NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 20, 2021

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

Game recaps

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New Jersey Devils

Tampa Bay Lightning

New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3

New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 at TBL. Yegor Sharangovich (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Perry, Killorn, Maroon, Sergachev and Colton) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:32 together.

•Yegor Sharangovich had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:19.
•Jan Rutta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:58.
•Jonas Siegenthaler had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:29.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Los Angeles Kings 5–4

Carolina Hurricanes beat Los Angeles Kings 5–4 at LAK. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR won it by committee.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:01.
•Brendan Lemieux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:30.
•Derek Stepan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 8:08.

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Florida Panthers edge Minnesota Wild 5–4

Florida Panthers beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 at home. Frank Vatrano (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Rask, Brodin, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:18 together.

•Frank Vatrano had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:10.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:00.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 at TOR. Jeff Carter (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Evan Rodrigues (PIT) played 9:20, −6:35 down on his 15:55 season average over 81 games.

•Evan Rodrigues (PIT) played 9:20, −6:35 down on his 15:55 season average over 81 games.
•Mike Matheson (PIT) played 13:21, −5:32 down on his 18:53 season average over 73 games.
•Michael Bunting (TOR) played 10:41, −4:55 down on his 15:36 season average over 78 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Nashville Predators 6–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Nashville Predators 6–3 at home. Matt Duchene (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. MTL won it by committee.

•Matt Duchene had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:38.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:55.
•Ryan Poehling had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:22.

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Calgary Flames beat New York Islanders 5–2

Calgary Flames beat New York Islanders 5–2 at NYI. Noah Hanifin (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Panik, Nelson, Aho and Wahlstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:00 together.

•Noah Hanifin had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:07.
•Andrew Mangiapane had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:25.
•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:47.

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Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at PHI. Derick Brassard (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS won it by committee.

•Derek Forbort had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:50.
•Derick Brassard had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:01.
•Craig Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:27.

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Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Suter, Benn, Seguin, Gurianov and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:49 together.

•Roope Hintz had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:28.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:16.
•Esa Lindell had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:02.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 in overtime at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Cam Dineen (ARI) played 10:27, −5:21 down on his 15:48 season average over 33 games.

•Cam Dineen (ARI) played 10:27, −5:21 down on his 15:48 season average over 33 games.
•Jakob Chychrun (ARI) played 27:30, +4:36 up on his 22:54 season average over 46 games.
•Ilya Lyubushkin (ARI) played 21:56, +4:32 up on his 17:24 season average over 76 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM won it by committee.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:14.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:33.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:22.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at home. Keegan Kolesar (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +2 against a season average of 32.5; the loss.

•Keegan Kolesar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:46.
•Jake Bean had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:34.
•Zach Werenski had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 26:43.

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Washington Capitals rout San Jose Sharks 4–0

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 4–0 at SJS. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Sheary) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:55 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.
•Conor Sheary had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:24.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:01.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matt Duchene NSH	at MTL	3	0	3	6	2	0	17:38	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at SJS	2	1	3	4	1	0	18:47	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	vs MIN	2	1	3	3	2	2	13:10	—
Yegor Sharangovich NJD	at TBL	2	1	3	3	1	0	15:19	—
Tyler Toffoli MTL	vs NSH	1	2	3	3	1	1	17:55	—
Noah Hanifin CGY	at NYI	0	3	3	1	0	2	22:07	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs CGY	2	0	2	6	1	1	19:47	—
Derick Brassard PHI	vs BOS	2	0	2	4	3	0	16:01	—
Conor Sheary WSH	at SJS	2	0	2	4	1	2	15:24	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	at EDM	2	0	2	4	1	0	19:14	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs CAR	2	0	2	4	0	0	20:01	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs STL	2	0	2	3	2	1	17:28	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Domi–Roslovic–Danforth skated 5:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Gregor–Barabanov skated 14:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones PHI	vs BOS	L	44	5	.886
Frederik Andersen CAR	at LAK	W	43	4	.907
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs MIN	W	39	4	.897
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NSH	W	36	3	.917
Cam Talbot MIN	at FLA	L	36	4	.889
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at NYI	W	36	2	.944
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs STL	W	36	1	.972
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at VGK	L	35	3	.914
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at TBL	W	34	3	.912
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs DET	W	34	1	.971
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at EDM	L	33	5	.848
Jordan Binnington STL	at DAL	L	32	3	.906
Jack Campbell TOR	vs PIT	L	31	2	.935
Linus Ullmark BOS	at PHI	W	31	2	.935
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs CHI	W	31	2	.935
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs CGY	L	29	3	.897
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at ARI	O	29	2	.931
Laurent Brossoit VGK	vs CBJ	W	29	2	.931
Tristan Jarry PIT	at TOR	W	26	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NJD	L	26	4	.846
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at SJS	W	22	0	.1000
Cal Petersen LAK	vs CAR	L	20	5	.750
Adin Hill SJS	vs WSH	L	20	3	.850
Juuse Saros NSH	at MTL	L	19	5	.737
David Rittich NSH	at MTL	—	9	0	.1000

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