NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 3, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres

Philadelphia Flyers rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at BUF. Bobby Brink (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 2:28, −18:29 down on his 20:57 season average over 40 games.

•Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:41.
•Joel Farabee had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:44.
•Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 2:28, −18:29 down on his 20:57 season average over 40 games.

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

St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at home. Kevin Hayes (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jack Hughes (NJD) played 3:55, −17:20 down on his 21:15 season average over 61 games.

•Kevin Hayes had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:33.
•Jack Hughes (NJD) played 3:55, −17:20 down on his 21:15 season average over 61 games.
•New look for NJD: Toffoli–Meier–Mercer skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (67.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Henri Jokiharju for BUF vs PHI, 69.0 mph. Full game report →

Henri Jokiharju (BUF vs PHI): Forecheck turnover, carried in, 0 passes, 69.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kevin Hayes STL	vs NJD	2	1	3	3	3	0	14:33	—
Bobby Brink PHI	at BUF	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:41	—
Joel Farabee PHI	at BUF	0	2	2	1	0	2	13:44	—
Justin Faulk STL	vs NJD	0	1	1	3	5	4	24:10	—
Timo Meier NJD	at STL	0	0	0	7	1	0	19:06	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Atkinson–Tippett–Cates skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Toffoli–Meier–Mercer skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (67.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Haula–Lazar–Holtz skated 7:01 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jordan Binnington STL	vs NJD	W	34	1	.971
Akira Schmid NJD	at STL	L	33	2	.939
Samuel Ersson PHI	at BUF	W	22	1	.955
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs PHI	L	19	5	.737

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