NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 14, 2017

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at MTL. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Plekanec–Byron–Gallagher skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:22.
•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:28.
•New look for MTL: Plekanec–Byron–Gallagher skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge St. Louis Blues 2–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Blais skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Blais skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Stastny–Paajarvi–Tarasenko skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) played 10:27, −4:58 down on his 15:25 season average over 78 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge New York Rangers 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 3–2 at NYR. Will Butcher (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NJD: Stafford–Hall–Hischier skated 6:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Will Butcher had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:49.
•New look for NJD: Stafford–Hall–Hischier skated 6:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Marcus Johansson (NJD) played 4:48, −11:35 down on his 16:23 season average over 28 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout Washington Capitals 8–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 8–2 at home. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Claude Giroux had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 14:50.
•Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:04.
•Jakub Voracek had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:46.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Florida Panthers 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Trocheck, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:18 together.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:13.
•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:54.
•Evgenii Dadonov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:36.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WPG: Armia–Dano–Petan skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:34.
•New look for WPG: Armia–Dano–Petan skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WPG: Matthias–Copp–Tanev skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Shore) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:57 together.

•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:02.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:49.
•Devin Shore had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:38.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Minnesota Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in overtime at MIN. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Artemi Panarin had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:13.
•Tyler Ennis had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:14.
•Alexander Wennberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:01.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Nashville Predators 2–1 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville Predators 2–1 in overtime at home. Brandon Saad (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Hartnell, Subban, Johansen, Forsberg and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:19 together.

•NSH's first power-play unit (Hartnell, Subban, Johansen, Forsberg and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:19 together.
•New look for NSH: Watson–Salomaki–Sissons skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Corey Crawford (CHI) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +8 against a season average of 30.1; the win.

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Boston Bruins rout Arizona Coyotes 6–2

Boston Bruins beat Arizona Coyotes 6–2 at ARI. Zdeno Chara (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Zdeno Chara had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:18.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:46.

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Ottawa Senators rout Edmonton Oilers 6–1

Ottawa Senators beat Edmonton Oilers 6–1 at EDM. Mike Hoffman (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Burrows, Ryan, Brassard, Stone and Chabot) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:55 together.

•Kyle Turris had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:39.
•Mike Hoffman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:59.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:48.

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Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Jagr, Versteeg, Brodie, Gaudreau and Monahan) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:26 together.

•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:24.
•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:04.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK won it by committee.

•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:39.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:45.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:05.

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New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at SJS. Cal Clutterbuck (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Thomas Greiss (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +8 against a season average of 32.6; the win.

•Thomas Greiss (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +8 against a season average of 32.6; the win.
•New look for NYI: Chimera–Nelson–Ho-Sang skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (32.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Kevin Labanc (SJS) played 17:36, +3:17 up on his 14:19 season average over 76 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Claude Giroux PHI	vs WSH	2	2	4	4	0	1	14:50	—
Mike Hoffman OTT	at EDM	2	1	3	4	0	2	16:59	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs WSH	2	1	3	3	2	1	17:04	—
Kyle Turris OTT	at EDM	2	1	3	3	1	1	16:39	—
Zdeno Chara BOS	at ARI	1	2	3	3	3	1	20:18	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	at MIN	0	3	3	3	0	0	24:13	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	vs WSH	0	3	3	2	1	0	16:46	—
Shayne Gostisbehere PHI	vs WSH	0	3	3	0	1	0	22:22	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at PIT	2	0	2	5	0	0	20:13	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs FLA	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:54	—
Scott Laughton PHI	vs WSH	2	0	2	3	4	0	14:41	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at MTL	2	0	2	3	0	1	20:22	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Plekanec–Byron–Gallagher skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hemsky–Galchenyuk–de la Rose skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Blais skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Stastny–Paajarvi–Tarasenko skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sobotka–Jaskin–Barbashev skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Upshall–Brodziak–Sundqvist skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Stafford–Hall–Hischier skated 6:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Henrique–Gibbons–Wood skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zuccarello–Hayes–Miller skated 5:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Armia–Dano–Petan skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Matthias–Copp–Tanev skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Hanzal–Shore–Elie skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Watson–Salomaki–Sissons skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kane–Hartman–Kero skated 4:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Chimera–Nelson–Ho-Sang skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (32.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Matt Murray PIT	vs FLA	W	46	3	.935
Thomas Greiss NYI	at SJS	W	41	1	.976
Corey Crawford CHI	vs NSH	W	38	1	.974
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at PHI	L	37	8	.784
Mike Condon OTT	at EDM	W	36	1	.972
Semyon Varlamov COL	at DAL	L	35	2	.943
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs CBJ	O	35	5	.857
Pekka Rinne NSH	at CHI	O	35	2	.943
Frederik Andersen TOR	at MTL	W	34	3	.912
James Reimer FLA	at PIT	L	33	4	.879
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at NYR	W	31	2	.935
Anton Khudobin BOS	at ARI	W	31	2	.935
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs STL	W	29	1	.966
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CAR	W	29	1	.966
Louis Domingue ARI	vs BOS	L	29	6	.793
Mike Smith CGY	at VAN	W	29	2	.931
Robin Lehner BUF	at LAK	L	29	3	.897
Jake Allen STL	at TBL	L	27	2	.926
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs CGY	L	27	5	.815
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs BUF	W	25	2	.920
Brian Elliott PHI	vs WSH	W	23	2	.913
Ben Bishop DAL	vs COL	W	23	1	.957
Cam Talbot EDM	vs OTT	L	23	4	.826
Carey Price MTL	vs TOR	O	22	4	.818
Aaron Dell SJS	vs NYI	L	22	2	.909
Scott Darling CAR	at WPG	L	21	2	.905
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at MIN	W	21	4	.810
Ondrej Pavelec NYR	vs NJD	L	19	3	.842
Laurent Brossoit EDM	vs OTT	—	8	2	.750

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