NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 5, 2017

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

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Nashville Predators

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Nashville Predators 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 4–3 at home. David Krejci (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•David Krejci had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:29.
•Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:00.
•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:05.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout at BUF. Jason Pominville (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 30.3; the win.

•Jason Pominville had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:21.
•Carey Price (MTL) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 30.3; the win.
•Robin Lehner (BUF) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +11 against a season average of 29.4; the overtime loss.

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Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 4–2 at NYR. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Kreider, Zuccarello, Zibanejad and Buchnevich) scored 2 power-play goals on 16 attempts in 7:17 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:15.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:58.
•Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:14.

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Washington Capitals edge Ottawa Senators 5–4 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 in a shootout at OTT. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:11.
•Derick Brassard had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:39.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:12.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Minnesota Wild 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Minnesota Wild 4–2 at home. Mike Green (DET) led the scoring with 0G 4A. Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 29.5; the win.

•Mike Green had 4 assists (4 points) in 23:41.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:18.
•Chris Stewart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:24.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout Pittsburgh Penguins 10–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 10–1 at home. Ryan Hartman (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Ryan Hartman had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 14:21.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:55.
•Brandon Saad had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:47.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Arizona Coyotes 5–4

Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 5–4 at home. Corey Perry (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Corey Perry had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:28.
•Andrew Cogliano had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:06.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:44.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–0 at home. Tyler Toffoli (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +6 against a season average of 29.2; the win.

•Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +6 against a season average of 29.2; the win.
•Christian Folin (LAK) played 20:46, +5:11 up on his 15:35 season average over 64 games.
•Michael Raffl (PHI) played 8:57, −4:22 down on his 13:19 season average over 75 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Hartman CHI	vs PIT	1	4	5	3	2	0	14:21	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs PIT	1	3	4	2	0	0	16:55	—
Mike Green DET	vs MIN	0	4	4	0	0	1	23:41	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at OTT	3	0	3	6	2	1	19:11	—
Brandon Saad CHI	vs PIT	3	0	3	5	2	1	14:47	—
Corey Perry ANA	vs ARI	2	1	3	4	1	1	19:28	—
Nick Schmaltz CHI	vs PIT	2	1	3	4	1	0	15:36	—
Derick Brassard OTT	vs WSH	1	2	3	5	2	0	18:39	—
Rickard Rakell ANA	vs ARI	1	2	3	3	2	0	21:44	—
Andrew Cogliano ANA	vs ARI	1	2	3	3	0	1	18:06	—
Brent Seabrook CHI	vs PIT	1	2	3	2	0	2	20:25	—
Anthony Mantha DET	vs MIN	1	2	3	2	0	1	13:18	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carey Price MTL	at BUF	W	45	2	.956
Louis Domingue ARI	at ANA	L	41	5	.878
Robin Lehner BUF	vs MTL	O	40	2	.950
Semyon Varlamov COL	at NYR	W	39	2	.949
Jimmy Howard DET	vs MIN	W	39	2	.949
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs PHI	W	35	0	.1000
Braden Holtby WSH	at OTT	W	32	4	.875
Pekka Rinne NSH	at BOS	L	31	3	.903
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at DET	L	31	4	.871
Matt Murray PIT	at CHI	—	31	6	.806
John Gibson ANA	vs ARI	W	30	4	.867
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs NSH	W	29	3	.897
Corey Crawford CHI	vs PIT	W	29	1	.966
Craig Anderson OTT	vs WSH	O	28	4	.857
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at LAK	L	27	2	.926
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs COL	L	25	3	.880
Antti Niemi PIT	at CHI	L	13	4	.692

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