NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 9, 2017

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

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Colorado Avalanche

Boston Bruins

Colorado Avalanche rout Boston Bruins 4–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 4–0 at BOS. Nail Yakupov (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Beleskey–Vatrano–Czarnik skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nail Yakupov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 10:39.
•Sven Andrighetto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:37.
•New look for BOS: Beleskey–Vatrano–Czarnik skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge New York Islanders 3–2 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat New York Islanders 3–2 in a shootout at NYI. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Stastny, Pietrangelo, Schenn, Tarasenko and Schwartz) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:44 together.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:48.
•STL's first power-play unit (Stastny, Pietrangelo, Schenn, Tarasenko and Schwartz) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:44 together.
•Jake Allen (STL) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +15 against a season average of 27.4; the win.

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New Jersey Devils rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at BUF. Marcus Johansson (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:54.
•Marcus Johansson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:17.
•Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:51.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at home. Richard Panik (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Anton Forsberg (CHI) faced 43 shots and stopped 39 (.907), +16 against a season average of 27.1; the overtime loss.

•Connor Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:49.
•Jan Rutta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:27.
•Nikita Zaitsev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:33.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL won it by committee.

•T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:31.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:50.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:57.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at EDM. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 1A. Cam Talbot (EDM) faced 43 shots and stopped 38 (.884), +13 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 8 shots in 20:37.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:33.
•Blake Wheeler had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:37.

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Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 2–0

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 2–0 at ANA. Sean Monahan (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Versteeg, Brodie, Ferland, Gaudreau and Monahan) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:51 together.

•CGY's first power-play unit (Versteeg, Brodie, Ferland, Gaudreau and Monahan) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:51 together.
•New look for ANA: Vermette–Wagner–Shaw skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mike Smith (CGY) faced 43 shots and stopped 43 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at EDM	3	1	4	8	1	0	20:37	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	at TBL	2	1	3	4	2	1	18:31	—
Marcus Johansson NJD	at BUF	2	1	3	2	0	1	14:17	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at BUF	2	1	3	2	0	1	16:54	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at EDM	1	2	3	1	2	1	21:33	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	at TBL	1	2	3	1	0	0	19:50	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at EDM	0	3	3	2	0	0	20:37	—
Evander Kane BUF	vs NJD	2	0	2	7	6	1	17:51	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at NYI	2	0	2	4	1	1	22:48	—
Nail Yakupov COL	at BOS	2	0	2	4	0	0	10:39	—
Brian Gibbons NJD	at BUF	1	1	2	5	0	2	16:16	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs WSH	1	1	2	5	1	0	25:34	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Beleskey–Vatrano–Czarnik skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Comeau–Soderberg–Wilson skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Paajarvi–Jaskin–Barbashev skated 6:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Thompson skated 4:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Vermette–Wagner–Shaw skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Perry–Cogliano skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Forsberg CHI	at TOR	O	43	4	.907
Cam Talbot EDM	vs WPG	L	43	5	.884
Mike Smith CGY	at ANA	W	43	0	.1000
Jake Allen STL	at NYI	W	42	2	.952
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at TBL	O	40	4	.900
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at EDM	W	39	2	.949
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs STL	O	35	2	.943
Semyon Varlamov COL	at BOS	W	29	0	.1000
John Gibson ANA	vs CGY	L	29	2	.931
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs WSH	W	26	3	.885
Cory Schneider NJD	at BUF	W	25	2	.920
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs COL	L	22	3	.864
Chad Johnson BUF	vs NJD	L	22	6	.727
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CHI	W	21	3	.857
Robin Lehner BUF	vs NJD	—	9	0	.1000

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