NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 12, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Edmonton Oilers

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:23 together.

•Dylan Cozens had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:17.
•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 25:20.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:29.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in overtime at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Dan Vladar (CGY) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +11 against a season average of 26.4; the overtime loss.

•William Nylander had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:59.
•Dan Vladar (CGY) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +11 against a season average of 26.4; the overtime loss.
•William Nylander (TOR) played 21:59, +3:45 up on his 18:14 season average over 80 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 at CAR. Joel Farabee (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Trocheck–Teravainen–Kotkaniemi skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Trocheck–Teravainen–Kotkaniemi skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Carter Hart (PHI) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +8 against a season average of 32.0; the win.
•New look for PHI: Brassard–Atkinson–Lindblom skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 at CBJ. Sean Kuraly (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Gavin Bayreuther (CBJ) played 20:54, +8:02 up on his 12:52 season average over 42 games.

•Garnet Hathaway had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.
•Sean Kuraly had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:03.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:54.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Dylan Strome (CHI) played 8:51, −8:43 down on his 17:34 season average over 68 games.

•Patrick Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:19.
•Dylan Strome (CHI) played 8:51, −8:43 down on his 17:34 season average over 68 games.
•New look for ARI: Eriksson–Galchenyuk–Hayton skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at BUF	2	0	2	8	0	0	25:20	—
Garnet Hathaway WSH	at CBJ	2	0	2	3	7	1	17:17	—
Sean Kuraly CBJ	vs WSH	2	0	2	3	3	0	16:03	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	vs EDM	2	0	2	3	0	1	15:17	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at CBJ	1	1	2	4	2	0	21:54	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs ARI	0	2	2	6	0	0	22:19	—
William Nylander TOR	vs CGY	0	2	2	4	0	0	21:59	—
Lars Eller WSH	at CBJ	0	2	2	2	1	0	16:16	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at BUF	0	2	2	1	0	0	23:29	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CGY	1	0	1	8	1	1	24:18	—
Tyson Barrie EDM	at BUF	0	0	0	8	0	0	21:09	—
Reese Johnson CHI	vs ARI	0	0	0	1	11	1	12:21	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Trocheck–Teravainen–Kotkaniemi skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Brassard–Atkinson–Lindblom skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Aho–Svechnikov–Jarvis skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Stepan–Leivo–Martinook skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Eriksson–Galchenyuk–Hayton skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hart PHI	at CAR	W	40	1	.975
Dan Vladar CGY	at TOR	O	37	2	.946
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs EDM	W	35	2	.943
Jack Campbell TOR	vs CGY	W	31	1	.968
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at CBJ	W	29	3	.897
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at CHI	L	29	2	.931
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs PHI	L	28	2	.929
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs WSH	L	28	4	.857
Stuart Skinner EDM	at BUF	L	23	3	.870
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs ARI	W	23	1	.957

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