NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 19, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Vancouver Canucks

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 20:58.
•Anders Bjork had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:29.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:59.

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New York Islanders edge New York Rangers 4–3 (SO)

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4–3 in a shootout at NYR. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Tavares, Leddy, Lee and Pulock) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:59 together.

•NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Tavares, Leddy, Lee and Pulock) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:59 together.
•Ryan Pulock (NYI) played 8:43, −9:50 down on his 18:33 season average over 67 games.
•Jaroslav Halak (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +9 against a season average of 32.3; the win.

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Nashville Predators edge Philadelphia Flyers 1–0

Nashville Predators beat Philadelphia Flyers 1–0 at PHI. Colton Sissons (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PHI: Filppula–Simmonds–Lehtera skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (15% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PHI: Filppula–Simmonds–Lehtera skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (15% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Hartnell–Jarnkrok–Salomaki skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ivan Provorov (PHI) played 19:34, −4:39 down on his 24:13 season average over 81 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0 at CBJ. Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 43 shots and stopped 43 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

•Mikhail Sergachev had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:49.
•Steven Stamkos had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:26.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 43 shots and stopped 43 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

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New Jersey Devils edge Ottawa Senators 5–4 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 in overtime at OTT. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Taylor Hall had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:42.
•Nico Hischier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:20.
•Erik Karlsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 27:08.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 in overtime at CHI. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Anton Forsberg (CHI) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +15 against a season average of 27.1; the overtime loss.

•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:36.
•Anton Forsberg (CHI) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +15 against a season average of 27.1; the overtime loss.
•Mark Letestu (EDM) played 17:35, +4:48 up on his 12:47 season average over 79 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 at COL. Alexander Kerfoot (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. STL won it by committee.

•Alexander Kerfoot had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 14:41.
•Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:03.
•Robert Bortuzzo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:10.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at CGY. Jeff Skinner (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Skinner–McGinn–Ryan skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:07.
•New look for CAR: Skinner–McGinn–Ryan skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Versteeg–Ferland–Bennett skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (21.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Arizona Coyotes 5–4

Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 5–4 at ARI. Derek Stepan (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL won it by committee.

•Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:02.
•Derek Stepan had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:46.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:59.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs VAN	1	3	4	6	1	0	20:58	—
Taylor Hall NJD	at OTT	0	4	4	3	1	0	17:42	—
Alexander Kerfoot COL	vs STL	2	1	3	6	0	0	14:41	—
Clayton Keller ARI	vs DAL	2	1	3	5	0	2	20:02	—
Derek Stepan ARI	vs DAL	2	1	3	5	0	0	21:46	—
Anders Bjork BOS	vs VAN	2	1	3	4	0	1	12:29	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at OTT	2	1	3	2	1	0	18:20	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs VAN	1	2	3	3	1	0	20:59	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at ARI	1	2	3	2	4	0	18:59	—
Erik Karlsson OTT	vs NJD	0	3	3	8	0	1	27:08	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at ARI	2	0	2	5	1	0	18:42	—
Mikhail Sergachev TBL	at CBJ	2	0	2	3	1	0	12:49	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Chimera–Clutterbuck–Cizikas skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Filppula–Simmonds–Lehtera skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (15% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Hartnell–Jarnkrok–Salomaki skated 9:02 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 CHI: Anisimov–Bouma–Hayden skated 4:57 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 EDM: Jokinen–Malone–Kassian skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Skinner–McGinn–Ryan skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Versteeg–Ferland–Bennett skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (21.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson OTT	vs NJD	O	46	5	.891
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CBJ	W	43	0	.1000
Anton Forsberg CHI	vs EDM	O	42	2	.952
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at NYR	W	41	3	.927
Carter Hutton STL	at COL	W	41	3	.927
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs NYI	O	38	3	.921
Mike Smith CGY	vs CAR	L	33	2	.939
Cam Talbot EDM	at CHI	W	31	1	.968
Ben Bishop DAL	at ARI	W	31	4	.871
Adin Hill ARI	vs DAL	L	30	5	.833
Anton Khudobin BOS	vs VAN	W	29	3	.897
Pekka Rinne NSH	at PHI	W	28	0	.1000
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs STL	L	28	4	.857
Scott Darling CAR	at CGY	W	26	1	.962
Michal Neuvirth PHI	vs NSH	L	24	1	.958
Cory Schneider NJD	at OTT	—	24	4	.833
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs TBL	L	21	2	.905
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at BOS	—	18	2	.889
Anders Nilsson VAN	at BOS	L	17	4	.765
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at OTT	W	9	0	.1000

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