NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 30, 2018

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Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime at home. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:12 together.

•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:28.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:05.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:38.

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Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at home. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Nicklas Backstrom had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 21:48.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:29.
•Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:25.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in overtime at CAR. Rickard Rakell (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Aberg skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Rickard Rakell had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:35.
•New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Aberg skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Staal–Teravainen–Aho skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at COL. Joel Edmundson (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Wilson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:06 together.

•Joel Edmundson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:27.
•COL's first power-play unit (Wilson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:06 together.
•New look for STL: Maroon–Bozak–Blais skated 8:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:00 together.

•Mikael Backlund had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:26.
•Elias Lindholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:39.
•Matthew Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:27.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs NJD	3	1	4	5	0	0	21:48	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	vs LAK	2	1	3	4	1	1	19:26	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs NJD	1	2	3	4	2	0	21:29	—
Sam Reinhart BUF	at FLA	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:28	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at WSH	1	1	2	2	0	0	21:25	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	vs LAK	0	2	2	6	2	0	19:39	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at FLA	0	2	2	4	2	2	20:05	—
Taylor Hall NJD	at WSH	0	2	2	4	0	2	21:38	—
Joel Edmundson STL	at COL	0	2	2	3	2	2	24:27	—
Michal Kempny WSH	vs NJD	0	2	2	3	0	1	21:44	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs LAK	0	2	2	2	1	0	18:27	—
Rickard Rakell ANA	at CAR	0	2	2	1	4	0	18:35	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Aberg skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Teravainen–Aho skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Silfverberg–Ritchie skated 4:30 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 CAR: Williams–Rask–McGinn skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (13.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Maroon–Bozak–Blais skated 8:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark BUF	at FLA	O	43	3	.930
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs STL	O	37	3	.919
Braden Holtby WSH	vs NJD	W	36	3	.917
Cal Petersen LAK	at CGY	L	35	2	.943
John Gibson ANA	at CAR	W	34	1	.971
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at WSH	L	29	4	.862
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs ANA	O	29	2	.931
Jake Allen STL	at COL	W	29	2	.931
James Reimer FLA	vs BUF	W	24	2	.917
Mike Smith CGY	vs LAK	W	14	1	.929

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