NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 4, 2018

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

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Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at BUF. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 4A. New look for BOS: Krejci–Donato–DeBrusk skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brad Marchand had 4 assists (4 points) in 17:10.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:56.
•New look for BOS: Krejci–Donato–DeBrusk skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Washington Capitals 7–6 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 7–6 in overtime at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT won it by committee.

•Kris Letang had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:41.
•T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:31.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:43.

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New York Islanders edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in overtime at CAR. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Thomas Greiss (NYI) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +18 against a season average of 27.6; the win.

•Thomas Greiss (NYI) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +18 against a season average of 27.6; the win.
•Lucas Wallmark (CAR) played 8:39, −6:13 down on his 14:52 season average over 80 games.
•Micheal Ferland (CAR) played 18:20, +4:18 up on his 14:02 season average over 70 games.

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Nashville Predators edge New York Rangers 3–2

Nashville Predators beat New York Rangers 3–2 at NYR. Colton Sissons (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +8 against a season average of 28.2; the win.

•Colton Sissons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:48.
•Mattias Ekholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:57.
•Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +8 against a season average of 28.2; the win.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at OTT. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Boedker, Tierney, White, Chabot and Lajoie) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:52 together.

•Colin White had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:47.
•Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:30.
•Maxime Lajoie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:53.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in overtime at DET. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Werenski, Panarin and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 7:40 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:54.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:28.
•Gustav Nyquist had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:41.

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Winnipeg Jets rout St. Louis Blues 5–1

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 5–1 at STL. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:30 together.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:50.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:38.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:49.

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Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0

Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Roman Polak (DAL) played 13:28, −5:47 down on his 19:15 season average over 76 games.

•Connor Carrick had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:14.
•Jamie Benn had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.
•Roman Polak (DAL) played 13:28, −5:47 down on his 19:15 season average over 76 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. J.T. Compher (COL) played 10:37, −6:58 down on his 17:35 season average over 65 games.

•Carl Soderberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:33.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:59.
•J.T. Compher (COL) played 10:37, −6:58 down on his 17:35 season average over 65 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at VGK. Wayne Simmonds (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:45 together.

•Wayne Simmonds had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:38.
•Robert Hagg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:51.
•Jakub Voracek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:09.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Marchand BOS	at BUF	0	4	4	0	0	0	17:10	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	at PIT	2	1	3	3	4	3	18:31	—
Kris Letang PIT	vs WSH	2	1	3	3	2	2	25:41	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs WSH	1	2	3	2	1	0	21:43	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs WSH	2	0	2	5	1	0	18:48	—
Wayne Simmonds PHI	at VGK	2	0	2	4	7	0	13:38	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at OTT	1	1	2	6	0	0	23:49	—
Patrik Laine WPG	at STL	1	1	2	5	2	0	15:49	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at STL	1	1	2	5	0	0	17:38	—
John Carlson WSH	at PIT	1	1	2	4	0	3	28:02	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	at OTT	1	1	2	4	0	1	19:30	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs MIN	1	1	2	4	0	1	19:59	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Krejci–Donato–DeBrusk skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Backes–Nordstrom–Acciari skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Kuraly–Heinen–Bjork skated 9:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thomas Greiss NYI	at CAR	W	46	1	.978
Craig Anderson OTT	vs CHI	O	43	4	.907
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at STL	W	42	1	.976
Braden Holtby WSH	at PIT	O	41	7	.829
Jimmy Howard DET	vs CBJ	O	39	3	.923
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at COL	L	38	2	.947
Pekka Rinne NSH	at NYR	W	36	2	.944
Matt Murray PIT	vs WSH	W	36	6	.833
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at BUF	W	32	0	.1000
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs NSH	L	32	2	.938
Ben Bishop DAL	vs ARI	W	30	0	.1000
Carter Hutton BUF	vs BOS	L	25	3	.880
Cam Ward CHI	at OTT	W	25	3	.880
Jake Allen STL	vs WPG	L	25	5	.800
Antti Raanta ARI	at DAL	L	25	3	.880
Brian Elliott PHI	at VGK	W	25	2	.920
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs MIN	W	21	1	.952
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs NYI	O	20	2	.900
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at DET	W	20	2	.900
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs PHI	L	16	5	.688
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs PHI	—	9	0	.1000

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