NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 29, 2024

14 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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New York Rangers

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 3–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Panarin–Cuylle skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Travis Konecny had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:17.
•New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Panarin–Cuylle skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYR: Trocheck–Lafrenière–Berard skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at home. Ryan Donato (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Donato, Vlasic and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:18 together.

•Jared Spurgeon had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:17.
•Ryan Donato had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:40.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:43.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at BUF. Conor Garland (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Conor Garland had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:37.
•Dylan Cozens had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:57.
•Pius Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:16.

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New Jersey Devils edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4

New Jersey Devils beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 at DET. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:50.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:50.
•Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:29.

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Washington Capitals edge New York Islanders 5–4 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH won it by committee.

•Anders Lee had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:04.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:57.
•Connor McMichael had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:30.

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Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–3

Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–3 at CAR. Anton Lundell (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Aho, Necas, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:27.
•Aaron Ekblad had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:17.
•Eetu Luostarinen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:10.

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Calgary Flames

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Backlund, Kadri, Andersson, Pospisil and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:23 together.

•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:19.
•Adam Fantilli had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:07.
•Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:33.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at NSH. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Luke Glendening (TBL) played 15:34, +4:51 up on his 10:43 season average over 76 games.

•Roman Josi had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:38.
•Luke Glendening (TBL) played 15:34, +4:51 up on his 10:43 season average over 76 games.
•Nikita Kucherov (TBL) played 16:39, −4:36 down on his 21:15 season average over 77 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at ANA. Alex Laferriere (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Jeannot–Turcotte–Byfield skated 5:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Laferriere had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:55.
•New look for LAK: Jeannot–Turcotte–Byfield skated 5:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for LAK: Lewis–Lee–Helenius skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Seattle Kraken 8–5

San Jose Sharks beat Seattle Kraken 8–5 at home. Chandler Stephenson (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SJS won it by committee.

•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:54.
•Jake Walman had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:23.
•Shane Wright had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:48.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Boston Bruins 2–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at BOS. Philip Tomasino (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Bunting–Beauvillier–Lizotte skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Bunting–Beauvillier–Lizotte skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +8 against a season average of 28.1; the loss.
•New look for PIT: Malkin–Tomasino–O'Connor skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 at home. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Brett Howden had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.
•Cole Perfetti had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:31.
•Ivan Barbashev had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:40.

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Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3 at home. Mason Marchment (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mason Marchment had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:00.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:17.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:53.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Utah Mammoth 4–3 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Utah Mammoth 4–3 in overtime at UTA. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Perry, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 4:55 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:46.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:16.
•Evan Bouchard had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:49.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jake Walman for SJS vs SEA, 88.8 mph. Full game report →

Jake Walman (SJS vs SEA): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 2 passes, 88.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Conor Garland VAN	at BUF	2	1	3	6	1	1	23:37	—
Mason Marchment DAL	vs COL	2	1	3	5	4	1	14:00	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs CGY	1	2	3	4	2	1	16:19	—
Anders Lee NYI	at WSH	1	2	3	1	1	0	17:04	—
Dylan Strome WSH	vs NYI	1	2	3	1	0	0	20:57	—
Chandler Stephenson SEA	at SJS	1	2	3	1	0	0	16:54	—
Connor McMichael WSH	vs NYI	0	3	3	4	0	0	19:30	—
Simon Holmstrom NYI	at WSH	2	0	2	6	0	2	19:10	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs TBL	2	0	2	4	0	4	25:38	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	0	1	17:17	—
Jake Walman SJS	vs SEA	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:23	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs NYI	2	0	2	3	7	0	18:50	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Panarin–Cuylle skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Trocheck–Lafrenière–Berard skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Shore–Jones–Khusnutdinov skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Jeannot–Turcotte–Byfield skated 5:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Lee–Helenius skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Bunting–Beauvillier–Lizotte skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Tomasino–O'Connor skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs PIT	L	36	2	.944
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at PHI	L	34	2	.941
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at BUF	W	34	3	.912
Dustin Wolf CGY	at CBJ	L	33	4	.879
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs COL	W	32	3	.906
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs EDM	O	32	4	.875
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at CAR	W	31	3	.903
Jonas Johansson TBL	at NSH	W	31	2	.935
Vitek Vanecek SJS	vs SEA	W	31	5	.839
Tristan Jarry PIT	at BOS	W	31	1	.968
Calvin Pickard EDM	at UTA	W	31	3	.903
Eric Comrie WPG	at VGK	L	30	4	.867
Petr Mrazek CHI	at MIN	L	29	3	.897
Cam Talbot DET	vs NJD	L	29	5	.828
Spencer Martin CAR	vs FLA	L	29	5	.828
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs CGY	W	29	2	.931
Erik Portillo LAK	at ANA	W	29	1	.966
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at DET	W	28	4	.857
Juuse Saros NSH	vs TBL	O	28	3	.893
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at WSH	O	26	5	.808
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at SJS	L	26	7	.731
Adin Hill VGK	vs WPG	W	25	3	.880
Logan Thompson WSH	vs NYI	W	24	4	.833
Ivan Fedotov PHI	vs NYR	W	23	1	.957
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs CHI	W	23	2	.913
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at DAL	L	23	4	.826
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs VAN	O	22	4	.818
John Gibson ANA	vs LAK	L	18	2	.889
David Rittich LAK	at ANA	—	2	0	.1000

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