NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 9, 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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Florida Panthers

New York Islanders

New York Islanders edge Florida Panthers 2–1

New York Islanders beat Florida Panthers 2–1 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:56 together.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:24.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:56 together.
•New look for FLA: Hoffman–Connolly–Trocheck skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home. Patrick Maroon (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Patrick Maroon had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:40.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:27.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:28.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in a shootout at TOR. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mitch Marner (TOR) played 7:36, −14:12 down on his 21:48 season average over 58 games.

•William Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:33.
•Auston Matthews had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:10.
•Mitch Marner (TOR) played 7:36, −14:12 down on his 21:48 season average over 58 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at home. Shea Weber (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Cousins, Armia, Drouin and Domi) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 5:46 together.

•Shea Weber had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:07.
•Blake Lizotte had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:19.
•Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:10.

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Ottawa Senators beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Ottawa Senators beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Dzingel, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:43 together.

•CAR's first power-play unit (Dzingel, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:43 together.
•New look for CAR: Staal–Foegele–Svechnikov skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Anders Nilsson (OTT) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +8 against a season average of 31.4; the win.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (SO)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CHI: Shaw–Kubalik–Kampf skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:08.
•New look for CHI: Shaw–Kubalik–Kampf skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Smith–Carpenter–Caggiula skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:15 together.

•Nicklas Backstrom had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:22.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:08.
•Jakub Vrana had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:36.

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Minnesota Wild edge Arizona Coyotes 4–3

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 4–3 at ARI. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Zucker) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:05 together.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:36.
•Jared Spurgeon had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:17.
•Ryan Suter had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:31.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Nyquist, Atkinson, Jenner, Jones and Bemstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:06 together.

•Cale Makar had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:56.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:56.
•Tyson Jost had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:46.

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St. Louis Blues edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at CGY. Ryan O'Reilly (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, Schenn and Schwartz) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:12 together.

•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:23.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:14.
•Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:15.

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San Jose Sharks edge Nashville Predators 2–1 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat Nashville Predators 2–1 in a shootout at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Dante Fabbro (NSH) played 12:54, −6:13 down on his 19:07 season average over 63 games.

•Dante Fabbro (NSH) played 12:54, −6:13 down on his 19:07 season average over 63 games.
•New look for SJS: Karlsson–Gregor–Gambrell skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Yannick Weber (NSH) played 7:29, −6:42 down on his 14:11 season average over 40 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Shea Weber MTL	vs LAK	2	0	2	7	0	3	25:07	—
Cale Makar COL	vs CBJ	2	0	2	7	0	0	16:56	—
Patrick Maroon TBL	vs BUF	2	0	2	6	1	0	14:40	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs VGK	2	0	2	6	1	0	19:22	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs FLA	1	1	2	5	0	3	19:24	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs VGK	1	1	2	5	1	1	19:08	—
William Nylander TOR	vs PHI	1	1	2	5	1	0	19:33	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	at CGY	1	1	2	5	0	0	23:14	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	2	1	14:31	—
Blake Lizotte LAK	at MTL	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:19	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at TBL	1	1	2	3	1	0	22:27	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at ARI	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:36	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Hoffman–Connolly–Trocheck skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Eberle–Lee–Barzal skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Danault–Drouin skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Foegele–Svechnikov skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Niederreiter–Teravainen–Aho skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Ennis–Namestnikov–White skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Shaw–Kubalik–Kampf skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Smith–Carpenter–Caggiula skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kessel–Schmaltz–Dvorak skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Bozak–de la Rose–Blais skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Karlsson–Gregor–Gambrell skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Curtis McElhinney TBL	vs BUF	W	43	3	.930
Pavel Francouz COL	vs CBJ	W	41	2	.951
Brian Elliott PHI	at TOR	W	40	2	.950
Carter Hutton BUF	at TBL	L	40	5	.875
Anders Nilsson OTT	vs CAR	W	39	1	.974
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs FLA	W	38	1	.974
Jonathan Quick LAK	at MTL	L	37	3	.919
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NYI	L	36	2	.944
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at COL	L	36	4	.889
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at ARI	W	35	3	.914
Carey Price MTL	vs LAK	W	33	2	.939
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at WSH	L	33	4	.879
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs PHI	O	32	2	.938
Braden Holtby WSH	vs VGK	W	32	2	.938
Juuse Saros NSH	at SJS	O	32	1	.969
Corey Crawford CHI	at PIT	O	31	2	.935
Matt Murray PIT	vs CHI	W	31	2	.935
James Reimer CAR	at OTT	L	30	4	.867
Jordan Binnington STL	at CGY	W	29	2	.931
David Rittich CGY	vs STL	O	28	3	.893
Martin Jones SJS	vs NSH	W	25	1	.960
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs MIN	L	24	4	.833

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