NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Nov 2, 2021

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

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Vegas Golden Knights

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs rout Vegas Golden Knights 4–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–0 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:15 together.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:21.
•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:00.
•William Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:06.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0 at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jonathan Drouin (MTL) played 2:27, −15:05 down on his 17:32 season average over 33 games.

•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:36.
•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:34.
•Tyler Toffoli had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0

Philadelphia Flyers beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0 at home. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Eriksson–Ladd–Beagle skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:07.
•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:43.
•New look for ARI: Eriksson–Ladd–Beagle skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Ottawa Senators 5–4 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 in overtime at home. Marcus Foligno (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Marcus Foligno had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:28.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:41.
•Josh Norris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:15.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (SO)

Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in a shootout at home. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Schmidt, Morrissey and Dubois) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 3:00 together.

•Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:39.
•Nate Schmidt had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:35.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Schmidt, Morrissey and Dubois) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 3:00 together.

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Nashville Predators edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at CGY. Matt Duchene (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +9 against a season average of 31.4; the win.

•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:05.
•Mikael Granlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:15.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +9 against a season average of 31.4; the win.

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Vancouver Canucks edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 4:17 together.

•J.T. Miller had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:55.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:31.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 27:36.

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Anaheim Ducks rout New Jersey Devils 4–0

Anaheim Ducks beat New Jersey Devils 4–0 at home. Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) played 8:40, −12:46 down on his 21:26 season average over 61 games.

•Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:06.
•Troy Terry had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:39.
•Dougie Hamilton (NJD) played 8:40, −12:46 down on his 21:26 season average over 61 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

San Jose Sharks beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Tomas Hertl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:22.
•Jeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:11.
•Mario Ferraro had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 28:48.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs BUF	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:22	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs DET	1	2	3	5	1	1	18:36	—
Ryan Getzlaf ANA	vs NJD	1	2	3	5	1	0	19:06	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs VGK	1	2	3	4	0	0	16:21	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs NYR	2	0	2	7	2	0	23:55	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs VGK	2	0	2	6	1	2	18:00	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	at SJS	2	0	2	6	0	1	20:11	—
Marcus Foligno MIN	vs OTT	2	0	2	5	3	0	19:28	—
Troy Terry ANA	vs NJD	2	0	2	3	0	0	16:39	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs OTT	1	1	2	6	0	0	19:57	—
William Nylander TOR	vs VGK	1	1	2	5	1	0	18:06	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at WPG	1	1	2	5	1	0	18:39	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Stephenson skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Gagner–Namestnikov–Veleno skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Eriksson–Ladd–Beagle skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Roussel–O'Brien–Fischer skated 5:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Grant–Carrick–Groulx skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Steel–Lettieri–Lundeström skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Filip Gustavsson OTT	at MIN	O	43	5	.884
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at MTL	L	40	2	.950
Juuse Saros NSH	at CGY	W	40	2	.950
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at VAN	O	36	3	.917
Braden Holtby DAL	at WPG	O	35	3	.914
Robin Lehner VGK	at TOR	L	33	4	.879
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at PHI	L	33	2	.939
Carter Hart PHI	vs ARI	W	29	0	.1000
Cam Talbot MIN	vs OTT	W	28	4	.857
John Gibson ANA	vs NJD	W	28	0	.1000
James Reimer SJS	vs BUF	W	28	3	.893
Eric Comrie WPG	vs DAL	W	27	3	.889
Jonathan Bernier NJD	at ANA	L	27	4	.852
Craig Anderson BUF	at SJS	L	27	5	.815
Jack Campbell TOR	vs VGK	W	26	0	.1000
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs NYR	W	25	2	.920
Jake Allen MTL	vs DET	W	22	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs NSH	O	22	3	.864

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