NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 30, 2017

8 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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Vegas Golden Knights

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3

New York Islanders beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 at home. Josh Bailey (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Josh Bailey had 3 assists (3 points) in 17:53.
•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:52.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:11.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime at PHI. Ivan Provorov (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. ARI won it by committee.

•Ivan Provorov had 3 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 28:07.
•Sean Couturier had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:07.
•Alex Goligoski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:09.

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Boston Bruins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in a shootout at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and Heinen) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 2:08 together.

•David Pastrnak had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:23.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:08.
•Markus Nutivaara had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:24.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Ottawa Senators 8–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 8–3 at OTT. Charles Hudon (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Charles Hudon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:49.
•Shea Weber had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 26:37.
•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:57.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 8–5

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 8–5 at FLA. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 3A. TBL won it by committee.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 22:48.
•Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:09.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:13.

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St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Cammalleri, Brown, Kopitar, Martinez and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:36 together.

•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:17.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:58.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Cammalleri, Brown, Kopitar, Martinez and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:36 together.

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Dallas Stars edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 in overtime at VAN. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Shore) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:06 together.

•Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:33.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Shore) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:06 together.
•New look for VAN: Gagner–Baertschi–Horvat skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at home. Tim Heed (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Couture and Heed) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:44 together.

•Tim Heed had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:06.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Couture and Heed) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:44 together.
•New look for TOR: van Riemsdyk–Bozak–Marner skated 8:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% 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
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs TBL	1	3	4	2	0	1	22:48	—
Charles Hudon MTL	at OTT	2	1	3	3	1	3	13:49	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at FLA	2	1	3	3	0	0	15:09	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	1	1	21:47	—
Evgenii Dadonov FLA	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	0	0	22:13	—
Ivan Provorov PHI	vs ARI	0	3	3	7	1	3	28:07	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at CBJ	0	3	3	2	1	0	19:23	—
Shea Weber MTL	at OTT	0	3	3	1	1	3	26:37	—
Josh Bailey NYI	vs VGK	0	3	3	0	0	0	17:53	—
John Tavares NYI	vs VGK	2	0	2	7	0	1	19:52	—
Artturi Lehkonen MTL	at OTT	2	0	2	5	1	2	15:57	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs ARI	2	0	2	4	2	0	24:07	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Backes–Schaller–DeBrusk skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Gagner–Baertschi–Horvat skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Shore–Janmark–Elie skated 5:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: van Riemsdyk–Bozak–Marner skated 8:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ben Bishop DAL	at VAN	W	39	1	.974
Frederik Andersen TOR	at SJS	L	38	2	.947
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs VGK	W	34	3	.912
Brian Elliott PHI	vs ARI	O	34	4	.882
Tuukka Rask BOS	at CBJ	O	32	3	.906
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at PHI	W	31	3	.903
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs BOS	W	30	3	.900
Jonathan Quick LAK	at STL	L	29	3	.897
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs DAL	O	29	2	.931
Al Montoya MTL	at OTT	W	28	3	.893
Jake Allen STL	vs LAK	W	28	2	.929
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at FLA	W	23	5	.783
Oscar Dansk VGK	at NYI	—	19	2	.895
James Reimer FLA	vs TBL	—	19	5	.737
Antti Niemi FLA	vs TBL	L	18	2	.889
Martin Jones SJS	vs TOR	W	18	2	.889
Craig Anderson OTT	vs MTL	L	15	6	.600
Mike Condon OTT	vs MTL	—	14	2	.857
Maxime Lagace VGK	at NYI	L	11	4	.636

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