NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 7, 2021

5 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

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Nicolas Roy (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET won it by committee.

•Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:50.
•Pius Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:28.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:38.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Nashville Predators 2–1 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville Predators 2–1 in overtime at home. Brandon Hagel (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Erik Gustafsson (CHI) played 6:21, −10:02 down on his 16:23 season average over 58 games.

•Erik Gustafsson (CHI) played 6:21, −10:02 down on his 16:23 season average over 58 games.
•New look for CHI: Toews–Kubalik–Hagel skated 8:43 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 CHI: Khaira–Carpenter–Kurashev skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat New York Islanders 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat New York Islanders 5–2 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN won it by committee.

•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:00.
•Brandon Duhaime had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:14.
•Mathew Dumba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:14.

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Anaheim Ducks beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home. Bo Groulx (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Henrique, Fowler, Milano and Terry) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:17 together.

•Bo Groulx had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:00.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Henrique, Fowler, Milano and Terry) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:17 together.
•New look for ANA: Milano–Lundeström–McTavish skated 13:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 6–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 6–3 at home. Bo Horvat (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 13 attempts in 6:11 together.

•Bo Horvat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:20.
•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:43.
•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:48.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bo Horvat VAN	vs DAL	1	2	3	6	1	0	21:20	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs DAL	1	2	3	4	0	1	18:43	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs DAL	0	3	3	1	0	0	22:48	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs DAL	2	0	2	4	5	0	22:19	—
Anders Lee NYI	at MIN	2	0	2	4	3	0	16:00	—
Nicolas Roy VGK	at DET	1	1	2	7	0	0	19:50	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	vs NYI	1	1	2	4	1	0	16:44	—
Pius Suter DET	vs VGK	1	1	2	4	0	0	21:28	—
Brandon Duhaime MIN	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	2	1	15:14	—
Mathew Dumba MIN	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	1	1	22:14	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	vs VGK	1	1	2	1	1	1	21:38	—
Bo Groulx ANA	vs STL	1	1	2	1	1	0	10:00	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Toews–Kubalik–Hagel skated 8:43 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 CHI: Khaira–Carpenter–Kurashev skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Strome–Entwistle–Hardman skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Grimaldi–Novak–Tolvanen skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Milano–Lundeström–McTavish skated 13:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Saad skated 12:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thomas Greiss DET	vs VGK	W	40	2	.950
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at MIN	L	37	3	.919
Anton Khudobin DAL	at VAN	L	35	5	.857
John Gibson ANA	vs STL	W	35	1	.971
Juuse Saros NSH	at CHI	O	32	2	.938
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at DET	L	29	4	.862
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs DAL	W	28	3	.893
Jordan Binnington STL	at ANA	L	26	3	.885
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs NSH	W	21	1	.952
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs NYI	W	21	2	.905

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