NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 25, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

Full report

Carolina Hurricanes

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at home. David Krejci (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Noesen, Aho, Necas and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:13 together.

•David Krejci had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:56.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:36.
•Pavel Zacha had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:28.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 3–0

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 3–0 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CGY: Lewis–Toffoli–Lindholm skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:59.
•T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:59.
•Sonny Milano had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:37.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Montreal Canadiens edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in a shootout at CHI. Sean Monahan (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CHI: Katchouk–Entwistle–Johnson skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sean Monahan had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:53.
•New look for CHI: Katchouk–Entwistle–Johnson skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Patrick Kane (CHI) played 22:25, +3:09 up on his 19:16 season average over 72 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 at MIN. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:51 together.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 22:37.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:56.
•Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:08.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Ottawa Senators rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

Ottawa Senators beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at ANA. Mathieu Joseph (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:58 together.

•Derick Brassard had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:09.
•Mathieu Joseph had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:21.
•Drake Batherson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:52.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Teddy Blueger (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for PHI: Bellows–MacEwen–Frost skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Teddy Blueger had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:10.
•Ryan Poehling had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:53.
•Josh Archibald had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:57.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Detroit Red Wings edge Arizona Coyotes 4–3 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Arizona Coyotes 4–3 in a shootout at home. Jakob Chychrun (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET won it by committee.

•Filip Hronek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:43.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 26:04.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:54.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Final

Full report

New York Islanders

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Kent Johnson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Roslovic, Johnson and Bjork) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:47.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at BUF. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Craig Anderson (BUF) faced 44 shots and stopped 41 (.932), +12 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.

•Craig Anderson (BUF) faced 44 shots and stopped 41 (.932), +12 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.
•New look for BUF: Okposo–Girgensons–Jost skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Akira Schmid (NJD) faced 34 shots and stopped 33 (.971), +11 against a season average of 22.7; the win.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Tampa Bay Lightning beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brayden Point had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:06.
•Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:47.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:03.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Seattle Kraken beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Seattle Kraken beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at VGK. Andre Burakovsky (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Zach Whitecloud (VGK) played 9:49, −7:26 down on his 17:15 season average over 58 games.

•Andre Burakovsky had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:13.
•Adam Larsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:41.
•Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:13.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Winnipeg Jets edge Dallas Stars 5–4 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 5–4 in overtime at DAL. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG won it by committee.

•Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:09.
•Adam Lowry had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:25.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:21.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at SJS. Jaret Anderson-Dolan (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Gabriel Vilardi (LAK) played 12:16, −3:23 down on his 15:39 season average over 62 games.

•Jaret Anderson-Dolan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 11:43.
•Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:53.
•Sean Durzi had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:32.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Robertson DAL	vs WPG	2	1	3	6	0	1	22:09	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs STL	2	1	3	2	0	1	20:06	—
Adam Lowry WPG	at DAL	1	2	3	2	1	2	17:25	—
Mathieu Joseph OTT	at ANA	1	2	3	2	1	0	16:21	—
Derick Brassard OTT	at ANA	1	2	3	1	1	1	13:09	—
Teddy Blueger PIT	at PHI	0	3	3	2	2	1	13:10	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs STL	0	3	3	2	2	0	22:47	—
David Krejci BOS	vs CAR	2	0	2	5	2	1	18:56	—
Andre Burakovsky SEA	at VGK	2	0	2	4	0	0	19:13	—
Ryan Poehling PIT	at PHI	2	0	2	3	1	0	11:53	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs TOR	1	1	2	9	1	0	22:37	—
Jakob Chychrun ARI	at DET	1	1	2	8	3	1	26:04	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Staal–Drury–Jarvis skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lewis–Toffoli–Lindholm skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lucic–Ritchie–Ruzicka skated 7:54 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 CHI: Katchouk–Entwistle–Johnson skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Bellows–MacEwen–Frost skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Girgensons–Jost skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Craig Anderson BUF	vs NJD	L	44	3	.932
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at BOS	O	41	3	.927
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	W	41	4	.902
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at DET	O	36	3	.917
Akira Schmid NJD	at BUF	W	34	1	.971
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs OTT	L	33	5	.848
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs CGY	W	32	0	.1000
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at CHI	W	32	2	.938
Cam Talbot OTT	at ANA	W	32	1	.969
Jonathan Quick LAK	at SJS	W	31	2	.935
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs CAR	—	30	2	.933
Tristan Jarry PIT	at PHI	W	30	1	.967
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs TOR	L	28	4	.857
Matt Murray TOR	at MIN	W	28	3	.893
Adin Hill VGK	vs SEA	L	28	4	.857
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WPG	O	28	5	.821
James Reimer SJS	vs LAK	L	28	4	.857
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs STL	W	27	2	.926
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at CBJ	W	26	2	.923
Jordan Binnington STL	at TBL	L	26	4	.846
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at WSH	L	25	3	.880
Ville Husso DET	vs ARI	W	24	3	.875
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs NYI	L	24	3	.875
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs MTL	O	23	2	.913
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at VGK	W	22	2	.909
Carter Hart PHI	vs PIT	L	21	4	.810
Felix Sandstrom PHI	vs PIT	—	8	0	.1000
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs CAR	W	6	0	.1000

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.