NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 4, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Nashville Predators

Edmonton Oilers

Nashville Predators beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at EDM. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:32 together.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:39.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:04.
•Tommy Novak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:44.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3 at ARI. Nino Niederreiter (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Nino Niederreiter had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:05.
•Brenden Dillon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.
•Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:41.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Boston Bruins 5–4

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–4 at home. David Perron (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•David Perron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:14.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:56.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:47.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 6–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 6–4 at OTT. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 21:00.
•Brayden Point had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:59.
•Brady Tkachuk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:51.

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St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at home. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brayden Schenn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:31.
•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 9 shots in 16:48.
•Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4 at TOR. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 3A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Klingberg, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 4:16 together.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 18:11.
•Auston Matthews had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:53.
•Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:38.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at home. Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Bemstrom–Chinakhov–Sillinger skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CBJ: Bemstrom–Chinakhov–Sillinger skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH) played 1:34, −17:21 down on his 18:55 season average over 69 games.
•Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +6 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Philadelphia Flyers 5–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–0 at PHI. Quinton Byfield (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. LAK's first power-play unit (Danault, Moore, Kaliyev, Spence and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:06 together.

•Quinton Byfield had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:54.
•Arthur Kaliyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:31.
•Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:28.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge New York Islanders 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 4–3 in overtime at NYI. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 46 shots and stopped 42 (.913), +13 against a season average of 32.5; the overtime loss.

•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:07.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:08.
•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:13.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Florida Panthers 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at home. Philipp Kurashev (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Perry, Foligno, Hall, Jones and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:01 together.

•Philipp Kurashev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:57.
•Carter Verhaeghe had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:29.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Perry, Foligno, Hall, Jones and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:01 together.

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Minnesota Wild edge New York Rangers 5–4 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 5–4 in a shootout at home. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jonathan Quick (NYR) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +10 against a season average of 28.6; the overtime loss.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:31.
•Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:02.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:46.

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Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 6–3

Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 6–3 at SEA. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Schultz, Gourde, Bjorkstrand and Wennberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:17 together.

•Mikael Backlund had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:46.
•Yanni Gourde had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:22.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Schultz, Gourde, Bjorkstrand and Wennberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:17 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout San Jose Sharks 10–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose Sharks 10–2 at SJS. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Jake Guentzel had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:19.
•Reilly Smith had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 14:53.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:18.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 2–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 2–0 at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mark Friedman (VAN) played 8:32, −3:52 down on his 12:24 season average over 22 games.

•Mark Friedman (VAN) played 8:32, −3:52 down on his 12:24 season average over 22 games.
•Matt Duchene (DAL) played 12:56, −3:53 down on his 16:49 season average over 79 games.
•Phillip Di Giuseppe (VAN) played 16:05, +4:03 up on his 12:02 season average over 50 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Colorado Avalanche 7–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 7–0 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Mark Stone had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:00.
•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:12.
•William Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jacob MacDonald for SJS vs PIT, 84.1 mph. Full game report →

Jacob MacDonald (SJS vs PIT): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 84.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at OTT	1	4	5	5	0	1	21:00	—
Brayden Point TBL	at OTT	3	1	4	5	0	0	17:59	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	at EDM	3	1	4	3	0	0	18:39	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs COL	2	2	4	5	1	2	19:00	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at SJS	2	2	4	4	0	0	17:19	—
Reilly Smith PIT	at SJS	2	2	4	3	0	0	14:53	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at SJS	1	3	4	4	0	0	16:18	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs BUF	1	3	4	1	5	0	18:11	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs BUF	3	0	3	5	4	0	18:53	—
Nino Niederreiter WPG	at ARI	3	0	3	4	2	0	16:05	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs TBL	2	1	3	6	3	0	21:51	—
Brenden Dillon WPG	at ARI	2	1	3	3	2	1	20:14	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Bemstrom–Chinakhov–Sillinger skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Voronkov–Fantilli skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Malenstyn–Phillips–Lapierre skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Tippett–Frost–Foerster skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Johnson–Hall–Dickinson skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Huberdeau–Lindholm–Dube skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs CAR	O	46	4	.913
Adin Hill VGK	vs COL	W	41	0	.1000
Linus Ullmark BOS	at DET	L	40	5	.875
Joseph Woll TOR	vs BUF	L	40	5	.875
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs FLA	W	40	2	.950
Jonathan Quick NYR	at MIN	O	39	4	.897
Kevin Lankinen NSH	at EDM	W	35	2	.943
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs CBJ	W	35	1	.971
Jack Campbell EDM	vs NSH	L	34	5	.853
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at STL	L	34	5	.853
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at VGK	L	34	7	.794
Joel Hofer STL	vs MTL	W	33	3	.909
Ville Husso DET	vs BOS	W	30	4	.867
Cal Petersen PHI	vs LAK	L	30	5	.833
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs CGY	L	29	4	.862
Jonas Johansson TBL	at OTT	W	28	4	.857
Devon Levi BUF	at TOR	W	28	4	.857
Jake Oettinger DAL	at VAN	L	28	2	.929
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs WPG	L	27	5	.815
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at WSH	L	27	2	.926
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs DAL	W	27	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	at SJS	W	26	2	.923
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at ARI	W	25	3	.880
Antti Raanta CAR	at NYI	W	25	3	.880
Cam Talbot LAK	at PHI	W	24	0	.1000
Anthony Stolarz FLA	at CHI	L	24	4	.833
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs TBL	—	21	3	.857
Dan Vladar CGY	at SEA	W	20	3	.850
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs PIT	L	18	6	.667
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs TBL	L	17	3	.824
Magnus Chrona SJS	vs PIT	—	17	4	.765
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs NYR	W	14	1	.929
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs NYR	—	4	3	.250

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