NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 6, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Edmonton Oilers

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at home. Travis Zajac (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Kyle Palmieri had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.
•Travis Zajac had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:26.

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Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home. Conor Sheary (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, Ristolainen, Sheary, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:02 together.

•Conor Sheary had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:50.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:45.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, Ristolainen, Sheary, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:02 together.

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Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 at TOR. Thomas Chabot (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Thomas Chabot had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:31.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:20.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:06.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Florida Panthers 2–1 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 2–1 in a shootout at home. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +11 against a season average of 32.3; the win.

•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +11 against a season average of 32.3; the win.
•Vincent Trocheck (FLA) played 24:26, +4:52 up on his 19:34 season average over 54 games.
•Brayden Point (TBL) played 24:58, +6:08 up on his 18:50 season average over 78 games.

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Nashville Predators edge New York Islanders 4–3

Nashville Predators beat New York Islanders 4–3 at NYI. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:07 together.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:38.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:46.
•Josh Bailey had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:45.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 at PIT. Paul Byron (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Mike Reilly (MTL) played 22:27, +3:51 up on his 18:37 season average over 56 games.

•Paul Byron had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:54.
•Artturi Lehkonen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:20.
•Jeff Petry had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:33.

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Dallas Stars rout Winnipeg Jets 5–1

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 5–1 at home. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 3 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 5:28 together.

•Tyler Seguin had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 8 shots in 21:02.
•Jamie Benn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:18.
•Alexander Radulov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:14.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge St. Louis Blues 5–4 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 in overtime at STL. Jonathan Toews (CHI) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Jonathan Toews had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:12.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:27.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:14.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Minnesota Wild 2–1 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 in a shootout at MIN. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Devan Dubnyk (MIN) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +14 against a season average of 28.0; the overtime loss.

•Devan Dubnyk (MIN) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +14 against a season average of 28.0; the overtime loss.
•Colin Miller (VGK) played 23:23, +3:48 up on his 19:35 season average over 64 games.
•Max Pacioretty (VGK) played 20:44, +3:47 up on his 16:57 season average over 65 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at home. Erik Johnson (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. James van Riemsdyk (PHI) played 5:13, −11:34 down on his 16:47 season average over 65 games.

•Erik Johnson had 3 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 22:21.
•Colin Wilson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:36.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:55.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Arizona Coyotes 1–0

Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 1–0 at ARI. Maxime Comtois (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ARI: Stepan–Panik–Perlini skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ARI: Stepan–Panik–Perlini skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 41 shots and stopped 41 (.1000), +9 against a season average of 31.7; the win.
•New look for ANA: Cogliano–Steel–Sherwood skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 7–4

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 7–4 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Matthew Tkachuk had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.
•Elias Lindholm had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:38.
•Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:05.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs WPG	2	2	4	8	1	1	21:02	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs VAN	0	4	4	1	2	1	17:11	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	at STL	3	0	3	3	1	0	21:12	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs WPG	2	1	3	6	0	0	20:18	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	vs VAN	2	1	3	5	4	0	21:38	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at CGY	2	1	3	5	1	1	16:05	—
Thomas Chabot OTT	at TOR	2	1	3	5	0	1	21:31	—
Paul Byron MTL	at PIT	2	1	3	3	2	3	14:54	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs VAN	1	2	3	5	0	0	20:59	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	vs WPG	1	2	3	2	1	0	19:14	—
Mark Giordano CGY	vs VAN	1	2	3	2	0	1	27:05	—
Erik Johnson COL	vs PHI	0	3	3	7	0	0	22:21	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Okposo–Berglund–Skinner skated 7:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Stepan–Panik–Perlini skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Cogliano–Steel–Sherwood skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Cousins–Fischer–Keller skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Street–Gibbons–Rowney skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hutton BUF	vs NYR	W	44	1	.977
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	W	43	1	.977
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs VGK	O	42	1	.976
John Gibson ANA	at ARI	W	41	0	.1000
Craig Anderson OTT	at TOR	W	37	3	.919
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs PHI	W	37	2	.946
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	L	35	5	.857
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at CGY	L	35	5	.857
Brian Elliott PHI	at COL	L	34	4	.882
Ben Bishop DAL	vs WPG	W	33	1	.970
Cam Ward CHI	at STL	W	30	4	.867
Jake Allen STL	vs CHI	O	30	5	.833
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at MIN	W	30	1	.967
Juuse Saros NSH	at NYI	W	29	3	.897
Matt Murray PIT	vs MTL	L	29	5	.828
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at BUF	L	28	2	.929
Cam Talbot EDM	at NJD	L	26	4	.846
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs OTT	L	23	4	.826
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs NSH	L	23	4	.826
Carey Price MTL	at PIT	W	22	1	.955
Antti Raanta ARI	vs ANA	L	20	1	.950
Mike Smith CGY	vs VAN	W	20	4	.800
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs EDM	W	19	2	.895
James Reimer FLA	at TBL	O	16	1	.938
Roberto Luongo FLA	at TBL	—	13	0	.1000

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