NHL Recaps: Thursday, Nov 16, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Detroit Red Wings

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime at home. Shayne Gostisbehere (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT won it by committee.

•Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:26.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 25:57.
•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 22:08.

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Final

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Arizona Coyotes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Arizona Coyotes edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Damon Severson (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Barrett Hayton (ARI) played 7:57, −9:21 down on his 17:18 season average over 32 games.

•Damon Severson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:33.
•Barrett Hayton (ARI) played 7:57, −9:21 down on his 17:18 season average over 32 games.
•Connor Ingram (ARI) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +12 against a season average of 29.2; the win.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Montreal Canadiens 6–5

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 6–5 at MTL. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Shea Theodore had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 25:13.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 25:26.
•Mark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:40.

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New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at PIT. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD won it by committee.

•Bryan Rust had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:14.
•Curtis Lazar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:17.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:07.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:59 together.

•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 24:06.
•Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:29.
•Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:13.

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Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for VAN: Garland–Pettersson–Mikheyev skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Elias Lindholm had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:33.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:20.
•Blake Coleman had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:28.

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Seattle Kraken edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Seattle Kraken beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at home. Kailer Yamamoto (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SEA's first power-play unit (Schwartz, Dunn, Yamamoto, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 4:05 together.

•Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:27.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:26.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Schwartz, Dunn, Yamamoto, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 4:05 together.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Florida Panthers 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Florida Panthers 2–1 at home. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:58 together.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:08.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:58 together.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson (FLA) played 28:22, +10:06 up on his 18:16 season average over 79 games.

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San Jose Sharks rout St. Louis Blues 5–1

San Jose Sharks beat St. Louis Blues 5–1 at home. Mike Hoffman (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Mike Hoffman had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:11.
•Givani Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 8:42.
•Luke Kunin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:52.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Noah Dobson for NYI @ SEA, 80.7 mph. Full game report →

Noah Dobson (NYI @ SEA): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 80.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Shea Theodore VGK	at MTL	1	3	4	2	0	1	25:13	—
Brayden Point TBL	at CHI	1	2	3	7	0	0	24:06	—
Shayne Gostisbehere DET	at OTT	1	2	3	5	0	1	26:26	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at MTL	1	2	3	5	0	0	25:26	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs DET	1	2	3	4	2	0	25:57	—
Mark Stone VGK	at MTL	1	2	3	3	0	0	21:40	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	vs VAN	1	2	3	2	1	0	19:33	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs DET	2	0	2	8	1	0	22:08	—
Jesse Ylonen MTL	vs VGK	2	0	2	4	1	0	7:22	—
Damon Severson CBJ	vs ARI	2	0	2	3	0	1	21:33	—
Mike Hoffman SJS	vs STL	2	0	2	3	0	1	14:11	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs NJD	2	0	2	2	2	0	19:14	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Laine–Chinakhov skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Garland–Pettersson–Mikheyev skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Clutterbuck–Cizikas–Fasching skated 7:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 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%
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs STL	W	45	1	.978
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs VGK	L	42	6	.857
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs DET	W	41	4	.902
Connor Ingram ARI	at CBJ	W	41	2	.951
Casey DeSmith VAN	at CGY	L	38	4	.895
James Reimer DET	at OTT	O	34	5	.853
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs ARI	L	32	3	.906
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at SEA	O	32	3	.906
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NJD	L	31	5	.839
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs TBL	L	31	3	.903
Cam Talbot LAK	vs FLA	W	31	1	.968
Adin Hill VGK	at MTL	W	28	5	.821
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at LAK	L	27	2	.926
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at PIT	W	23	2	.913
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs NYI	W	23	3	.870
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs VAN	W	22	2	.909
Joel Hofer STL	at SJS	L	21	4	.810
Jonas Johansson TBL	at CHI	W	14	2	.857
Jordan Binnington STL	at SJS	—	14	1	.929

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