NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 27, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Seattle Kraken

Florida Panthers

Seattle Kraken beat Florida Panthers 4–1

Seattle Kraken beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at FLA. Jordan Eberle (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Johansson, Donskoi, Wennberg and Dunn) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:15 together.

•Jordan Eberle had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:16.
•Jamie Oleksiak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:47.
•Joonas Donskoi had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:46.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime at home. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +10 against a season average of 31.0; the overtime loss.

•Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +10 against a season average of 31.0; the overtime loss.
•Jeff Skinner (BUF) played 13:23, −3:46 down on his 17:09 season average over 79 games.
•Mark Pysyk (BUF) played 21:21, +3:35 up on his 17:46 season average over 67 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at PIT. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Josh Anderson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:17.
•Christian Dvorak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:02.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:44.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Philip Broberg (EDM) played 23:34, +10:33 up on his 13:01 season average over 22 games.

•Philip Broberg (EDM) played 23:34, +10:33 up on his 13:01 season average over 22 games.
•New look for EDM: Kassian–Hyman–McDavid skated 14:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Roy skated 13:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Ottawa Senators 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Ottawa Senators 4–2 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for LAK: Danault–Arvidsson–Iafallo skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anze Kopitar had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:25.
•Carl Grundstrom had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:39.
•Alexander Edler had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:31.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3

St. Louis Blues beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 at home. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Adam Boqvist had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:48.
•Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:20.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:57.

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Dallas Stars edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at ARI. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Ladd–Crouse–Hayton skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:16.
•Joe Pavelski had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:02.
•New look for ARI: Ladd–Crouse–Hayton skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Nashville Predators 6–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 6–2 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 18:15.
•Cale Makar had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:32.
•Devon Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:07.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at CGY. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:17 together.

•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:33.
•Blake Wheeler had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:43.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:51.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs NSH	3	1	4	6	2	0	18:15	—
Josh Anderson MTL	at PIT	2	1	3	6	2	3	18:17	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	vs CBJ	2	1	3	5	0	0	18:20	—
Adam Boqvist CBJ	at STL	2	1	3	3	1	0	20:48	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs MTL	1	2	3	5	0	0	21:44	—
Christian Dvorak MTL	at PIT	1	2	3	5	0	0	20:02	—
Tyler Toffoli MTL	at PIT	1	2	3	2	1	1	19:51	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs OTT	0	3	3	5	2	1	22:25	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	vs CBJ	0	3	3	2	0	0	15:57	—
Cale Makar COL	vs NSH	0	3	3	1	1	2	23:32	—
Jordan Eberle SEA	at FLA	2	0	2	3	1	1	14:16	—
Ivan Barbashev STL	vs CBJ	2	0	2	3	0	1	17:05	—

Line changes

New look for SEA: Johansson–Wennberg–Appleton skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kassian–Hyman–McDavid skated 14:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Roy skated 13:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Danault–Arvidsson–Iafallo skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Brown–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 12:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Ladd–Crouse–Hayton skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Galchenyuk–O'Brien–Fasching skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Connor skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen MTL	at PIT	W	50	3	.940
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at DET	O	41	3	.927
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at VGK	W	38	2	.947
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CGY	W	36	2	.944
Filip Gustavsson OTT	at LAK	L	36	3	.917
David Rittich NSH	at COL	L	35	6	.829
Chris Driedger SEA	at FLA	W	34	1	.971
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at STL	L	33	6	.818
Cal Petersen LAK	vs OTT	W	32	2	.938
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs MTL	L	31	3	.903
Robin Lehner VGK	vs EDM	L	30	3	.900
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs DAL	L	29	3	.897
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs BUF	W	28	2	.929
Jonas Johansson COL	vs NSH	W	28	2	.929
Ville Husso STL	vs CBJ	W	27	3	.889
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs WPG	L	27	3	.889
Braden Holtby DAL	at ARI	W	27	2	.926
Spencer Knight FLA	vs SEA	L	26	3	.885

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