NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017

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

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New Jersey Devils

Toronto Maple Leafs

New Jersey Devils beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

New Jersey Devils beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at TOR. Miles Wood (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Cory Schneider (NJD) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +19 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

•Miles Wood had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:15.
•Pavel Zacha had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.
•Adam Henrique had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:39.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at WSH. Patric Hornqvist (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +5 against a season average of 30.5; the loss.

•Christian Djoos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:20.
•Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:23.
•Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +5 against a season average of 30.5; the loss.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 6–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 6–3 at home. Sven Andrighetto (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Sven Andrighetto had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:36.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:53.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:41.

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Anaheim Ducks edge New York Islanders 3–2

Anaheim Ducks beat New York Islanders 3–2 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ANA won it by committee.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:28.
•Andrew Cogliano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:42.
•Josh Manson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:31.

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Calgary Flames edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at LAK. Dustin Brown (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CGY won it by committee.

•Dustin Brown had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 18:12.
•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 16:34.
•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:39.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dustin Brown LAK	vs CGY	2	1	3	8	5	1	18:12	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at LAK	2	0	2	8	0	0	16:34	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at ANA	2	0	2	6	0	1	14:28	—
Sven Andrighetto COL	vs BOS	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:36	—
Miles Wood NJD	at TOR	2	0	2	4	0	0	11:15	—
Pavel Zacha NJD	at TOR	2	0	2	2	1	1	17:12	—
Michael Frolik CGY	at LAK	1	1	2	3	3	1	16:30	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at COL	1	1	2	3	0	1	20:53	—
Matt Duchene COL	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:41	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	0	0	22:39	—
Christian Djoos WSH	vs PIT	1	1	2	2	1	1	13:20	—
Nail Yakupov COL	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	2	0	13:43	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Hornqvist–McKegg–Sheary skated 4:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cory Schneider NJD	at TOR	W	50	3	.940
Mike Smith CGY	at LAK	W	45	3	.933
John Gibson ANA	vs NYI	W	41	2	.951
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs CGY	O	37	4	.892
Braden Holtby WSH	vs PIT	L	36	3	.917
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs NJD	L	31	6	.806
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at ANA	L	30	3	.900
Tuukka Rask BOS	at COL	L	26	4	.846
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs BOS	W	23	3	.870
Matt Murray PIT	at WSH	W	22	2	.909
Anton Khudobin BOS	at COL	—	9	0	.1000

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