NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 13, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 3 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 6:06 together.

•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.
•T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:10.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 3 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 6:06 together.

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New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 3–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home. Seth Jones (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Desharnais–Miller–Vesey skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Seth Jones had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:33.
•Zach Werenski had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:05.
•New look for NYR: Desharnais–Miller–Vesey skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at home. Sven Andrighetto (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Andrighetto, Compher and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 7:41 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:42.
•Sven Andrighetto had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:33.
•COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Andrighetto, Compher and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 7:41 together.

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Ottawa Senators rout Calgary Flames 6–0

Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 6–0 at CGY. Kyle Turris (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for CGY: Stajan–Brouwer–Ferland skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kyle Turris had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.
•Cody Ceci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:47.
•Derick Brassard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 at VGK. Henrik Zetterberg (DET) led the scoring with 1G 3A. Cody Eakin (VGK) played 18:33, +4:04 up on his 14:29 season average over 79 games.

•Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 19:17.
•Gustav Nyquist had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:51.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:53.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	at NJD	1	3	4	3	1	0	18:19	—
Henrik Zetterberg DET	at VGK	1	3	4	1	1	1	19:17	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	at NJD	2	1	3	3	0	1	18:10	—
Gustav Nyquist DET	at VGK	2	1	3	2	0	0	16:51	—
Anthony Mantha DET	at VGK	1	2	3	4	1	0	19:53	—
Kyle Turris OTT	at CGY	0	3	3	2	0	0	17:44	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at NJD	1	1	2	4	1	0	19:00	—
Kyle Palmieri NJD	vs WSH	1	1	2	3	4	1	18:07	—
Cody Ceci OTT	at CGY	1	1	2	2	0	4	18:47	—
Derick Brassard OTT	at CGY	1	1	2	2	0	0	17:08	—
Mark Stone OTT	at CGY	1	1	2	1	2	2	19:08	—
Seth Jones CBJ	vs NYR	1	1	2	1	0	1	24:33	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Desharnais–Miller–Vesey skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Nash–Zuccarello–Hayes skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Eaves–Silfverberg–Rakell skated 12:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (22.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Stajan–Brouwer–Ferland skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at CBJ	L	42	2	.952
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs NYR	W	38	1	.974
Cory Schneider NJD	vs WSH	L	28	5	.821
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs DET	L	27	6	.778
Petr Mrazek DET	at VGK	W	27	3	.889
Craig Anderson OTT	at CGY	W	25	0	.1000
Braden Holtby WSH	at NJD	W	23	2	.913
Mike Smith CGY	vs OTT	L	22	5	.773
Reto Berra ANA	at COL	L	20	1	.950
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs ANA	W	18	1	.944
John Gibson ANA	at COL	—	18	1	.944
Eddie Lack CGY	vs OTT	—	6	1	.833

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