NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 31, 2017

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

Game recaps

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Vegas Golden Knights

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–4

New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–4 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.
•Reilly Smith had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:16.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:29.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3 at home. Darren Helm (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Richardson–Rieder–Martinook skated 7:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:51.
•Darren Helm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:11.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:21.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Minnesota Wild 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 at MIN. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mathew Dumba (MIN) played 14:36, −9:20 down on his 23:56 season average over 81 games.

•Mathew Dumba (MIN) played 14:36, −9:20 down on his 23:56 season average over 81 games.
•New look for MIN: Cullen–Winnik–Ennis skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Staal–Niederreiter–Kunin skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.9% 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
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs VGK	1	2	3	4	1	0	19:50	—
Reilly Smith VGK	at NYR	2	0	2	3	1	0	17:16	—
Darren Helm DET	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:11	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs ARI	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:21	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	vs VGK	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:57	—
Mats Zuccarello NYR	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	2	1	21:29	—
Clayton Keller ARI	at DET	1	1	2	2	0	0	19:51	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at NYR	0	2	2	6	0	0	18:29	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs VGK	1	0	1	7	2	0	16:59	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Richardson–Rieder–Martinook skated 7:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Cullen–Winnik–Ennis skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Niederreiter–Kunin skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at DET	L	39	4	.897
Maxime Lagace VGK	at NYR	L	37	5	.865
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs VGK	W	34	4	.882
Jimmy Howard DET	vs ARI	W	33	3	.909
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MIN	W	29	1	.966
Alex Stalock MIN	vs WPG	L	19	2	.895

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