NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 7, 2019

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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Vegas Golden Knights

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime at home. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Johnsson, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 16 attempts in 6:53 together.

•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:47.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Johnsson, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 16 attempts in 6:53 together.
•Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +8 against a season average of 30.3; the win.

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Washington Capitals edge Florida Panthers 5–4 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Florida Panthers 5–4 in overtime at FLA. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 20:13.
•John Carlson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:08.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:16.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Islanders 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 4–3 in overtime at NYI. Jared McCann (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jared McCann had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:04.
•Bryan Rust had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:29.
•Adam Pelech had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:57.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Shea Weber (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +13 against a season average of 30.3; the overtime loss.

•Carey Price (MTL) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +13 against a season average of 30.3; the overtime loss.
•Nick Suzuki (MTL) played 9:19, −6:46 down on his 16:05 season average over 70 games.
•James van Riemsdyk (PHI) played 18:14, +3:23 up on his 14:51 season average over 65 games.

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New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at CAR. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Trouba, Buchnevich, DeAngelo, Lemieux and Chytil) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:11 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.
•Pavel Buchnevich had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:20.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Trouba, Buchnevich, DeAngelo, Lemieux and Chytil) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:11 together.

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Ottawa Senators edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in overtime at home. Tyler Toffoli (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for LAK: Carter–Kopitar–Toffoli skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for LAK: Carter–Kopitar–Toffoli skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Trevor Lewis (LAK) played 2:21, −9:43 down on his 12:04 season average over 55 games.
•Nick Paul (OTT) played 20:29, +6:09 up on his 14:20 season average over 55 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Keith, Kane, Shaw, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 4:27 together.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:23.
•Dylan Strome had 3 assists (3 points) in 17:08.
•Olli Maatta had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:03.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Nashville Predators 9–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 9–4 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 10 shots in 14:28.
•Joonas Donskoi had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:07.
•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:45.

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Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Noah Hanifin (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Noah Hanifin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:42.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:26.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:31.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Arizona Coyotes

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at ARI. Gustav Nyquist (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CBJ: Foligno–Anderson–Wennberg skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:17.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:15.
•New look for CBJ: Foligno–Anderson–Wennberg skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Minnesota Wild 6–5

San Jose Sharks beat Minnesota Wild 6–5 at home. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Logan Couture had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:58.
•Eric Staal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:02.
•Tomas Hertl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:51.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs NSH	1	3	4	10	0	1	14:28	—
Logan Couture SJS	vs MIN	1	3	4	4	2	1	20:58	—
Joonas Donskoi COL	vs NSH	3	0	3	6	0	0	19:07	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at FLA	2	1	3	8	2	0	20:13	—
John Carlson WSH	at FLA	1	2	3	5	1	2	24:08	—
Ryan Graves COL	vs NSH	1	2	3	4	3	4	20:11	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs VAN	1	2	3	4	2	1	19:23	—
Noah Hanifin CGY	vs NJD	1	2	3	4	3	0	20:42	—
Cale Makar COL	vs NSH	1	2	3	4	1	1	19:50	—
Gustav Nyquist CBJ	at ARI	1	2	3	4	0	0	12:17	—
Jared McCann PIT	at NYI	1	2	3	3	4	0	15:04	—
Eric Staal MIN	at SJS	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:02	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Gibbons–McGinn–Luostarinen skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Carter–Kopitar–Toffoli skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kovalchuk–Wagner–Lizotte skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Anderson–Wennberg skated 10:25 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 CBJ: Atkinson–Jenner–Milano skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at CAR	W	47	2	.957
Carey Price MTL	at PHI	O	43	3	.930
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs PIT	O	39	4	.897
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs VGK	W	38	1	.974
Corey Crawford CHI	vs VAN	W	38	2	.947
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at CGY	L	38	5	.868
Malcolm Subban VGK	at TOR	O	37	2	.946
Braden Holtby WSH	at FLA	W	36	4	.889
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at CHI	L	35	3	.914
Jack Campbell LAK	at OTT	O	33	3	.909
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs CBJ	L	33	3	.909
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at ARI	W	32	2	.938
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs WSH	O	31	5	.839
Anders Nilsson OTT	vs LAK	W	28	2	.929
Martin Jones SJS	vs MIN	W	26	5	.808
Carter Hart PHI	vs MTL	W	24	2	.917
Pavel Francouz COL	vs NSH	W	24	4	.833
Matt Murray PIT	at NYI	W	23	3	.870
Juuse Saros NSH	at COL	—	23	4	.826
David Rittich CGY	vs NJD	W	23	2	.913
Pekka Rinne NSH	at COL	L	22	5	.773
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at SJS	L	19	2	.895
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs NYR	L	18	3	.833
Alex Stalock MIN	at SJS	—	12	4	.667

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