NHL Recaps: Monday, Nov 29, 2021

4 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

Buffalo Sabres

Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4

Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4 at BUF. Brandon Tanev (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brandon Tanev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:53.
•Jared McCann had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:02.
•Jeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:00.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 at MTL. Conor Garland (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Miller, Horvat, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:39 together.

•VAN's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Miller, Horvat, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:39 together.
•Jake Allen (MTL) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +10 against a season average of 32.1; the loss.
•Elias Pettersson (VAN) played 13:13, −5:27 down on his 18:40 season average over 79 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Winnipeg Jets 1–0

Arizona Coyotes beat Winnipeg Jets 1–0 at WPG. Antoine Roussel (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 46 shots and stopped 46 (.1000), +14 against a season average of 32.1; the win.

•Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 46 shots and stopped 46 (.1000), +14 against a season average of 32.1; the win.
•New look for ARI: Fischer–Crouse–Hayton skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Ladd–Galchenyuk–O'Brien skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in a shootout at home. Milan Lucic (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Lafferty–Heinen–Simon skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Lafferty–Heinen–Simon skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Oliver Kylington (CGY) played 22:29, +4:23 up on his 18:06 season average over 72 games.
•Sam Lafferty (PIT) played 8:24, −5:16 down on his 13:40 season average over 55 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brandon Tanev SEA	at BUF	1	2	3	2	4	0	17:53	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs SEA	2	0	2	4	1	0	20:00	—
Jared McCann SEA	at BUF	2	0	2	4	0	0	14:02	—
Mason Appleton SEA	at BUF	2	0	2	2	0	0	16:50	—
Brett Murray BUF	vs SEA	1	1	2	1	4	1	15:48	—
Kyle Okposo BUF	vs SEA	0	2	2	3	2	0	18:24	—
Yanni Gourde SEA	at BUF	0	2	2	0	0	1	17:43	—
Morgan Geekie SEA	at BUF	0	2	2	0	0	0	12:31	—
Tyler Myers VAN	at MTL	0	0	0	1	1	7	25:09	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Fischer–Crouse–Hayton skated 8:03 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: Ladd–Galchenyuk–O'Brien skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Lafferty–Heinen–Simon skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at WPG	W	46	0	.1000
Jake Allen MTL	vs VAN	L	42	2	.952
Chris Driedger SEA	at BUF	W	36	4	.889
Thatcher Demko VAN	at MTL	W	34	1	.971
Tristan Jarry PIT	at CGY	O	32	1	.969
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs SEA	L	31	6	.806
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs PIT	W	22	1	.955
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs ARI	L	15	1	.933

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