NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 17, 2017

11 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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Pittsburgh Penguins

New York Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–4 in overtime at NYR. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:03.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:48.
•Phil Kessel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:35.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout Florida Panthers 5–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Florida Panthers 5–1 at home. Shayne Gostisbehere (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Michal Neuvirth (PHI) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +16 against a season average of 25.2; the win.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:41.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:52.
•Valtteri Filppula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:35.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Washington Capitals 2–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Washington Capitals 2–0 at WSH. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for TOR: Moore–Martin–Marner skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Morgan Rielly had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:07.
•New look for TOR: Moore–Martin–Marner skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: van Riemsdyk–Bozak–Brown skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 in a shootout at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD won it by committee.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:08.
•Drew Stafford had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:17.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:15.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 3–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 3–0 at OTT. Alexander Burmistrov (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Del Zotto, Burmistrov, Baertschi, Pouliot and Boeser) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:16 together.

•Alexander Burmistrov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:16.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:05.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Del Zotto, Burmistrov, Baertschi, Pouliot and Boeser) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:16 together.

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Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Andrighetto, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:57 together.

•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:30.
•Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:36.
•Alexei Emelin had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:08.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Winnipeg Jets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at WPG. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WPG: Little–Connor–Laine skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for WPG: Little–Connor–Laine skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Steve Mason (WPG) faced 39 shots and stopped 34 (.872), +9 against a season average of 30.2; the loss.
•New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Anderson–Milano skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at home. Radek Faksa (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Stepan–Duclair–Domi skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dan Hamhuis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:44.
•Radek Faksa had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:41.
•New look for ARI: Stepan–Duclair–Domi skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3 at EDM. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Jordan Staal had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 17:48.
•Teuvo Teravainen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:06.
•Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:34.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime at home. Evander Kane (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK won it by committee.

•Evander Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:55.
•David Perron had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:04.
•Ryan O'Reilly had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 26:58.

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San Jose Sharks beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at home. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Logan Couture had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:20.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:34.
•Joe Thornton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:45.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Logan Couture SJS	vs MTL	2	2	4	3	0	1	19:20	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at NYR	1	3	4	2	1	0	19:03	—
Jordan Staal CAR	at EDM	1	3	4	1	2	0	17:48	—
Evander Kane BUF	at VGK	1	2	3	5	1	0	24:55	—
Phil Kessel PIT	at NYR	1	2	3	5	0	0	20:35	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at NJD	1	2	3	1	1	0	19:08	—
J.T. Miller NYR	vs PIT	1	2	3	1	0	0	15:48	—
Drew Stafford NJD	vs TBL	2	0	2	5	2	1	19:17	—
Ryan O'Reilly BUF	at VGK	2	0	2	5	1	1	26:58	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	at EDM	2	0	2	3	2	0	13:06	—
David Perron VGK	vs BUF	2	0	2	3	0	0	20:04	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs COL	1	1	2	7	1	1	22:30	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: MacKenzie–Haley–Brickley skated 7:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Moore–Martin–Marner skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: van Riemsdyk–Bozak–Brown skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Vanek–Gagner–Horvat skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Little–Connor–Laine skated 8:38 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 CBJ: Dubinsky–Anderson–Milano skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Stepan–Duclair–Domi skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kempe–Rinaldo–Martinook skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Cousins–Fischer–Crouse skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Ward CAR	at EDM	W	51	3	.941
Michal Neuvirth PHI	vs FLA	W	41	1	.976
Steve Mason WPG	vs CBJ	L	39	5	.872
Roberto Luongo FLA	at PHI	L	38	4	.895
Cory Schneider NJD	vs TBL	W	37	4	.892
Peter Budaj TBL	at NJD	O	34	4	.882
Semyon Varlamov COL	at NSH	L	34	4	.882
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs BUF	W	34	4	.882
Carey Price MTL	at SJS	L	34	4	.882
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs PIT	O	33	5	.848
Adin Hill ARI	at DAL	L	33	2	.939
Matt Murray PIT	at NYR	W	32	4	.875
Anders Nilsson VAN	at OTT	W	32	0	.1000
Chad Johnson BUF	at VGK	O	31	5	.839
Frederik Andersen TOR	at WSH	W	30	0	.1000
Martin Jones SJS	vs MTL	W	30	2	.933
Braden Holtby WSH	vs TOR	L	29	1	.966
Ben Bishop DAL	vs ARI	W	28	1	.964
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at WPG	W	26	2	.923
Craig Anderson OTT	vs VAN	L	24	3	.875
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs COL	W	21	1	.952
Laurent Brossoit EDM	vs CAR	L	21	5	.762

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