NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 26, 2017

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

Game recaps

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San Jose Sharks

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge San Jose Sharks 2–1

Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 at home. Danton Heinen (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Couture and Heed) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:02 together.

•Danton Heinen had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 8:39.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Couture and Heed) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:02 together.
•New look for BOS: Backes–Pastrnak–DeBrusk skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at TOR. Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:29.
•Josh Jooris had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 9:51.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:11.

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New York Rangers beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

New York Rangers beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at home. Boo Nieves (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. ARI's first power-play unit (Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Duclair, Domi and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:25 together.

•Boo Nieves had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:01.
•Michael Grabner had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 15:16.
•Pavel Buchnevich had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:27.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 in overtime at home. Phil Kessel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 30.6; the overtime loss.

•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 30.6; the overtime loss.
•New look for WPG: Hendricks–Armia–Lemieux skated 4:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Joel Armia (WPG) played 5:47, −6:54 down on his 12:41 season average over 78 games.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Montreal Canadiens 4–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at MTL. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 29.2; the win.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:56.
•Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 29.2; the win.
•New look for LAK: Cammalleri–Laich–Lewis skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 at home. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT won it by committee.

•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:54.
•Sean Couturier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:37.
•Ivan Provorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:51.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home. Frans Nielsen (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Namestnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:08 together.

•Frans Nielsen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:01.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:51.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Namestnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:08 together.

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Florida Panthers rout Anaheim Ducks 8–3

Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 8–3 at home. Radim Vrbata (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Radim Vrbata had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:11.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:18.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:00.

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Minnesota Wild beat New York Islanders 6–4

Minnesota Wild beat New York Islanders 6–4 at home. Josh Bailey (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. MIN won it by committee.

•Josh Bailey had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:08.
•Eric Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:43.
•Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:45.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Dallas Stars 5–4

Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars 5–4 at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. EDM won it by committee.

•Alexander Radulov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:46.
•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:50.
•Jamie Benn had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:49.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Washington Capitals 6–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Washington Capitals 6–2 at home. Sven Baertschi (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Baertschi, Pouliot, Hutton, Horvat and Boeser) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:20 together.

•Sven Baertschi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:29.
•Brock Boeser had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:18.
•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:27.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Radim Vrbata FLA	vs ANA	3	0	3	6	1	0	13:11	—
Sven Baertschi VAN	vs WSH	2	1	3	4	0	1	15:29	—
Sean Couturier PHI	at OTT	1	2	3	6	1	0	20:37	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	at EDM	1	2	3	4	1	1	20:46	—
Jean-Gabriel Pageau OTT	vs PHI	1	2	3	2	5	0	20:54	—
Vincent Trocheck FLA	vs ANA	1	2	3	2	0	0	19:00	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs ANA	1	2	3	2	0	0	20:18	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	at TOR	1	2	3	1	0	0	14:29	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs WSH	0	3	3	4	0	0	15:18	—
Boo Nieves NYR	vs ARI	0	3	3	2	0	0	12:01	—
Josh Bailey NYI	at MIN	0	3	3	1	0	0	18:08	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs DAL	0	3	3	1	0	0	23:50	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Backes–Pastrnak–DeBrusk skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Nash–Zibanejad–Miller skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Hendricks–Armia–Lemieux skated 4:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Cammalleri–Laich–Lewis skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Dowd–Andreoff–Amadio skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Zetterberg–Abdelkader–Tatar skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Nyquist–Mantha–Larkin skated 6:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonathan Quick LAK	at MTL	W	40	0	.1000
Craig Anderson OTT	vs PHI	W	40	4	.900
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CAR	L	38	6	.842
Jimmy Howard DET	at TBL	L	38	3	.921
Anton Khudobin BOS	vs SJS	W	37	1	.973
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at PIT	O	36	2	.944
Ben Bishop DAL	at EDM	L	35	5	.857
Scott Darling CAR	at TOR	W	34	3	.912
James Reimer FLA	vs ANA	W	34	3	.912
Martin Jones SJS	at BOS	L	33	2	.939
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs NYI	W	33	4	.879
Thomas Greiss NYI	at MIN	L	33	6	.818
Cam Talbot EDM	vs DAL	W	32	4	.875
Matt Murray PIT	vs WPG	W	31	1	.968
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs DET	W	31	2	.935
Ondrej Pavelec NYR	vs ARI	W	29	2	.931
Adin Hill ARI	at NYR	L	29	4	.862
Carey Price MTL	vs LAK	L	28	4	.857
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at OTT	L	28	5	.821
Anders Nilsson VAN	vs WSH	W	27	2	.926
Braden Holtby WSH	at VAN	L	22	5	.773
John Gibson ANA	at FLA	L	17	6	.647
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at VAN	—	8	1	.875
Reto Berra ANA	at FLA	—	5	2	.600

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