NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Nashville Predators

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NSH: Tomasino–Parssinen–Evangelista skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:12.
•Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:03.
•New look for NSH: Tomasino–Parssinen–Evangelista skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at CHI. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Nolan Allan (CHI) played 11:44, −3:29 down on his 15:13 season average over 42 games.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:58.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:13.
•Nolan Allan (CHI) played 11:44, −3:29 down on his 15:13 season average over 42 games.

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at EDM. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for EDM: Skinner–Hyman–McDavid skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:01.
•Ivan Barbashev had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:55.
•Noah Hanifin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:32.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Noah Hanifin for VGK @ EDM, 63.0 mph. Full game report →

Noah Hanifin (VGK @ EDM): Dump and chase, dumped in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 1 pass, 63.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Eichel VGK	at EDM	1	2	3	3	0	0	20:01	—
Ivan Barbashev VGK	at EDM	0	3	3	1	1	1	15:55	—
Noah Hanifin VGK	at EDM	2	0	2	3	0	1	23:32	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs NSH	1	1	2	4	3	1	19:12	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at CHI	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:13	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	at CHI	1	1	2	2	1	1	17:58	—
Dylan Strome WSH	vs NSH	0	2	2	0	0	0	17:03	—
Matt Roy WSH	vs NSH	0	1	1	3	5	3	20:07	—
Jeremy Lauzon NSH	at WSH	0	0	0	0	7	3	18:04	—
Brandon Duhaime WSH	vs NSH	0	0	0	0	6	2	16:24	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Tomasino–Parssinen–Evangelista skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Stamkos–O'Reilly–Forsberg skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Skinner–Hyman–McDavid skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Henrique–Nugent-Hopkins–Brown skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	at WSH	L	36	3	.917
Logan Thompson WSH	vs NSH	W	35	2	.943
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs VGK	L	34	3	.912
Cam Talbot DET	at CHI	W	29	1	.966
Adin Hill VGK	at EDM	W	29	2	.931
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs DET	L	24	3	.875

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