NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 29, 2018

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

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New York Islanders

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge New York Islanders 2–1 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 2–1 in a shootout at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Robin Lehner (NYI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 28.8; the overtime loss.

•Robin Lehner (NYI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 28.8; the overtime loss.
•Colby Cave (BOS) played 19:54, +7:44 up on his 12:10 season average over 52 games.
•New look for BOS: Nordstrom–Donato–Acciari skated 4:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Minnesota Wild 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Minnesota Wild 4–2 at home. Riley Nash (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Jones, Wennberg and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:04 together.

•Riley Nash had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:27.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:55.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Jones, Wennberg and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:04 together.

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Ottawa Senators beat New York Rangers 3–0

Ottawa Senators beat New York Rangers 3–0 at home. Matt Duchene (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Kreider–Strome–Zibanejad skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:06.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.
•New look for NYR: Kreider–Strome–Zibanejad skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 at home. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL won it by committee.

•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:27.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:19.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Nashville Predators 3–0

Arizona Coyotes beat Nashville Predators 3–0 at NSH. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Schmaltz, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:55 together.

•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:43.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Schmaltz, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:55 together.
•New look for ARI: Stepan–Panik–Fischer skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Chicago Blackhawks 6–5

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–5 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:25.
•Blake Wheeler had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:29.
•Mark Scheifele had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 25:43.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at home. Oscar Klefbom (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 1:52 together.

•Oscar Klefbom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:14.
•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:40.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:59.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 at VAN. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Smith, Miller, Marchessault and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:30 together.

•Brock Boeser had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:59.
•Max Pacioretty had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:24.
•Bo Horvat had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:41.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs CHI	3	0	3	5	0	1	19:25	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs CHI	0	3	3	6	0	1	25:43	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs CHI	0	3	3	3	1	0	22:29	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs VGK	2	0	2	6	0	1	19:59	—
Patrik Laine WPG	vs CHI	2	0	2	4	0	2	17:30	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	at VAN	2	0	2	3	1	0	18:24	—
Sam Reinhart BUF	at TBL	2	0	2	2	0	0	20:27	—
Jacob Trouba WPG	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	0	2	24:11	—
Alex Killorn TBL	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	1	0	13:19	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:17	—
Oscar Klefbom EDM	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	1	3	25:14	—
John Hayden CHI	at WPG	1	1	2	2	1	0	12:07	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Nordstrom–Donato–Acciari skated 4:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Clutterbuck–Martin–Cizikas skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Bjorkstrand–Wennberg skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Kreider–Strome–Zibanejad skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Hayes–Vesey–Chytil skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Fast–Howden–Andersson skated 7:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Stepan–Panik–Fischer skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hutton BUF	at TBL	L	37	5	.865
Robin Lehner NYI	at BOS	O	36	1	.972
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at VAN	W	36	3	.917
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at OTT	L	34	3	.912
Jonathan Quick LAK	at EDM	L	34	3	.912
Corey Crawford CHI	at WPG	L	33	6	.818
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs LAK	W	32	2	.938
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CHI	W	31	5	.839
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs VGK	L	31	4	.871
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs NYI	W	29	1	.966
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at CBJ	L	29	4	.862
Adin Hill ARI	at NSH	W	29	0	.1000
Craig Anderson OTT	vs NYR	W	27	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs MIN	W	25	2	.920
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs ARI	L	25	3	.880
Louis Domingue TBL	vs BUF	W	22	4	.818

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