NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Nov 20, 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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Vegas Golden Knights

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TOR: Nylander–Holmberg–Knies skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (9.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•William Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:23.
•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:42.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:45.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Cates–Farabee–Michkov skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (10.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jalen Chatfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:30.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:57.
•New look for PHI: Cates–Farabee–Michkov skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (10.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 6:38, −8:36 down on his 15:14 season average over 38 games.

•Jason Robertson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:57.
•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:27.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:07.

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Seattle Kraken beat Nashville Predators 3–0

Seattle Kraken beat Nashville Predators 3–0 at home. Chandler Stephenson (SEA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for SEA: Schwartz–Stephenson–Sprong skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Chandler Stephenson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:32.
•Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:22.
•Jaden Schwartz had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:45.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Los Angeles Kings 1–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 1–0 at LAK. Jason Zucker (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Tuch, Dahlin, Cozens and Peterka) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:57 together.

•BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Tuch, Dahlin, Cozens and Peterka) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:57 together.
•New look for BUF: Aube-Kubel–Malenstyn–Krebs skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Lafferty–Cozens–Benson skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% 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: Jake Walman for SJS @ DAL, 69.0 mph. Full game report →

Jake Walman (SJS @ DAL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 0 passes, 69.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Robertson DAL	vs SJS	1	2	3	4	2	0	17:57	—
Chandler Stephenson SEA	vs NSH	0	3	3	2	0	2	19:32	—
William Nylander TOR	vs VGK	1	1	2	6	0	1	21:23	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs SJS	1	1	2	5	1	0	18:44	—
Brandon Montour SEA	vs NSH	1	1	2	5	0	0	18:22	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	2	2	18:07	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at PHI	1	1	2	3	1	0	15:57	—
Jalen Chatfield CAR	at PHI	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:30	—
Mikael Granlund SJS	at DAL	1	1	2	1	1	0	16:27	—
John Tavares TOR	vs VGK	0	2	2	2	0	3	16:42	—
Jaden Schwartz SEA	vs NSH	0	2	2	2	0	3	17:45	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs VGK	0	2	2	1	1	0	20:45	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Nylander–Holmberg–Knies skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (9.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Cates–Farabee–Michkov skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (10.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Martinook–Aho–Roslovic skated 5:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Stephenson–Sprong skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Aube-Kubel–Malenstyn–Krebs skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Lafferty–Cozens–Benson skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Zucker–Quinn–Kulich skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ivan Fedotov PHI	vs CAR	L	37	4	.892
Juuse Saros NSH	at SEA	L	36	2	.944
Joseph Woll TOR	vs VGK	W	31	0	.1000
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at DAL	L	29	3	.897
Adin Hill VGK	at TOR	L	25	2	.920
Joey Daccord SEA	vs NSH	W	24	0	.1000
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs SJS	W	23	2	.913
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at LAK	W	23	0	.1000
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at PHI	W	19	1	.947
David Rittich LAK	vs BUF	L	19	1	.947

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