NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 7, 2017

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

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Colorado Avalanche

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1 at home. Will Butcher (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Cory Schneider (NJD) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +10 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

•Will Butcher had 3 assists (3 points) in 12:45.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:19.
•Kyle Palmieri had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:29.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 8–5

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 8–5 at home. Mats Zuccarello (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A. TOR won it by committee.

•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:26.
•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:31.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:39.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Ottawa Senators 2–1 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 in a shootout at OTT. Dion Phaneuf (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for OTT: Turris–Smith–Dzingel skated 8:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for OTT: Turris–Smith–Dzingel skated 8:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for OTT: Pyatt–Hoffman–Pageau skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (21.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ben Harpur (OTT) played 5:29, −9:38 down on his 15:07 season average over 40 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 at home. Jared McCann (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:51.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.
•Jared McCann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 8:26.

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New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3 at home. Evander Kane (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NYI won it by committee.

•Casey Cizikas had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:39.
•Evander Kane had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 20:05.
•John Tavares had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Nashville Predators 4–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 4–0 at home. Olli Maatta (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ian Cole (PIT) played 5:16, −12:42 down on his 17:58 season average over 66 games.

•Olli Maatta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:59.
•Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:38.

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Washington Capitals rout Montreal Canadiens 6–1

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 6–1 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 4G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:35 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had 4 goals (4 points) on 8 shots in 17:44.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 4 assists (4 points) in 17:18.
•Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:11.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in a shootout at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR won it by committee.

•Eric Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:39.
•Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:27.
•Victor Rask had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:47.

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St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at home. Jaden Schwartz (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Shore) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 3:32 together.

•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:31.
•Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:20.
•Brayden Schenn had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:43.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Sharp, Keith, Toews, Kane and Saad) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:44 together.

•Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:08.
•Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:36.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:10.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 in overtime at ARI. Nate Schmidt (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +12 against a season average of 29.5; the overtime loss.

•Nate Schmidt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:18.
•Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +12 against a season average of 29.5; the overtime loss.
•New look for ARI: Cousins–Duclair–Dvorak skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3

Calgary Flames beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3 at home. TJ Brodie (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Versteeg, Brodie, Ferland, Gaudreau and Monahan) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 6:51 together.

•TJ Brodie had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 25:49.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:47.
•Kris Versteeg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:45.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at home. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jujhar Khaira (EDM) played 5:00, −7:49 down on his 12:49 season average over 68 games.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:37.
•Kris Russell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:52.
•Jujhar Khaira (EDM) played 5:00, −7:49 down on his 12:49 season average over 68 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at ANA. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Filppula–Simmonds–Weal skated 13:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ivan Provorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:00.
•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:15.
•New look for PHI: Filppula–Simmonds–Weal skated 13:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for SJS: Donskoi–Hertl–Meier skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (82.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:01.
•Dustin Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:03.
•New look for SJS: Donskoi–Hertl–Meier skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (82.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs MTL	4	0	4	8	0	0	17:44	—
TJ Brodie CGY	vs WPG	2	2	4	5	0	2	25:49	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs WPG	1	3	4	3	0	0	18:47	—
Mats Zuccarello NYR	at TOR	1	3	4	2	1	0	17:26	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs MTL	0	4	4	0	0	1	17:18	—
Evander Kane BUF	at NYI	2	1	3	8	0	2	20:05	—
Casey Cizikas NYI	vs BUF	2	1	3	5	5	0	13:39	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at SJS	2	1	3	5	0	1	20:01	—
John Tavares NYI	vs BUF	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:50	—
Will Butcher NJD	vs COL	0	3	3	0	0	0	12:45	—
Zach Hyman TOR	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	1	1	17:31	—
Bo Horvat VAN	vs EDM	2	0	2	2	0	0	18:37	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Turris–Smith–Dzingel skated 8:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Pyatt–Hoffman–Pageau skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (21.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Hartnell–Jarnkrok–Aberg skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Cousins–Duclair–Dvorak skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Rieder–Martinook skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Filppula–Simmonds–Weal skated 13:54 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 SJS: Donskoi–Hertl–Meier skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (82.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Cammalleri–Dowd–Kempe skated 4:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at FLA	L	48	5	.896
Steve Mason WPG	at CGY	L	45	6	.867
Alex Stalock MIN	at CAR	O	42	4	.905
Antti Raanta ARI	vs VGK	O	42	2	.952
Cory Schneider NJD	vs COL	W	41	1	.976
Jake Allen STL	vs DAL	W	40	2	.950
Jonathan Bernier COL	at NJD	L	39	4	.897
Braden Holtby WSH	vs MTL	W	39	1	.974
Jimmy Howard DET	at OTT	W	38	1	.974
John Gibson ANA	vs PHI	O	37	3	.919
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs NYR	W	35	5	.857
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs EDM	W	35	2	.943
Juuse Saros NSH	at PIT	L	34	4	.882
Corey Crawford CHI	vs CBJ	W	33	1	.970
Craig Anderson OTT	vs DET	O	30	1	.967
James Reimer FLA	vs TBL	W	30	4	.867
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs BUF	W	29	3	.897
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at CHI	L	29	5	.828
Martin Jones SJS	vs LAK	L	29	4	.862
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at ARI	W	28	1	.964
Mike Smith CGY	vs WPG	W	28	3	.893
Scott Darling CAR	vs MIN	W	27	4	.852
Matt Murray PIT	vs NSH	W	26	0	.1000
Jonathan Quick LAK	at SJS	W	25	1	.960
Ondrej Pavelec NYR	at TOR	L	24	3	.875
Brian Elliott PHI	at ANA	W	23	2	.913
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at STL	L	21	4	.810
Laurent Brossoit EDM	at VAN	—	19	0	.1000
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at TOR	—	17	5	.706
Chad Johnson BUF	at NYI	—	16	1	.938
Robin Lehner BUF	at NYI	L	16	4	.750
Carey Price MTL	at WSH	L	14	4	.714
Al Montoya MTL	at WSH	—	9	2	.778
Aaron Dell SJS	vs LAK	—	9	0	.1000
Cam Talbot EDM	at VAN	L	7	3	.571

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