NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 12, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Chicago Blackhawks

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 at home. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Sam Reinhart had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:51.
•Connor Bedard had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:54.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:37.

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

Dallas Stars rout Minnesota Wild 8–3

Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 8–3 at MIN. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 3 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 6:34 together.

•Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:33.
•Wyatt Johnston had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:38.
•Miro Heiskanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:39.

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

Vancouver Canucks beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Blueger–Lafferty–Beauvillier skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:35.
•Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:03.
•Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:11.

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

Final / SO

Full report

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers

New York Rangers edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (SO)

New York Rangers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in a shootout at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Roslovic–Sillinger skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexis Lafrenière had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:13.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:58.
•Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 8 shots in 28:02.

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

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at home. Frank Vatrano (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 44 shots and stopped 40 (.909), +13 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.

•Frank Vatrano had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:28.
•Ryan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:49.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 44 shots and stopped 40 (.909), +13 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jason Robertson for DAL @ MIN, 74.4 mph. Full game report →

Jason Robertson (DAL @ MIN): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 74.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs CHI	2	2	4	3	0	0	18:51	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at MIN	2	1	3	5	1	0	16:33	—
Frank Vatrano ANA	vs SJS	2	1	3	5	1	0	18:28	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	at MIN	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:38	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	at MIN	0	3	3	2	1	1	21:39	—
Connor Bedard CHI	at FLA	2	0	2	4	1	0	19:54	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs CBJ	2	0	2	2	0	0	24:13	—
Brock Boeser VAN	at MTL	1	1	2	5	1	0	19:35	—
Conor Garland VAN	at MTL	1	1	2	5	0	1	12:03	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	2	0	20:58	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson FLA	vs CHI	1	1	2	2	1	0	20:37	—
Dakota Joshua VAN	at MTL	1	1	2	2	0	0	12:11	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Blueger–Lafferty–Beauvillier skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Roslovic–Sillinger skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Carrick–Groulx–Leason skated 9:14 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%
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at ANA	L	44	4	.909
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NYR	O	40	3	.925
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs DAL	L	37	8	.784
Jake Allen MTL	vs VAN	L	35	3	.914
Casey DeSmith VAN	at MTL	W	32	2	.938
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at FLA	L	31	4	.871
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs CBJ	W	28	3	.893
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CHI	W	26	3	.885
Jake Oettinger DAL	at MIN	W	26	3	.885
John Gibson ANA	vs SJS	W	26	1	.962

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.