NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Nov 3, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Carolina Hurricanes

Chicago Blackhawks

Carolina Hurricanes edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 at CHI. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CAR: Teravainen–Martinook–Aho skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:19.
•Derek Stepan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:07.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 25:01.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:23.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:35.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:17.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Colorado Avalanche 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Colorado Avalanche 5–4 in overtime at COL. Bowen Byram (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Bowen Byram had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 25:17.
•Cole Sillinger had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:01.
•Nazem Kadri had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.

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Los Angeles Kings edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in a shootout at home. Torey Krug (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kale Clague (LAK) played 23:05, +6:32 up on his 16:33 season average over 35 games.

•Torey Krug had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:26.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:38.
•Kale Clague (LAK) played 23:05, +6:32 up on his 16:33 season average over 35 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bowen Byram COL	vs CBJ	2	1	3	6	1	3	25:17	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs NSH	2	1	3	6	1	0	19:23	—
Cole Sillinger CBJ	at COL	2	1	3	5	1	1	16:01	—
Nazem Kadri COL	vs CBJ	0	3	3	1	0	0	20:07	—
Jake Bean CBJ	at COL	2	0	2	3	0	3	25:24	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs CAR	2	0	2	3	0	1	22:19	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs CAR	1	1	2	8	0	0	25:01	—
Torey Krug STL	at LAK	1	1	2	4	1	3	20:26	—
Matt Duchene NSH	at EDM	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:35	—
Derek Stepan CAR	at CHI	1	1	2	1	1	2	11:07	—
Roman Josi NSH	at EDM	0	2	2	4	3	1	22:19	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs CBJ	0	2	2	3	2	4	25:50	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Teravainen–Martinook–Aho skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonas Johansson COL	vs CBJ	O	37	5	.865
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs STL	W	35	2	.943
Jordan Binnington STL	at LAK	O	35	2	.943
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs NSH	W	33	2	.939
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs CAR	L	32	4	.875
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at COL	W	32	4	.875
Frederik Andersen CAR	at CHI	W	30	3	.900
Connor Ingram NSH	at EDM	L	29	4	.862

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