NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 17, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Toronto Maple Leafs

Detroit Red Wings

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at DET. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:53 together.

•John Tavares had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:59.
•William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:31.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:48.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Nino Niederreiter (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Cozens skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nino Niederreiter had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:50.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:48.
•New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Cozens skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at ANA. Anton Lundell (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. ANA's first power-play unit (Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler, Strome and Vatrano) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:15 together.

•Anton Lundell had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:51.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler, Strome and Vatrano) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:15 together.
•New look for FLA: Bennett–Rodrigues–Tkachuk skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Cole Perfetti for WPG vs BUF, 67.7 mph. Full game report →

Cole Perfetti (WPG vs BUF): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 67.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
William Nylander TOR	at DET	1	2	3	4	1	0	20:31	—
John Tavares TOR	at DET	1	2	3	1	1	1	16:59	—
Tyler Bertuzzi TOR	at DET	1	1	2	7	2	0	15:48	—
Anton Lundell FLA	at ANA	0	2	2	4	1	0	16:51	—
Nino Niederreiter WPG	vs BUF	0	2	2	1	1	2	16:50	—
Vladislav Namestnikov WPG	vs BUF	0	2	2	1	0	0	14:48	—
Ryan Strome ANA	vs FLA	0	0	0	7	2	0	16:17	—
Moritz Seider DET	vs TOR	0	0	0	3	5	5	23:47	—
Radko Gudas ANA	vs FLA	0	0	0	2	5	4	23:03	—
Brenden Dillon WPG	vs BUF	0	0	0	1	5	3	20:50	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Cozens skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Mittelstadt–Peterka–Benson skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Olofsson–Greenway–Jost skated 4:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Bennett–Rodrigues–Tkachuk skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	vs FLA	L	35	2	.943
Anthony Stolarz FLA	at ANA	W	35	1	.971
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at DET	W	29	2	.931
Alex Lyon DET	vs TOR	L	29	3	.897
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs BUF	W	28	2	.929
Eric Comrie BUF	at WPG	L	18	3	.833

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