NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

Boston Bruins

Detroit Red Wings edge Boston Bruins 2–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at BOS. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Bergeron–Hall–Pastrnak skated 14:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BOS: Bergeron–Hall–Pastrnak skated 14:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +12 against a season average of 30.4; the win.
•New look for BOS: Foligno–Smith–Coyle skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Washington Capitals 5–4

Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 5–4 at home. Aaron Ekblad (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Aaron Ekblad had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:48.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:36.
•Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:26.

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San Jose Sharks beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Bonino, Couture, Meier and Dahlen) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:19 together.

•Timo Meier had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:33.
•Noah Gregor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:02.
•Alexander Barabanov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:56.

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St. Louis Blues edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in a shootout at home. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Perry, Killorn, Hedman, Palat and Cirelli) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:50 together.

•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:06.
•Taylor Raddysh had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:15.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Perry, Killorn, Hedman, Palat and Cirelli) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:50 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–0

Nashville Predators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–0 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 4G 0A. Mikael Granlund (NSH) played 15:53, −4:35 down on his 20:28 season average over 79 games.

•Filip Forsberg had 4 goals (4 points) on 4 shots in 15:37.
•Mikael Granlund had 4 assists (4 points) in 15:53.
•Matt Duchene had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:43.

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Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at home. Jordan Greenway (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jordan Greenway had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:23.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:27.
•Jonas Brodin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:55.

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Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Braden Holtby (DAL) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +11 against a season average of 29.2; the win.

•Roope Hintz had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:00.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.
•Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:01.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Los Angeles Kings 5–4 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 5–4 in a shootout at LAK. Alex Iafallo (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) played 2:48, −16:27 down on his 19:15 season average over 55 games.

•Alex Iafallo had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:58.
•Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:15.
•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:08.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs CBJ	4	0	4	4	0	0	15:37	—
Mikael Granlund NSH	vs CBJ	0	4	4	0	0	0	15:53	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs CAR	3	0	3	4	0	0	16:00	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	vs CAR	1	2	3	3	2	0	17:22	—
Jordan Greenway MIN	vs ARI	1	2	3	2	3	0	14:23	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	vs WSH	0	3	3	5	1	2	26:48	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs WSH	0	3	3	3	1	0	20:36	—
Timo Meier SJS	at NJD	2	0	2	6	0	1	18:33	—
Alex Iafallo LAK	vs ANA	2	0	2	4	2	1	18:58	—
Clayton Keller ARI	at MIN	1	1	2	7	0	0	18:27	—
Ryan Lomberg FLA	vs WSH	1	1	2	5	2	0	15:30	—
Noah Gregor SJS	at NJD	1	1	2	4	3	0	15:02	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Bergeron–Hall–Pastrnak skated 14:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Foligno–Smith–Coyle skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Haula–Lazar–DeBrusk skated 7:02 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 NJD: Hischier–Sharangovich–Hughes skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Killorn–Palat–Cirelli skated 13:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Trocheck–Svechnikov–Jarvis skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at FLA	L	51	5	.902
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at BOS	W	42	1	.976
Braden Holtby DAL	vs CAR	W	40	1	.975
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at MIN	L	37	5	.865
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs ANA	O	36	4	.889
James Reimer SJS	at NJD	W	34	2	.941
John Gibson ANA	at LAK	W	34	4	.882
Brian Elliott TBL	at STL	O	33	3	.909
Jordan Binnington STL	vs TBL	W	33	3	.909
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs ARI	W	31	2	.935
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs SJS	L	30	4	.867
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at NSH	—	28	3	.893
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs WSH	W	27	4	.852
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CBJ	W	27	0	.1000
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs DET	L	16	2	.875
Frederik Andersen CAR	at DAL	L	16	3	.813
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NSH	L	9	3	.667

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