NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 19, 2023

5 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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Toronto Maple Leafs

Minnesota Wild

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime at MIN. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Morgan Rielly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:03.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:18.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:00.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Ryan Poehling (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Danforth skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Poehling had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:51.
•Cam York had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:34.
•Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:24.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alex Nedeljkovic (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 38 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 27.3; the win.

•Alex Nedeljkovic (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 38 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 27.3; the win.
•Ryan Graves (PIT) played 23:09, +4:50 up on his 18:19 season average over 69 games.
•Drew O'Connor (PIT) played 12:27, −3:20 down on his 15:47 season average over 78 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at CHI. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Peterka) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:51 together.

•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 28:59.
•Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:19.
•JJ Peterka had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:35.

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St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at ANA. Alexey Toropchenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Sundqvist, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas and Perunovich) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:15 together.

•STL's first power-play unit (Sundqvist, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas and Perunovich) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:15 together.
•New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Carlsson skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ANA: Henrique–Silfverberg–Terry skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% 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: Bobby Brink for PHI vs CBJ, 67.4 mph. Full game report →

Bobby Brink (PHI vs CBJ): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 67.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at CHI	1	2	3	5	4	0	28:59	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	at MIN	1	2	3	5	1	1	26:03	—
Ryan Poehling PHI	vs CBJ	1	2	3	3	0	1	13:51	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs TOR	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:00	—
William Nylander TOR	at MIN	1	1	2	3	0	0	23:09	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at MIN	1	1	2	2	0	1	21:18	—
Philipp Kurashev CHI	vs BUF	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:19	—
Joel Farabee PHI	vs CBJ	1	1	2	1	0	1	12:24	—
Cam York PHI	vs CBJ	1	1	2	1	0	0	20:34	—
Sean Walker PHI	vs CBJ	0	2	2	3	2	0	19:49	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at MIN	0	2	2	1	1	1	20:51	—
JJ Peterka BUF	at CHI	0	2	2	0	0	0	14:35	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Danforth skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kurashev–Reichel–Bedard skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Carlsson skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Silfverberg–Terry skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	vs VGK	W	38	0	.1000
Joseph Woll TOR	at MIN	W	36	3	.917
John Gibson ANA	vs STL	L	32	3	.906
Adin Hill VGK	at PIT	L	31	2	.935
Joel Hofer STL	at ANA	W	31	1	.968
Spencer Martin CBJ	at PHI	L	26	4	.846
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at CHI	W	26	2	.923
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs TOR	O	25	4	.840
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs CBJ	W	22	2	.909
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs BUF	L	20	3	.850

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