NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Nov 29, 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

Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at CBJ. Mike Matheson (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Cole Caufield (MTL) played 14:37, −4:52 down on his 19:29 season average over 81 games.

•Mike Matheson had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:17.
•Cole Caufield (MTL) played 14:37, −4:52 down on his 19:29 season average over 81 games.
•New look for MTL: Armia–Anderson–Monahan skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

New York Rangers edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home. K'Andre Miller (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DET: Compher–DeBrincat–Raymond skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:08.
•Robby Fabbri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:09.
•Alexis Lafrenière had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:01.

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

Washington Capitals edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at LAK. Anthony Mantha (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +10 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:37.
•Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:07.
•Aliaksei Protas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:52.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Gustav Lindstrom for MTL @ CBJ, 79.2 mph. Full game report →

Gustav Lindstrom (MTL @ CBJ): Point shot, 1 pass, 79.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anthony Mantha WSH	at LAK	1	1	2	4	0	0	11:37	—
K'Andre Miller NYR	vs DET	1	1	2	3	2	0	21:08	—
Robby Fabbri DET	at NYR	1	1	2	2	0	0	17:09	—
Connor McMichael WSH	at LAK	1	1	2	1	0	0	14:07	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs DET	0	2	2	4	0	2	21:01	—
Andrew Copp DET	at NYR	0	2	2	3	2	0	18:17	—
Aliaksei Protas WSH	at LAK	0	2	2	1	0	2	12:52	—
Mike Matheson MTL	at CBJ	0	2	2	0	0	3	23:17	—
Jacob Trouba NYR	vs DET	0	1	1	1	5	5	24:09	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs WSH	0	0	0	7	1	0	18:30	—
Jake Walman DET	at NYR	0	0	0	1	0	8	21:20	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Armia–Anderson–Monahan skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Pearson–Evans–Ylonen skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Compher–DeBrincat–Raymond skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ville Husso DET	at NYR	L	41	3	.927
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at LAK	W	39	1	.974
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs MTL	L	30	3	.900
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at CBJ	W	28	2	.929
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs DET	W	27	2	.926
Cam Talbot LAK	vs WSH	L	15	2	.867

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.