NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 21, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak and Heinen) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:54 together.

•Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:02.
•Danton Heinen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:02.

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Florida Panthers edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 in overtime at home. Aaron Ekblad (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Aaron Ekblad had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:30.
•Brett Connolly had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.
•Ondrej Kase had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:40.

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

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYI's first power-play unit (Brassard, Nelson, Pulock, Barzal and Beauvillier) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:46 together.

•Mathew Barzal had 3 assists (3 points) in 21:46.
•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:15.
•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:32.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 at CAR. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Dzingel, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:47 together.

•Claude Giroux had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:53.
•Travis Konecny had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:12.
•Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:55.

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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 at home. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:04.
•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:59.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:36.

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St. Louis Blues rout Calgary Flames 5–0

St. Louis Blues beat Calgary Flames 5–0 at home. Zachary Sanford (STL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Barbashev skated 13:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Zachary Sanford had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 13:19.
•Robert Thomas had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:42.
•Oskar Sundqvist had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:56.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 6–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 6–3 at NSH. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 5:26 together.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:05.
•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:52.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 5:26 together.

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Minnesota Wild edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Donskoi, Burakovsky, MacKinnon and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Cale Makar had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:41.
•Andre Burakovsky had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:40.
•Ryan Suter had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:25.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Steven Stamkos (TBL) played 5:17, −13:22 down on his 18:39 season average over 56 games.

•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:53.
•Alex Killorn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:17.
•Steven Stamkos (TBL) played 5:17, −13:22 down on his 18:39 season average over 56 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3 at home. Corey Perry (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +4 against a season average of 31.0; the loss.

•Corey Perry had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:56.
•Jason Dickinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:54.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +4 against a season average of 31.0; the loss.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at ARI. Ilya Mikheyev (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for TOR: Tavares–Hyman–Mikheyev skated 13:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ilya Mikheyev had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:32.
•New look for TOR: Tavares–Hyman–Mikheyev skated 13:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Richardson–Hinostroza–Fischer skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime at VGK. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SJS: Marleau–Goodrow–Meier skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SJS: Marleau–Goodrow–Meier skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Aaron Dell (SJS) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +8 against a season average of 29.9; the win.
•Antti Suomela (SJS) played 6:03, −3:50 down on his 9:53 season average over 19 games.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at home. Tyler Toffoli (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for LAK: Carter–Toffoli–Grundstrom skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:44.
•Jeff Carter had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:42.
•Drew Doughty had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 27:21.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Claude Giroux PHI	at CAR	2	2	4	3	0	0	17:53	—
Zachary Sanford STL	vs CGY	1	3	4	3	0	0	13:19	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	vs ANA	2	1	3	3	1	2	23:30	—
Tyler Toffoli LAK	vs EDM	2	1	3	3	0	0	17:44	—
Jeff Carter LAK	vs EDM	1	2	3	2	3	0	16:42	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at NSH	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:05	—
Travis Konecny PHI	at CAR	0	3	3	4	0	0	18:12	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at NSH	0	3	3	2	0	0	14:52	—
Corey Perry DAL	vs WPG	0	3	3	1	0	1	13:56	—
Drew Doughty LAK	vs EDM	0	3	3	1	1	0	27:21	—
Robert Thomas STL	vs CGY	0	3	3	1	0	0	12:42	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs PIT	0	3	3	0	0	0	21:46	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Barbashev skated 13:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Smith–Carpenter–Kampf skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Johnson–Palat–Point skated 7:47 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 DAL: Perry–Janmark–Dickinson skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Hyman–Mikheyev skated 13:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Hinostroza–Fischer skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Stepan–Keller–Hayton skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Petan–Gauthier–Engvall skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Marleau–Goodrow–Meier skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Carter–Toffoli–Grundstrom skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at NSH	W	48	3	.938
Jordan Binnington STL	vs CGY	W	40	0	.1000
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs BUF	W	38	2	.947
Aaron Dell SJS	at VGK	W	38	1	.974
Jimmy Howard DET	at CBJ	L	37	5	.865
Brian Elliott PHI	at CAR	W	36	3	.917
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	L	35	4	.886
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at CHI	W	34	2	.941
Corey Crawford CHI	vs TBL	L	34	3	.912
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs TOR	L	33	3	.909
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs ANA	W	32	4	.875
David Rittich CGY	at STL	L	31	5	.839
Philipp Grubauer COL	at MIN	L	31	3	.903
Frederik Andersen TOR	at ARI	W	31	1	.968
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs SJS	O	29	2	.931
John Gibson ANA	at FLA	O	28	5	.821
Linus Ullmark BUF	at BOS	L	27	3	.889
Alex Stalock MIN	vs COL	W	27	2	.926
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs PIT	W	26	3	.885
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs DET	W	26	4	.846
Ben Bishop DAL	vs WPG	W	26	3	.885
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs EDM	W	26	1	.962
Matt Murray PIT	at NYI	O	24	4	.833
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs PHI	L	22	4	.818
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at LAK	—	18	2	.889
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs VAN	L	17	5	.706
Mike Smith EDM	at LAK	L	12	3	.750
Juuse Saros NSH	vs VAN	—	5	0	.1000

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