NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022

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

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Buffalo Sabres

Detroit Red Wings

Buffalo Sabres edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in a shootout at DET. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Dylan Cozens had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:56.
•Oskar Sundqvist had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:41.
•Andrew Copp had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:30.

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New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at OTT. Ryan Lindgren (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Cam Talbot (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +10 against a season average of 26.0; the loss.

•Ryan Lindgren had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:41.
•Cam Talbot (OTT) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +10 against a season average of 26.0; the loss.
•Jaroslav Halak (NYR) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +8 against a season average of 27.2; the win.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at home. Alexander Kerfoot (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for TOR: Aston-Reese–Kampf–Robertson skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Kerfoot had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:54.
•New look for TOR: Aston-Reese–Kampf–Robertson skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Auston Matthews (TOR) played 23:32, +3:18 up on his 20:14 season average over 73 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 at CHI. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 26:13.
•Max Domi had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:54.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 27:06.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at CHI	2	1	3	6	0	0	26:13	—
Ryan Lindgren NYR	at OTT	0	3	3	1	0	3	20:41	—
Max Domi CHI	vs EDM	2	0	2	5	1	1	19:54	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	at DET	2	0	2	5	0	1	16:56	—
Oskar Sundqvist DET	vs BUF	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:41	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at CHI	1	1	2	9	0	0	27:06	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at CHI	1	1	2	5	0	0	14:22	—
Mattias Janmark EDM	at CHI	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:48	—
MacKenzie Entwistle CHI	vs EDM	1	1	2	1	2	0	8:54	—
Filip Hronek DET	vs BUF	0	2	2	5	2	1	24:09	—
Andrew Copp DET	vs BUF	0	2	2	2	1	0	17:30	—
Alexander Kerfoot TOR	vs SJS	0	2	2	2	0	1	11:54	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Goodrow–Blais–Gauthier skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Trocheck–Kravtsov–Lafrenière skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Aston-Reese–Kampf–Robertson skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson BUF	at DET	W	45	4	.911
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs EDM	L	41	5	.878
Cam Talbot OTT	vs NYR	L	36	3	.917
Jaroslav Halak NYR	at OTT	W	35	1	.971
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs BUF	O	34	4	.882
Aaron Dell SJS	at TOR	L	31	2	.935
Stuart Skinner EDM	at CHI	W	25	4	.840
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs SJS	W	24	1	.958

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