NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 26, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final

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Edmonton Oilers

New York Rangers

Edmonton Oilers edge New York Rangers 4–3

Edmonton Oilers beat New York Rangers 4–3 at NYR. Ryan McLeod (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for EDM: Draisaitl–McDavid–Puljujarvi skated 12:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan McLeod had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:12.
•Evan Bouchard had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:09.
•Ryan Lindgren had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:02.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at home. Martin Necas (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Noesen, Aho, Necas and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:23 together.

•CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Noesen, Aho, Necas and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:23 together.
•New look for CAR: Noesen–Kotkaniemi–Svechnikov skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Adam Ruzicka (CGY) played 16:12, +4:43 up on his 11:29 season average over 43 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Florida Panthers 5–4 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Florida Panthers 5–4 in overtime at FLA. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jordan Kyrou had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:52.
•Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:06.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:42.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at PIT. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +11 against a season average of 30.1; the loss.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:07.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:31.
•William Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:48.

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New Jersey Devils rout Washington Capitals 5–1

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 5–1 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:18 together.

•Jack Hughes had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:02.
•Dawson Mercer had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:22.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:18 together.

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New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at home. Ryan Pulock (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Ryan Pulock had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 20:48.
•Zach Parise had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:40.
•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at home. Josh Manson (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Compher, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:04 together.

•Josh Manson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:30.
•COL's first power-play unit (Compher, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:04 together.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:32 together.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 at VGK. Andrei Kuzmenko (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 2:54 together.

•Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:43.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.
•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:54.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Pulock NYI	vs PHI	0	4	4	1	0	1	20:48	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs WSH	3	0	3	4	0	1	17:02	—
Andrei Kuzmenko VAN	at VGK	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:43	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at PIT	1	2	3	6	1	2	17:07	—
Ryan McLeod EDM	at NYR	0	3	3	2	1	1	13:12	—
Zach Parise NYI	vs PHI	2	0	2	6	1	0	16:40	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	at FLA	2	0	2	5	0	1	16:52	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	at NYR	2	0	2	4	2	1	14:09	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at PIT	1	1	2	8	2	1	19:31	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	at FLA	1	1	2	7	0	0	22:42	—
Josh Manson COL	vs DAL	1	1	2	5	4	2	15:30	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at FLA	1	1	2	4	1	1	19:56	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Draisaitl–McDavid–Puljujarvi skated 12:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Hyman–Nugent-Hopkins–Janmark skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Noesen–Kotkaniemi–Svechnikov skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kessel–Roy–Cotter skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs DAL	W	42	1	.976
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs TOR	L	41	4	.902
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs WSH	W	38	1	.974
Thomas Greiss STL	at FLA	W	37	4	.892
Spencer Knight FLA	vs STL	O	37	5	.865
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at COL	L	36	4	.889
Logan Thompson VGK	vs VAN	L	36	5	.861
Dan Vladar CGY	at CAR	L	33	3	.909
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs EDM	L	32	4	.875
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at NJD	L	29	5	.828
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs PHI	W	28	2	.929
Spencer Martin VAN	at VGK	W	27	1	.963
Erik Kallgren TOR	at PIT	W	26	1	.962
Jack Campbell EDM	at NYR	W	23	3	.870
Felix Sandstrom PHI	at NYI	L	23	5	.783
Antti Raanta CAR	vs CGY	W	20	2	.900

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