NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 17, 2022

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

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Calgary Flames

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm and Hanifin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:42 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:56.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:52.
•Mikhail Sergachev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:55.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at CAR. Martin Necas (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Rantanen, Rodrigues and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:13 together.

•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:21.
•COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Rantanen, Rodrigues and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:13 together.
•Pavel Francouz (COL) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +17 against a season average of 30.8; the win.

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Dallas Stars beat Florida Panthers 6–4

Dallas Stars beat Florida Panthers 6–4 at FLA. Sam Bennett (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. DAL won it by committee.

•Sam Bennett had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:14.
•Roope Hintz had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:31.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:32.

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Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4 at home. Sean Kuraly (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Sean Kuraly had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:20.
•Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:35.
•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:31.

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New Jersey Devils edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in overtime at TOR. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Morgan Rielly (TOR) played 26:28, +4:50 up on his 21:38 season average over 64 games.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:43.
•Morgan Rielly (TOR) played 26:28, +4:50 up on his 21:38 season average over 64 games.
•William Nylander (TOR) played 22:25, +3:55 up on his 18:30 season average over 81 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at home. David Krejci (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, DeBrusk and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 5:19 together.

•David Krejci had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:16.
•Nick Foligno had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:02.
•Pavel Zacha had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WPG's first power-play unit (Gagner, Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:44 together.

•Kyle Connor had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:27.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:23.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:12.

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Nashville Predators edge New York Islanders 5–4

Nashville Predators beat New York Islanders 5–4 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Roman Josi had 4 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 25:11.
•Juuso Parssinen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:43.
•Adam Pelech had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:04.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota Wild 6–4

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota Wild 6–4 at MIN. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 3:51 together.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:17.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:06.

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St. Louis Blues edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in a shootout at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Thomas Greiss (STL) faced 51 shots and stopped 47 (.922), +21 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 9 shots in 21:28.
•John Carlson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 27:46.
•Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:28.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at home. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +6 against a season average of 33.4; the loss.

•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:14.
•Jonathan Marchessault had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:10.
•Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +6 against a season average of 33.4; the loss.

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Seattle Kraken edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Justin Schultz (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:35 together.

•Justin Schultz had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:56.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:02.
•Jordan Eberle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:28.

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Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 7–4

Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 7–4 at SJS. Erik Karlsson (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A. DET won it by committee.

•Erik Karlsson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 24:24.
•David Perron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:49.
•Dominik Kubalik had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sidney Crosby PIT	at MIN	2	2	4	3	1	0	18:37	—
Erik Karlsson SJS	vs DET	1	3	4	4	0	0	24:24	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs NYI	0	4	4	7	0	4	25:11	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs ANA	3	0	3	6	0	0	22:27	—
Sean Kuraly CBJ	vs MTL	2	1	3	4	2	1	16:20	—
Juuso Parssinen NSH	vs NYI	2	1	3	3	2	0	14:43	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at STL	1	2	3	9	0	0	21:28	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at MIN	1	2	3	6	1	0	18:17	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs ARI	1	2	3	4	0	1	22:14	—
David Perron DET	at SJS	1	2	3	2	3	0	17:49	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs DAL	0	3	3	3	2	1	19:14	—
John Carlson WSH	at STL	2	0	2	5	1	3	27:46	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Shaw–Dewar–Boldy skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thomas Greiss STL	vs WSH	W	51	4	.922
Pavel Francouz COL	at CAR	W	48	2	.958
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs MTL	W	42	4	.905
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CGY	W	40	1	.975
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at VGK	L	39	4	.897
Matt Murray TOR	vs NJD	O	33	3	.909
Juuse Saros NSH	vs NYI	W	33	4	.879
Carter Hart PHI	at BOS	L	32	4	.875
John Gibson ANA	at WPG	L	32	3	.906
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at SEA	O	32	3	.906
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs ANA	W	31	2	.935
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at NSH	L	31	5	.839
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs PIT	L	31	5	.839
Martin Jones SEA	vs NYR	W	30	2	.933
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at CBJ	L	28	5	.821
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at TOR	W	27	2	.926
Logan Thompson VGK	vs ARI	W	26	1	.962
Ville Husso DET	at SJS	W	25	4	.840
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at STL	O	24	4	.833
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at TBL	L	23	3	.870
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at FLA	W	23	2	.913
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs PHI	W	23	1	.957
Tristan Jarry PIT	at MIN	W	23	4	.826
Jake Oettinger DAL	at FLA	—	21	2	.905
James Reimer SJS	vs DET	L	20	6	.700
Spencer Knight FLA	vs DAL	L	17	1	.941
Antti Raanta CAR	vs COL	O	15	3	.800
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs DAL	—	11	4	.636

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