NHL Recaps: Monday, Nov 25, 2024

11 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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Colorado Avalanche

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Colorado Avalanche 8–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Colorado Avalanche 8–2 at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 5A.

•Brandon Hagel had 5 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 22:42.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:49.
•Ivan Ivan had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:29.

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Washington Capitals beat Florida Panthers 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at FLA. Jakob Chychrun (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for WSH: Wilson–Strome–Protas skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:03.
•Lars Eller had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:28.
•New look for WSH: Wilson–Strome–Protas skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat Nashville Predators 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:01 together.

•Nico Hischier had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:03.
•Johnathan Kovacevic had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:54.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:01 together.

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St. Louis Blues beat New York Rangers 5–2

St. Louis Blues beat New York Rangers 5–2 at NYR. Zachary Bolduc (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 43 shots and stopped 39 (.907), +14 against a season average of 28.7; the loss.

•Will Cuylle had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:51.
•Zachary Bolduc had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:49.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:17.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in a shootout at PHI. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Pearson–Howden–Dorofeyev skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:02.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:14.
•Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Dallas Stars 6–4

Carolina Hurricanes beat Dallas Stars 6–4 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:31.
•Seth Jarvis had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:52.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.

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Ottawa Senators edge Calgary Flames 4–3

Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 4–3 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 7:26 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:52.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:48.
•Jake Sanderson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 30:29.

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Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 4–2 at NYI. Moritz Seider (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DET: Motte–Compher–DeBrincat skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Moritz Seider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:59.
•Simon Edvinsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:28.
•New look for DET: Motte–Compher–DeBrincat skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at MIN. Alex Iafallo (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 44 shots and stopped 43 (.977), +18 against a season average of 26.4; the win.

•Alex Iafallo had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:13.
•Neal Pionk had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:54.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 44 shots and stopped 43 (.977), +18 against a season average of 26.4; the win.

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Seattle Kraken edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at ANA. Shane Wright (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Leo Carlsson (ANA) played 6:28, −9:54 down on his 16:22 season average over 75 games.

•Shane Wright had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:53.
•Ryker Evans had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:51.
•Troy Terry had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:19.

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San Jose Sharks rout Los Angeles Kings 7–2

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 7–2 at home. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Macklin Celebrini had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:08.
•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:38.
•Adrian Kempe had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:03.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Pavel Dorofeyev for VGK @ PHI, 83.0 mph. Full game report →

Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK @ PHI): Off the faceoff, 2 passes, 83.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs COL	0	5	5	5	0	1	22:42	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs DAL	1	3	4	2	1	0	17:31	—
Nico Hischier NJD	vs NSH	3	0	3	6	0	0	18:03	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	vs LAK	2	1	3	4	2	2	20:08	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs COL	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:49	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs DAL	1	2	3	3	5	0	17:52	—
Jakob Chychrun WSH	at FLA	1	2	3	3	1	3	19:03	—
Zachary Bolduc STL	at NYR	2	0	2	7	0	1	15:49	—
Ivan Ivan COL	at TBL	2	0	2	5	0	0	15:29	—
Will Cuylle NYR	vs STL	2	0	2	3	6	0	14:51	—
Jake Guentzel TBL	vs COL	2	0	2	2	1	1	18:08	—
Alex Iafallo WPG	at MIN	2	0	2	2	0	2	13:13	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Wilson–Strome–Protas skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Raddysh–Dubois–McMichael skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Dowd–Duhaime–Miroshnichenko skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pearson–Howden–Dorofeyev skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Motte–Compher–DeBrincat skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Veleno–Berggren–Kasper skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Leason–McTavish–Gauthier skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MIN	W	44	1	.977
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs STL	L	43	4	.907
Ilya Samsonov VGK	at PHI	W	36	4	.889
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CAR	L	33	5	.848
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs WPG	L	31	3	.903
Juuse Saros NSH	at NJD	L	30	4	.867
Ivan Fedotov PHI	vs VGK	O	30	4	.867
Dustin Wolf CGY	at OTT	L	30	4	.867
Spencer Knight FLA	vs WSH	L	29	2	.931
Joel Hofer STL	at NYR	W	29	2	.931
Alex Lyon DET	at NYI	W	29	2	.931
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs SEA	L	28	3	.893
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs CGY	W	27	3	.889
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs COL	W	25	2	.920
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs LAK	W	24	2	.917
Joey Daccord SEA	at ANA	W	23	2	.913
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs NSH	W	22	2	.909
Logan Thompson WSH	at FLA	W	21	1	.952
David Rittich LAK	at SJS	L	21	7	.667
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs DET	L	20	3	.850
Spencer Martin CAR	vs DAL	W	19	4	.789
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at TBL	—	17	3	.824
Justus Annunen COL	at TBL	L	16	5	.688
Scott Wedgewood NSH	at NJD	—	15	0	.1000

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