NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 27, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Colorado Avalanche

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights rout Colorado Avalanche 7–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 7–0 at home. James Neal (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Cody Eakin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:26.
•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:35.
•James Neal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:42.

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

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 in a shootout at home. Mike Hoffman (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD won it by committee.

•Christopher DiDomenico had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:16.
•Jimmy Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:36.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:49.

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Final / OT

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Winnipeg Jets

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 in overtime at home. Brandon Tanev (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Pierre-Luc Dubois (CBJ) played 4:17, −12:30 down on his 16:47 season average over 81 games.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois (CBJ) played 4:17, −12:30 down on his 16:47 season average over 81 games.
•Steve Mason (WPG) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +7 against a season average of 30.2; the overtime loss.
•Markus Nutivaara (CBJ) played 8:49, −7:20 down on his 16:09 season average over 60 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 at CAR. Jeff Skinner (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) played 4:29, −12:33 down on his 17:02 season average over 81 games.

•Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) played 4:29, −12:33 down on his 17:02 season average over 81 games.
•Josh Jooris (CAR) played 16:55, +7:20 up on his 9:35 season average over 39 games.
•Justin Williams (CAR) played 20:03, +3:30 up on his 16:33 season average over 81 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 at CHI. Craig Smith (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Kane–Panik–Schmaltz skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Kane–Panik–Schmaltz skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 44 shots and stopped 43 (.977), +13 against a season average of 31.2; the win.
•New look for CHI: Bouma–Wingels–Hartman skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at CGY. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Shore) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:28 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Shore) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:28 together.
•New look for DAL: Hanzal–Roussel–Ritchie skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Smith skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mike Hoffman OTT	at NJD	1	1	2	6	0	0	20:18	—
James Neal VGK	vs COL	1	1	2	2	2	1	14:42	—
David Perron VGK	vs COL	1	1	2	2	2	0	18:35	—
Jimmy Hayes NJD	vs OTT	1	1	2	2	2	0	15:36	—
Cody Eakin VGK	vs COL	1	1	2	2	0	1	19:26	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs COL	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:38	—
Christopher DiDomenico OTT	at NJD	1	1	2	2	0	0	17:16	—
Mark Stone OTT	at NJD	1	1	2	2	0	0	23:49	—
Jean-Gabriel Pageau OTT	at NJD	0	2	2	2	1	1	16:46	—
Nate Schmidt VGK	vs COL	0	2	2	1	0	1	18:38	—
Pavel Zacha NJD	vs OTT	0	2	2	0	0	1	14:24	—
Roman Josi NSH	at CHI	0	0	0	7	1	3	26:41	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Hendricks–Dano–Lemieux skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kane–Panik–Schmaltz skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Bouma–Wingels–Hartman skated 6:55 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 NSH: Jarnkrok–Aberg–Arvidsson skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Saad–DeBrincat skated 6:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Hanzal–Roussel–Ritchie skated 7:27 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 DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Smith skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Pekka Rinne NSH	at CHI	W	44	1	.977
Steve Mason WPG	at CBJ	O	37	2	.946
Cam Ward CAR	vs STL	L	34	2	.941
Oscar Dansk VGK	vs COL	W	32	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs WPG	W	30	1	.967
Corey Crawford CHI	vs NSH	L	30	2	.933
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at CGY	W	30	1	.967
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs OTT	W	27	4	.852
Carter Hutton STL	at CAR	W	27	1	.963
Mike Condon OTT	at NJD	O	25	4	.840
Mike Smith CGY	vs DAL	L	24	2	.917
Semyon Varlamov COL	at VGK	L	21	7	.667

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