NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 21, 2021

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

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Minnesota Wild

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in a shootout at home. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Goligoski, Foligno, Dumba, Hartman and Gaudreau) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:52 together.

•Anthony Cirelli had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:31.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:04.
•Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:39.

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New York Rangers edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for BUF: Skinner–Olofsson–Thompson skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artemi Panarin had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:03.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:41.
•Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:02.

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Calgary Flames rout Boston Bruins 4–0

Calgary Flames beat Boston Bruins 4–0 at BOS. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jakub Zboril (BOS) played 19:59, +4:44 up on his 15:15 season average over 9 games.

•Matthew Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:38.
•Jakub Zboril (BOS) played 19:59, +4:44 up on his 15:15 season average over 9 games.
•Anton Blidh (BOS) played 14:48, +4:12 up on his 10:36 season average over 31 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Islanders 3–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Islanders 3–0 at NYI. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brock Nelson (NYI) played 6:58, −10:52 down on his 17:50 season average over 71 games.

•Mitch Marner had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:42.
•Brock Nelson (NYI) played 6:58, −10:52 down on his 17:50 season average over 71 games.
•Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +8 against a season average of 31.6; the loss.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Vancouver Canucks 1–0

Chicago Blackhawks beat Vancouver Canucks 1–0 at VAN. Brandon Hagel (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Riley Stillman (CHI) played 2:33, −12:45 down on his 15:18 season average over 51 games.

•Riley Stillman (CHI) played 2:33, −12:45 down on his 15:18 season average over 51 games.
•Marc-Andre Fleury (CHI) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +9 against a season average of 30.9; the win.
•New look for CHI: Toews–Strome–Hagel skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken beat Washington Capitals 5–2

Seattle Kraken beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home. Jaden Schwartz (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for WSH: Hagelin–Dowd–Leason skated 9:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 15:35.
•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:18.
•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:39.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 in overtime at LAK. Travis Boyd (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jay Beagle (ARI) played 3:21, −10:46 down on his 14:07 season average over 32 games.

•Travis Boyd had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:34.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:22.
•Jay Beagle (ARI) played 3:21, −10:46 down on his 14:07 season average over 32 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jaden Schwartz SEA	vs WSH	1	3	4	5	1	1	15:35	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs BUF	0	3	3	4	0	1	18:03	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	vs MIN	2	0	2	5	2	3	24:31	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at NYI	2	0	2	4	0	0	19:42	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at TBL	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:04	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at SEA	1	1	2	4	4	0	22:39	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at NYR	1	1	2	4	0	2	26:41	—
Tage Thompson BUF	at NYR	1	1	2	2	2	0	17:02	—
Travis Boyd ARI	at LAK	1	1	2	2	1	0	18:34	—
Calle Jarnkrok SEA	vs WSH	1	1	2	1	1	1	14:18	—
Yanni Gourde SEA	vs WSH	1	1	2	1	0	1	19:44	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at BOS	0	2	2	3	2	1	16:38	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Skinner–Olofsson–Thompson skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Bunting–Marner–Matthews skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Ritchie–Kase–Kampf skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Strome–Hagel skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kubalik–Borgstrom–Hardman skated 4:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Hagelin–Dowd–Leason skated 9:47 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 →
New look for ARI: Boyd–Galchenyuk–Crouse skated 7:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs TOR	L	40	3	.925
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	at VAN	W	40	0	.1000
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs WSH	W	39	2	.949
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at LAK	W	38	1	.974
Aaron Dell BUF	at NYR	L	36	5	.861
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs CGY	L	32	4	.875
Brian Elliott TBL	vs MIN	W	32	4	.875
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at SEA	L	30	4	.867
Dan Vladar CGY	at BOS	W	28	0	.1000
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs ARI	O	27	2	.926
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at TBL	O	24	4	.833
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CHI	L	24	1	.958
Joseph Woll TOR	at NYI	W	20	0	.1000
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs BUF	—	18	4	.778
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs BUF	W	4	0	.1000

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