NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 21, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Nashville Predators

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Nashville Predators 4–2

New York Rangers beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Kevin Hayes (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Tony DeAngelo (NYR) played 5:20, −11:35 down on his 16:55 season average over 31 games.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:56.
•Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:30.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:55.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Edmonton Oilers 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Edmonton Oilers 2–1 at home. Wayne Simmonds (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Filppula, Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:37 together.

•Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:48.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Filppula, Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:37 together.
•New look for PHI: Read–Laughton–Raffl skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Boston Bruins 5–4 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 5–4 in overtime at BOS. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF won it by committee.

•Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:27.
•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:32.
•Jason Pominville had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:26.

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Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at home. Mark Stone (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Derick Brassard had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:29.
•Mark Stone had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:30.
•Erik Karlsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:17.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:23.
•Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:03.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:14.

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New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at home. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NYI won it by committee.

•Logan Couture had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.
•Anders Lee had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:02.
•John Tavares had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:10.

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Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–4

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–4 at CBJ. Dustin Brown (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Dustin Brown had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 19:32.
•Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:49.
•Jake Muzzin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:15.

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Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at WSH. Evgenii Dadonov (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Trocheck, Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:12 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:18.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:36.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:28.

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Dallas Stars edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3

Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 at home. Jeff Skinner (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ben Bishop (DAL) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +12 against a season average of 27.1; the win.

•Jeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:17.
•Tyler Pitlick had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:46.
•Brock McGinn had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:21.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2 at ARI. Tommy Wingels (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Richardson–Martinook–Duclair skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Lance Bouma had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:49.
•Tommy Wingels had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 9:58.
•Duncan Keith had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:55.

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Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at CGY. Ryan Suter (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for MIN: Cullen–Winnik–Eriksson Ek skated 9:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Suter had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:58.
•Jared Spurgeon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:38.
•Luke Kunin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:47.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at home. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Miller, Hunt and Tuch) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:01 together.

•Reilly Smith had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:53.
•Colin Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:54.
•William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:42.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dustin Brown LAK	at CBJ	1	3	4	6	1	0	19:32	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs PIT	1	3	4	4	0	1	18:23	—
Logan Couture SJS	at NYI	3	0	3	3	1	3	18:22	—
Mark Stone OTT	vs TOR	2	1	3	7	3	1	18:30	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs PIT	2	1	3	6	0	0	16:03	—
Derick Brassard OTT	vs TOR	2	1	3	4	0	1	18:29	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at CBJ	2	1	3	3	0	0	20:49	—
Anders Lee NYI	vs SJS	2	1	3	2	0	1	19:02	—
Ryan Suter MIN	at CGY	1	2	3	3	0	3	26:58	—
Jake Muzzin LAK	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	2	2	24:15	—
John Tavares NYI	vs SJS	1	2	3	2	0	0	20:10	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs STL	1	2	3	1	1	0	21:53	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Read–Laughton–Raffl skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Martinook–Duclair skated 8:20 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 MIN: Cullen–Winnik–Eriksson Ek skated 9:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Khudobin BOS	vs BUF	O	42	5	.881
James Reimer FLA	at WSH	W	42	1	.976
Ben Bishop DAL	vs CAR	W	39	3	.923
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs STL	—	38	1	.974
Alex Stalock MIN	at CGY	W	37	2	.946
Jonathan Quick LAK	at CBJ	W	36	4	.889
Frederik Andersen TOR	at OTT	L	34	5	.853
Antti Niemi PIT	at TBL	L	32	7	.781
Robin Lehner BUF	at BOS	W	31	4	.871
Craig Anderson OTT	vs TOR	W	31	3	.903
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs SJS	W	31	3	.903
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs LAK	L	31	5	.839
Mike Smith CGY	vs MIN	L	31	3	.903
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PIT	W	29	1	.966
Corey Crawford CHI	at ARI	W	29	2	.931
Louis Domingue ARI	vs CHI	L	28	3	.893
Scott Darling CAR	at DAL	L	26	4	.846
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs NSH	W	25	2	.920
Brian Elliott PHI	vs EDM	W	24	1	.958
Cam Talbot EDM	at PHI	L	24	2	.917
Aaron Dell SJS	at NYI	L	22	4	.818
Philipp Grubauer WSH	vs FLA	L	22	3	.864
Jake Allen STL	at VGK	O	22	3	.864
Juuse Saros NSH	at NYR	L	14	3	.786
Oscar Dansk VGK	vs STL	W	11	1	.909

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