NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 4, 2021

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

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Detroit Red Wings

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 4G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:55 together.

•Patrice Bergeron had 4 goals (4 points) on 5 shots in 18:51.
•Brad Marchand had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:14.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:55 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 in overtime at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for TBL: Stamkos–Palat–Barré-Boulet skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Auston Matthews had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:25.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:27.
•New look for TBL: Stamkos–Palat–Barré-Boulet skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders rout Montreal Canadiens 6–2

New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens 6–2 at MTL. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 4G 0A.

•Brock Nelson had 4 goals (4 points) on 7 shots in 16:54.
•Anthony Beauvillier had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:23.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:39.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Ottawa Senators 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 5–1 at OTT. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Roy skated 12:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.
•Nicolas Roy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:02.
•New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Roy skated 12:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in overtime at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Hornqvist, Huberdeau, Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:30 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:10.
•Aleksander Barkov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:24.
•Gustav Forsling had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:37.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Atkinson, Couturier, Konecny and Provorov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:43 together.

•PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Atkinson, Couturier, Konecny and Provorov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:43 together.
•Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 29.5; the win.
•Carter Hart (PHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +4 against a season average of 32.0; the overtime loss.

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Dallas Stars edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at CGY. Miro Heiskanen (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:40 together.

•Miro Heiskanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:22.
•Nikita Zadorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:37.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:40 together.

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Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Jordan Eberle (SEA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 37 shots and stopped 33 (.892), +6 against a season average of 31.0; the loss.

•Jordan Eberle had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:04.
•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:37.
•Alexander Wennberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:42.

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St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at SJS. Brandon Saad (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for STL: Tarasenko–Kyrou–Thomas skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brandon Saad had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:38.
•Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:27.
•Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:24.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brock Nelson NYI	at MTL	4	0	4	7	1	1	16:54	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs DET	4	0	4	5	1	0	18:51	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs DET	0	4	4	2	3	0	19:14	—
Jordan Eberle SEA	vs BUF	3	0	3	4	0	0	15:04	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at FLA	1	2	3	6	0	1	22:10	—
Jaden Schwartz SEA	vs BUF	1	2	3	2	0	1	19:37	—
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	at MTL	0	3	3	5	0	0	15:23	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	at CGY	0	3	3	3	0	1	25:22	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs WSH	2	0	2	5	1	0	23:24	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at OTT	2	0	2	3	0	1	18:37	—
Brandon Saad STL	at SJS	2	0	2	2	0	0	15:38	—
Mike Reilly BOS	vs DET	1	1	2	5	3	1	19:19	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Stamkos–Palat–Barré-Boulet skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Bellemare–Joseph–Raddysh skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Roy skated 12:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Comeau–Glendening–Raffl skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lucic–Mangiapane–Dube skated 6:52 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 STL: Tarasenko–Kyrou–Thomas skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Robin Lehner VGK	at OTT	W	39	1	.974
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at MTL	W	38	2	.947
Filip Gustavsson OTT	vs VGK	L	38	4	.895
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs PHI	W	38	2	.947
Thomas Greiss DET	at BOS	L	37	5	.865
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at SEA	L	37	4	.892
Carter Hart PHI	at PIT	O	36	3	.917
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at TOR	O	34	2	.941
Anton Khudobin DAL	at CGY	W	33	3	.909
Spencer Knight FLA	vs WSH	W	29	4	.862
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs DAL	O	28	4	.857
Adin Hill SJS	vs STL	L	27	4	.852
Joel Hofer STL	at SJS	W	26	3	.885
Jack Campbell TOR	vs TBL	W	25	1	.960
Jake Allen MTL	vs NYI	L	25	5	.800
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs BUF	W	21	2	.905
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at FLA	—	18	3	.833
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs DET	W	15	1	.933
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at FLA	O	15	2	.867
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs WSH	—	13	0	.1000
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NYI	—	10	0	.1000

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