NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 18, 2017

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

Game recaps

Final

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Detroit Red Wings

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 at home. Nick Jensen (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TOR won it by committee.

•Nick Jensen had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:05.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:58.
•Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:29.

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St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Jaden Schwartz (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for CHI: Kane–Hartman–Schmaltz skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:55.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:00.
•Colton Parayko had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:30.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Montreal Canadiens 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Montreal Canadiens 5–1 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 3G 1A. New look for MTL: Byron–Shaw–Danault skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Adrian Kempe had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 11:47.
•Michael Cammalleri had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 14:01.
•Trevor Lewis had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:08.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs MTL	3	1	4	5	1	1	11:47	—
Michael Cammalleri LAK	vs MTL	2	2	4	3	0	0	14:01	—
Jaden Schwartz STL	vs CHI	3	0	3	5	1	0	17:55	—
Nick Jensen DET	at TOR	0	3	3	0	2	1	18:05	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	vs CHI	1	1	2	6	2	0	18:00	—
Nazem Kadri TOR	vs DET	1	1	2	3	1	0	17:24	—
William Nylander TOR	vs DET	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:16	—
Zach Hyman TOR	vs DET	1	1	2	2	1	2	20:40	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	vs DET	1	1	2	2	0	0	22:29	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs DET	1	1	2	1	0	1	17:58	—
Trevor Lewis LAK	vs MTL	0	2	2	2	1	0	15:08	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at TOR	0	2	2	1	1	0	17:48	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Kane–Hartman–Schmaltz skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Steen–Stastny–Tarasenko skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Byron–Shaw–Danault skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Al Montoya MTL	at LAK	L	42	5	.881
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs MTL	W	37	1	.973
Curtis McElhinney TOR	vs DET	W	33	3	.909
Corey Crawford CHI	at STL	L	32	4	.875
Jake Allen STL	vs CHI	W	24	2	.917
Petr Mrazek DET	at TOR	L	21	2	.905
Jimmy Howard DET	at TOR	—	4	3	.250

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