NHL Recaps: Sunday, Oct 15, 2017

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Boston Bruins

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights beat Boston Bruins 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home. Alex Tuch (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Leipsic–Tuch–Shipachyov skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:56.
•New look for VGK: Leipsic–Tuch–Shipachyov skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ryan Spooner (BOS) played 6:42, −8:44 down on his 15:26 season average over 58 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at ANA. Johan Larsson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Vermette–Perry–Ritchie skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Johan Larsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:53.
•New look for ANA: Vermette–Perry–Ritchie skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: O'Reilly–Girgensons–Reinhart skated 12:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge New York Islanders 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 3–2 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Drew Doughty (LAK) played 20:40, −6:15 down on his 26:55 season average over 81 games.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:01.
•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:40.
•Drew Doughty (LAK) played 20:40, −6:15 down on his 26:55 season average over 81 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Johan Larsson BUF	at ANA	1	1	2	5	3	0	15:53	—
Alex Tuch VGK	vs BOS	1	1	2	4	3	0	13:56	—
Drew Doughty LAK	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	2	0	20:40	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	0	0	19:01	—
Christian Folin LAK	vs NYI	0	0	0	1	4	4	16:45	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Leipsic–Tuch–Shipachyov skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Lindberg–Karlsson skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Vermette–Perry–Ritchie skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: O'Reilly–Girgensons–Reinhart skated 12:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Grant–Wagner–Shaw skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
John Gibson ANA	vs BUF	L	30	2	.933
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at LAK	L	27	3	.889
Chad Johnson BUF	at ANA	W	26	1	.962
Tuukka Rask BOS	at VGK	L	25	2	.920
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs NYI	W	25	2	.920
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs BOS	W	22	1	.955

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