NHL Recaps: Monday, Nov 8, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Florida Panthers

New York Rangers

New York Rangers edge Florida Panthers 4–3

New York Rangers beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:06 together.

•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:50.
•Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:34.
•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:45.

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Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson and Sheary) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:28 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 24:19.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:34.
•Tom Wilson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:16.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 at TOR. Phillip Danault (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:20 together.

•Phillip Danault had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 17:18.
•Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:13.
•Alex Iafallo had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:38.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Phillip Danault LAK	at TOR	2	1	3	7	1	1	17:18	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs BUF	1	2	3	6	0	0	24:19	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs BUF	0	3	3	1	0	0	25:34	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs BUF	2	0	2	4	1	2	21:16	—
Andreas Athanasiou LAK	at TOR	1	1	2	3	0	1	16:13	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:50	—
Patric Hornqvist FLA	at NYR	0	2	2	5	4	0	16:36	—
Alex Iafallo LAK	at TOR	0	2	2	2	0	0	18:38	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs FLA	0	2	2	1	1	1	20:45	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs FLA	0	2	2	0	0	0	17:34	—
Ryan Reaves NYR	vs FLA	0	0	0	0	7	1	11:37	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs FLA	W	45	3	.933
Jonathan Quick LAK	at TOR	W	34	1	.971
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at WSH	L	30	5	.833
Jack Campbell TOR	vs LAK	L	28	4	.857
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs BUF	W	28	3	.893
Spencer Knight FLA	at NYR	L	18	4	.778

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