NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 9, 2023

11 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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New York Islanders

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 5–2

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 5–2 at home. Charlie Coyle (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Charlie Coyle had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 17:18.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:07.
•Trent Frederic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:14.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in overtime at DET. Mike Matheson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Anderson, Monahan, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:25 together.

•Mike Matheson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 27:56.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:32.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Anderson, Monahan, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:25 together.

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New York Rangers beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

New York Rangers beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) played 16:46, −4:45 down on his 21:31 season average over 81 games.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:31.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:46.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:10.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at OTT. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:30.
•Ilya Mikheyev had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:48.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 at TBL. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Perry, Foligno, Hall, Jones and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:47 together.

•Connor Bedard had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:55.
•Nick Foligno had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:29.
•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:41.

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Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at CBJ. Matt Duchene (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for DAL: Smith–Faksa–Steel skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Duchene had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:32.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:32.
•Nils Lundkvist had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:56.

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St. Louis Blues edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 at home. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ARI: Zucker–Carcone–Cooley skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ARI: Zucker–Carcone–Cooley skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jake Neighbours (STL) played 8:50, −6:58 down on his 15:48 season average over 76 games.
•Colton Parayko (STL) played 20:15, −3:39 down on his 23:54 season average over 81 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 6–3 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Kyle Connor had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 18:28.
•Mark Scheifele had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:12.
•Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:51.

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Seattle Kraken edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3

Seattle Kraken beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 at COL. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SEA won it by committee.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:32.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:39.
•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:14.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at LAK. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Magnus Hellberg (PIT) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +15 against a season average of 21.3; the win.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:47.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:20.
•Magnus Hellberg (PIT) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +15 against a season average of 21.3; the win.

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San Jose Sharks edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 31.4; the win.

•Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:38.
•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:26.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 31.4; the win.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brenden Dillon for WPG vs NSH, 84.9 mph. Full game report →

Brenden Dillon (WPG vs NSH): Point shot, 2 passes, 84.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kyle Connor WPG	vs NSH	3	1	4	7	0	0	18:28	—
Charlie Coyle BOS	vs NYI	3	1	4	6	0	2	17:18	—
Connor Bedard CHI	at TBL	2	2	4	5	1	1	17:55	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs NSH	0	4	4	4	1	0	18:12	—
Mike Matheson MTL	at DET	1	2	3	5	0	1	27:56	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs NYI	1	2	3	5	0	0	20:07	—
Matt Duchene DAL	at CBJ	1	2	3	4	1	0	16:32	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs MIN	1	2	3	4	0	0	14:31	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs SEA	1	2	3	3	2	1	23:32	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at OTT	1	2	3	2	1	2	18:30	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs MIN	1	2	3	2	1	1	16:46	—
Nick Foligno CHI	at TBL	0	3	3	2	0	1	19:29	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Anderson–Suzuki–Newhook skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Dvorak–Caufield–Slafkovský skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Smith–Faksa–Steel skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Zucker–Carcone–Cooley skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Granlund–Duclair–Kunin skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs EDM	W	41	2	.951
Juuse Saros NSH	at WPG	L	36	5	.861
Magnus Hellberg PIT	at LAK	W	36	3	.917
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at BOS	L	34	4	.882
Petr Mrazek CHI	at TBL	W	33	3	.909
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at STL	L	33	2	.939
Spencer Martin CBJ	vs DAL	L	30	4	.867
Casey DeSmith VAN	at OTT	W	30	2	.933
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs NYI	W	29	2	.931
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CBJ	W	29	2	.931
Cayden Primeau MTL	at DET	W	29	2	.931
Jonas Johansson TBL	vs CHI	L	29	5	.828
James Reimer DET	vs MTL	O	27	3	.889
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at NYR	L	27	3	.889
Louis Domingue NYR	vs MIN	W	26	1	.962
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at COL	W	26	3	.885
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs NSH	W	23	3	.870
Ivan Prosvetov COL	vs SEA	L	22	4	.818
Joel Hofer STL	vs ARI	W	20	1	.950
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs PIT	O	20	4	.800
Stuart Skinner EDM	at SJS	L	18	3	.833
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs VAN	L	16	5	.688

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