NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 8, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Ottawa Senators

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 6–3

Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 6–3 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Patrice Bergeron had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:46.
•David Pastrnak had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 16:24.
•Brad Marchand had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:47.

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New York Islanders rout San Jose Sharks 4–0

New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 4–0 at home. Casey Cizikas (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:58 together.

•Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:33.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:58 together.
•New look for NYI: Filppula–Komarov–Kuhnhackl skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at home. Jack Eichel (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 2 attempts in 2:12 together.

•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:11.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:22.
•Kyle Okposo had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:00.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in a shootout at home. Hampus Lindholm (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Steel–Comtois skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Steel–Comtois skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Danny DeKeyser (DET) played 27:13, +5:21 up on his 21:52 season average over 51 games.
•New look for ANA: Cogliano–Sherwood–Lundeström skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.2% 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
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs OTT	3	1	4	4	0	0	16:46	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs OTT	2	2	4	6	0	0	16:24	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs OTT	0	3	3	2	0	0	18:47	—
Charlie McAvoy BOS	vs OTT	0	3	3	0	0	0	19:12	—
Ryan Dzingel OTT	at BOS	2	0	2	7	1	0	15:42	—
Jack Eichel BUF	vs VGK	2	0	2	4	1	0	19:11	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at BUF	1	1	2	5	0	0	19:22	—
Casey Cizikas NYI	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	1	0	11:33	—
William Karlsson VGK	at BUF	0	2	2	1	1	0	19:12	—
Dylan DeMelo OTT	at BOS	0	2	2	0	2	1	18:19	—
Kyle Okposo BUF	vs VGK	0	2	2	0	2	1	18:00	—
William Carrier VGK	at BUF	0	0	0	2	9	0	9:14	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Filppula–Komarov–Kuhnhackl skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Pavelski–Karlsson–Meier skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Sorensen–Goodrow–Chartier skated 4:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Steel–Comtois skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Cogliano–Sherwood–Lundeström skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Rakell–Terry skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% 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 VGK	W	37	2	.946
Robin Lehner NYI	vs SJS	W	35	0	.1000
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs OTT	W	31	3	.903
Mike Condon OTT	at BOS	L	29	5	.828
Martin Jones SJS	at NYI	L	29	3	.897
Jimmy Howard DET	at ANA	O	27	2	.926
John Gibson ANA	vs DET	W	21	2	.905
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at BUF	L	17	4	.765

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