NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 9, 2018

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

Game recaps

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San Jose Sharks

Philadelphia Flyers

San Jose Sharks rout Philadelphia Flyers 8–2

San Jose Sharks beat Philadelphia Flyers 8–2 at PHI. Kevin Labanc (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Kevin Labanc had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 13:54.
•Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:10.
•Joe Pavelski had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:10.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 5–3 at home. Sven Baertschi (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR won it by committee.

•Sven Baertschi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:27.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:09.
•Alexander Edler had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:14.

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Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Nick Foligno (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Werenski, Panarin and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:25 together.

•Nick Foligno had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:48.
•Alexander Wennberg had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:16.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Werenski, Panarin and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:25 together.

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Calgary Flames beat Nashville Predators 3–0

Calgary Flames beat Nashville Predators 3–0 at NSH. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:50 together.

•Johnny Gaudreau had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:23.
•Sean Monahan had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:12.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:50 together.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:40 together.

•WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:40 together.
•Ilya Kovalchuk (LAK) played 23:03, +6:56 up on his 16:07 season average over 63 games.
•Jack Campbell (LAK) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +12 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Dallas Stars 7–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Dallas Stars 7–4 at DAL. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:49.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:09.
•Morgan Rielly had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:33.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mitch Marner TOR	at DAL	1	3	4	4	0	1	18:49	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs TOR	1	3	4	3	1	1	17:09	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	at DAL	0	4	4	3	1	1	20:33	—
Kevin Labanc SJS	at PHI	0	4	4	3	1	0	13:54	—
Nick Foligno CBJ	vs COL	2	1	3	3	0	2	17:48	—
Sven Baertschi VAN	at CAR	2	1	3	2	1	2	17:27	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	vs TOR	1	2	3	3	2	2	17:02	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at NSH	0	3	3	2	0	0	22:23	—
Evander Kane SJS	at PHI	2	0	2	7	1	0	15:10	—
Joe Pavelski SJS	at PHI	2	0	2	4	0	3	16:10	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at DAL	2	0	2	4	0	1	18:30	—
Sean Monahan CGY	at NSH	2	0	2	4	0	0	20:12	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Nash–Jenner–Anderson skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Sedlak–Bjorkstrand–Milano skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Thompson–Clifford–Amadio skated 4:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Brian Elliott PHI	vs SJS	L	48	8	.833
Mike Smith CGY	at NSH	W	43	0	.1000
Jack Campbell LAK	at WPG	L	39	2	.949
Philipp Grubauer COL	at CBJ	L	34	4	.882
Frederik Andersen TOR	at DAL	W	34	4	.882
Aaron Dell SJS	at PHI	W	33	2	.939
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at CAR	L	33	5	.848
Ben Bishop DAL	vs TOR	L	29	6	.793
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs COL	W	27	2	.926
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs CGY	L	27	3	.889
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs VAN	W	25	3	.880
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs LAK	W	17	1	.941

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