NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 15, 2024

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 at home. Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Chinakhov and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:31 together.

•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:30.
•Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:21.
•Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:22.

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Washington Capitals beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at COL. Connor McMichael (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for COL: Drouin–Nichushkin–Mittelstadt skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McMichael had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:07.
•Parker Kelly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 8:41.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:52.

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Calgary Flames beat Nashville Predators 2–0

Calgary Flames beat Nashville Predators 2–0 at home. Blake Coleman (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Kadri–Pospisil–Kuzmenko skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Kadri–Pospisil–Kuzmenko skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Huberdeau–Sharangovich–Zary skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Juuso Parssinen (NSH) played 15:13, +4:47 up on his 10:26 season average over 47 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Utah Mammoth 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Utah Mammoth 4–2 at UTA. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. UTA's first power-play unit (Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:02 together.

•William Karlsson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:43.
•Tomas Hertl had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:26.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:40.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4

Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4 at home. Olen Zellweger (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Olen Zellweger had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:27.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:11.
•Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:09.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Zach Werenski for CBJ vs PIT, 75.8 mph. Full game report →

Zach Werenski (CBJ vs PIT): Point shot, 3 passes, 75.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
William Karlsson VGK	at UTA	2	1	3	4	0	2	19:43	—
Olen Zellweger ANA	vs DET	1	2	3	2	0	2	22:27	—
Tomas Hertl VGK	at UTA	2	0	2	3	0	1	17:26	—
Connor McMichael WSH	at COL	2	0	2	2	0	1	16:07	—
Dmitri Voronkov CBJ	vs PIT	1	1	2	5	1	0	14:21	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs PIT	1	1	2	4	0	4	22:22	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	at ANA	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:11	—
Marco Kasper DET	at ANA	1	1	2	3	1	1	15:02	—
Anthony Beauvillier PIT	at CBJ	1	1	2	2	2	0	13:30	—
Parker Kelly COL	vs WSH	1	1	2	2	0	0	8:41	—
Lucas Raymond DET	at ANA	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:09	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at UTA	0	2	2	3	3	1	19:40	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Drouin–Nichushkin–Mittelstadt skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kadri–Pospisil–Kuzmenko skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Huberdeau–Sharangovich–Zary skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Tristan Jarry PIT	at CBJ	L	38	5	.868
Juuse Saros NSH	at CGY	L	32	1	.969
Adin Hill VGK	at UTA	W	32	2	.938
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs NSH	W	29	0	.1000
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs VGK	L	28	3	.893
Alex Lyon DET	at ANA	L	28	5	.821
John Gibson ANA	vs DET	W	25	4	.840
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs PIT	W	23	2	.913
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at COL	W	19	2	.895
Trent Miner COL	vs WSH	—	13	1	.923
Justus Annunen COL	vs WSH	L	6	3	.500

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