NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 28, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at CAR. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) played 17:27, +5:48 up on his 11:39 season average over 32 games.

•John Carlson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:54.
•Dmitry Orlov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:02.
•Tom Wilson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:19.

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Minnesota Wild beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at home. Corey Perry (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Hartman–Kaprizov–Pitlick skated 11:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Hartman–Kaprizov–Pitlick skated 11:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Rask–Gaudreau–Fiala skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mathieu Joseph (TBL) played 5:15, −9:05 down on his 14:20 season average over 68 games.

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Boston Bruins edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Foligno, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:37 together.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:10.
•Patrice Bergeron had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:52.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Foligno, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:37 together.

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New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at home. Andreas Johnsson (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for NJD: Tatar–Kuokkanen–Sharangovich skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andreas Johnsson had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 15:28.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:28.
•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 10 shots in 19:43.

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San Jose Sharks beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0

San Jose Sharks beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0 at CHI. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CHI: DeBrincat–Kurashev–Dach skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Timo Meier had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:30.
•Logan Couture had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:38.
•New look for CHI: DeBrincat–Kurashev–Dach skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at ANA. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jack Campbell (TOR) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +11 against a season average of 29.2; the win.

•Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:49.
•Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:15.
•William Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:36.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Andreas Johnsson NJD	vs PHI	2	2	4	4	1	0	15:28	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs PHI	1	2	3	3	0	1	15:28	—
John Carlson WSH	at CAR	1	2	3	2	1	1	26:54	—
Timo Meier SJS	at CHI	2	0	2	6	3	2	18:30	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	vs PHI	1	1	2	10	2	3	19:43	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs VAN	1	1	2	5	5	0	20:10	—
William Nylander TOR	at ANA	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:36	—
Michael Bunting TOR	at ANA	1	1	2	3	0	1	16:15	—
Alexander Kerfoot TOR	at ANA	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:49	—
Scott Laughton PHI	at NJD	1	1	2	1	4	0	15:50	—
Dmitry Orlov WSH	at CAR	1	1	2	1	1	0	21:02	—
John Tavares TOR	at ANA	0	2	2	4	0	0	15:42	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Niederreiter–Trocheck–Jarvis skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Hartman–Kaprizov–Pitlick skated 11:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Rask–Gaudreau–Fiala skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Smith–Coyle–Hall skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Kuokkanen–Sharangovich skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: DeBrincat–Kurashev–Dach skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Carpenter–Johnson–Hardman skated 6:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Khaira–Kubalik–Borgstrom skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jaroslav Halak VAN	at BOS	L	42	3	.929
Jack Campbell TOR	at ANA	W	40	1	.975
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs VAN	W	38	2	.947
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at MIN	L	36	3	.917
Martin Jones PHI	at NJD	L	34	4	.882
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at CAR	W	32	2	.938
Cam Talbot MIN	vs TBL	W	30	2	.933
John Gibson ANA	vs TOR	L	30	4	.867
James Reimer SJS	at CHI	W	29	0	.1000
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs PHI	W	25	2	.920
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs WSH	L	24	3	.875
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs SJS	L	21	1	.952

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