NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021

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

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Colorado Avalanche

Vancouver Canucks

Colorado Avalanche beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2 at VAN. Nazem Kadri (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:32.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:48.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:21.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at SEA. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SEA: Blackwell–Gourde–Tanev skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:58.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:03.
•New look for SEA: Blackwell–Gourde–Tanev skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0 at LAK. Garnet Hathaway (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Arvidsson skated 14:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Garnet Hathaway had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:58.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:55.
•New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Arvidsson skated 14:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.8% 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
Nazem Kadri COL	at VAN	1	2	3	5	1	0	20:48	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at VAN	1	2	3	2	1	0	19:32	—
Garnet Hathaway WSH	at LAK	2	0	2	3	6	1	14:58	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at VAN	1	1	2	5	0	2	19:47	—
Cale Makar COL	at VAN	1	1	2	4	2	1	24:21	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	at SEA	1	1	2	4	1	0	18:58	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at SEA	1	1	2	2	0	1	22:03	—
Tucker Poolman VAN	vs COL	1	1	2	1	1	0	15:17	—
John Carlson WSH	at LAK	0	2	2	0	1	0	23:55	—
Travis Hamonic VAN	vs COL	0	0	0	2	3	5	21:25	—

Line changes

New look for SEA: Blackwell–Gourde–Tanev skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Johansson–Jarnkrok–McCann skated 9:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Arvidsson skated 14:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kempe–Moore–Kupari skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs WSH	L	37	1	.973
Darcy Kuemper COL	at VAN	W	34	2	.941
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at LAK	W	34	0	.1000
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	at SEA	W	33	2	.939
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs COL	L	29	3	.897
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs CHI	L	18	3	.833

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