NHL Recaps: Monday, Nov 27, 2023

6 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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Boston Bruins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Boston Bruins 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Boston Bruins 5–2 at home. Egor Chinakhov (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Werenski, Laine and Marchenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:30 together.

•Egor Chinakhov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:55.
•Boone Jenner had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:37.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Werenski, Laine and Marchenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:30 together.

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Buffalo Sabres rout New York Rangers 5–1

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 5–1 at NYR. Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Gustafsson and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:49 together.

•Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.
•Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:51.
•Owen Power had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:01.

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Florida Panthers rout Ottawa Senators 5–0

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 5–0 at OTT. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Reinhart, Bennett, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 3 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 4:08 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:14.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Reinhart, Bennett, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 3 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 4:08 together.
•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:57.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at home. Ryan Johansen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 7:18 together.

•Ryan Johansen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:58.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:28.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:45.

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Calgary Flames edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime at home. MacKenzie Weegar (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Eichel skated 13:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Eichel skated 13:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Karlsson–Marchessault–Barbashev skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Carrier–Amadio–Roy skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Washington Capitals 2–1

San Jose Sharks beat Washington Capitals 2–1 at home. Fabian Zetterlund (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SJS: Hoffman–Kunin–Eklund skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SJS: Hoffman–Kunin–Eklund skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 23:08, +5:40 up on his 17:28 season average over 62 games.
•New look for WSH: Dowd–Mantha–Malenstyn skated 6:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% 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: Mika Zibanejad for NYR vs BUF, 87.8 mph. Full game report →

Mika Zibanejad (NYR vs BUF): Cycle, 4 passes, 87.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Casey Mittelstadt BUF	at NYR	1	2	3	3	0	1	18:22	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at OTT	0	3	3	3	1	1	19:14	—
Alex Tuch BUF	at NYR	2	0	2	8	0	1	21:51	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at OTT	2	0	2	3	2	1	18:57	—
Ryan Johansen COL	vs TBL	2	0	2	3	1	0	10:58	—
Sam Bennett FLA	at OTT	1	1	2	4	1	0	18:28	—
Cale Makar COL	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	1	1	26:28	—
Egor Chinakhov CBJ	vs BOS	1	1	2	1	0	1	13:55	—
Victor Olofsson BUF	at NYR	0	2	2	3	0	2	17:22	—
Owen Power BUF	at NYR	0	2	2	1	0	5	25:01	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	vs BOS	0	2	2	0	6	0	19:37	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs TBL	0	2	2	0	1	0	21:45	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Laine–Texier–Fantilli skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Voronkov–Chinakhov–Sillinger skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Joseph–Norris–Batherson skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Eichel skated 13:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Marchessault–Barbashev skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Carrier–Amadio–Roy skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kolesar–Howden–Cotter skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hoffman–Kunin–Eklund skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Dowd–Mantha–Malenstyn skated 6:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Strome–Phillips–McMichael skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs TBL	W	39	1	.974
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs BUF	L	38	4	.895
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs FLA	L	37	5	.865
Adin Hill VGK	at CGY	O	34	2	.941
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs WSH	W	34	1	.971
Spencer Martin CBJ	vs BOS	W	33	2	.939
Dan Vladar CGY	vs VGK	W	28	1	.964
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at NYR	W	26	1	.962
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at SJS	L	23	2	.913
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at COL	L	22	3	.864
Linus Ullmark BOS	at CBJ	L	20	2	.900
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at OTT	W	20	0	.1000
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at CBJ	—	19	2	.895

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