NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 8, 2024

4 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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Detroit Red Wings

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at home. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Knies) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:14 together.

•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:37.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:27.
•Morgan Rielly had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:17.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at WSH. Erik Karlsson (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PIT: Eller–Rust–O'Connor skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:21.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:35.
•New look for PIT: Eller–Rust–O'Connor skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2 at ANA. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) played 16:28, −6:09 down on his 22:37 season average over 40 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:28.
•Marco Rossi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:01.
•Brock Faber had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:40.

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Seattle Kraken edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VGK's first power-play unit (Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, Roy and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Jack Eichel had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:45.
•Brandon Tanev had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:06.
•Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:36.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Erik Karlsson for PIT @ WSH, 68.2 mph. Full game report →

Erik Karlsson (PIT @ WSH): Forecheck turnover, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 0 passes, 68.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at ANA	2	1	3	5	0	0	16:28	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at SEA	0	3	3	3	0	0	23:45	—
Brandon Tanev SEA	vs VGK	2	0	2	6	1	2	16:06	—
John Tavares TOR	vs DET	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:37	—
Marco Rossi MIN	at ANA	1	1	2	6	1	0	15:01	—
Erik Karlsson PIT	at WSH	1	1	2	5	2	1	21:21	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at WSH	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:35	—
Nicolas Roy VGK	at SEA	1	1	2	3	1	0	20:36	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs DET	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:27	—
Brock Faber MIN	at ANA	0	2	2	1	1	4	22:40	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	vs DET	0	2	2	0	1	4	20:17	—
Frank Vatrano ANA	vs MIN	0	0	0	9	3	0	19:43	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Eller–Rust–O'Connor skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Barbashev–Eichel–Roy skated 13:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at ANA	W	35	2	.943
Joel Blomqvist PIT	at WSH	W	34	2	.941
Adin Hill VGK	at SEA	O	32	4	.875
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs PIT	L	31	3	.903
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs MIN	L	31	5	.839
Joey Daccord SEA	vs VGK	W	24	3	.875
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs DET	W	22	1	.955
Cam Talbot DET	at TOR	L	19	2	.895

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