NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Nov 9, 2022

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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Carolina Hurricanes

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0

Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 at home. Brandon Montour (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Lundell) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:11 together.

•Brandon Montour had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 27:19.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:07.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Lundell) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:11 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at WSH. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jan Rutta (PIT) played 8:55, −8:21 down on his 17:16 season average over 55 games.

•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:37.
•Jan Rutta (PIT) played 8:55, −8:21 down on his 17:16 season average over 55 games.
•Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT) played 6:41, −8:41 down on his 15:22 season average over 74 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Kirby Dach (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Drouin, Monahan, Suzuki, Dach and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:23 together.

•Kirby Dach had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:16.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:58.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Drouin, Monahan, Suzuki, Dach and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:23 together.

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Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at ANA. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 6:28 together.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 22:44.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 6:28 together.
•Kevin Shattenkirk (ANA) played 7:08, −12:20 down on his 19:28 season average over 74 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brandon Montour FLA	vs CAR	0	3	3	1	3	1	27:19	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at ANA	2	0	2	9	1	0	22:44	—
Kirby Dach MTL	vs VAN	2	0	2	4	1	0	17:16	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs CAR	1	1	2	4	6	1	17:07	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at WSH	1	1	2	2	1	0	19:37	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs VAN	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:58	—
Jeff Petry PIT	at WSH	1	0	1	1	6	2	24:49	—
Josh Archibald PIT	at WSH	0	0	0	1	7	1	12:23	—
Garnet Hathaway WSH	vs PIT	0	0	0	0	7	1	13:46	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Archibald–Poehling–Hallander skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Carter–McGinn–Heinen skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Studnicka–Hoglander–Aman skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–McTavish skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Spencer Knight FLA	vs CAR	W	40	0	.1000
John Gibson ANA	vs MIN	L	39	4	.897
Antti Raanta CAR	at FLA	L	36	2	.944
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs VAN	W	33	2	.939
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at ANA	W	32	1	.969
Thatcher Demko VAN	at MTL	L	29	5	.828
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs PIT	L	27	3	.889
Casey DeSmith PIT	at WSH	W	25	1	.960

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