAR	W	27	1	.963
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at STL	W	27	4	.852
Chad Johnson STL	vs WPG	L	25	6	.760
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at LAK	W	22	2	.909
Scott Darling CAR	at NYI	L	19	4	.789
Jake Allen STL	vs WPG	—	11	2	.818
Calvin Pickard PHI	at TOR	L	6	4	.333

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