NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Dallas Stars

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 3–0

New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 3–0 at home. Kyle Palmieri (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Palmieri, Hall, Butcher and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:31 together.

•NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Palmieri, Hall, Butcher and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:31 together.
•New look for DAL: Spezza–Ritchie–Smith skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Comeau–Janmark–Hintz skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (SO)

New York Rangers beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in a shootout at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:25 together.

•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:05.
•Kevin Shattenkirk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:19.
•Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:45.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Florida Panthers 6–5 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Florida Panthers 6–5 in a shootout at home. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Claude Giroux had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 23:05.
•Frank Vatrano had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:00.
•Wayne Simmonds had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:33.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime at PIT. Tim Schaller (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VAN: Granlund–Schaller–Motte skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tim Schaller had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:37.
•New look for VAN: Granlund–Schaller–Motte skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Eriksson–Goldobin–Gaudette skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at home. Tyler Johnson (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Louis Domingue (TBL) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +9 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

•Tyler Johnson had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:43.
•Dan Girardi had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:47.
•Louis Domingue (TBL) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +9 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

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Minnesota Wild edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ARI: Perlini–Fischer–Strome skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ARI: Perlini–Fischer–Strome skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Parise–Granlund–Niederreiter skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Eric Fehr (MIN) played 18:12, +7:15 up on his 10:57 season average over 71 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Winnipeg Jets 5–4 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg Jets 5–4 in overtime at WPG. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Lucic, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 1:46 together.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 22:12.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 21:10.
•Adam Lowry had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:21.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at home. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault and Hunt) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:23 together.

•William Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:38.
•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:55.
•Reilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:44.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	at WPG	2	2	4	3	0	0	22:12	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at WPG	0	4	4	2	0	0	21:10	—
Tyler Johnson TBL	vs CAR	3	0	3	6	0	2	17:43	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs BUF	1	2	3	3	1	2	19:38	—
Claude Giroux PHI	vs FLA	2	0	2	8	2	0	23:05	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs BUF	2	0	2	6	0	1	19:55	—
Adam Lowry WPG	vs EDM	2	0	2	4	1	1	15:21	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	at PHI	2	0	2	3	4	0	13:00	—
Wayne Simmonds PHI	vs FLA	2	0	2	2	1	0	12:33	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at NYR	1	1	2	4	1	0	20:05	—
Jordan Weal PHI	vs FLA	1	1	2	1	0	0	17:18	—
Keith Yandle FLA	at PHI	0	2	2	3	1	4	25:15	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Spezza–Ritchie–Smith skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Comeau–Janmark–Hintz skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zajac–Coleman–Wood skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Granlund–Schaller–Motte skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Eriksson–Goldobin–Gaudette skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Perlini–Fischer–Strome skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Parise–Granlund–Niederreiter skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Archibald–Cousins–Crouse skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Semyon Varlamov COL	at NYR	O	43	2	.953
Louis Domingue TBL	vs CAR	W	40	2	.950
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs EDM	O	35	5	.857
Anton Khudobin DAL	at NJD	L	34	3	.912
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs COL	W	33	2	.939
Cam Talbot EDM	at WPG	W	33	4	.879
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs ARI	W	32	1	.969
Anders Nilsson VAN	at PIT	W	28	2	.929
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at MIN	L	28	2	.929
Carter Hutton BUF	at VGK	L	28	3	.893
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs BUF	W	27	1	.963
Michael Hutchinson FLA	at PHI	O	26	5	.808
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs VAN	O	26	3	.885
Petr Mrazek CAR	at TBL	L	26	3	.885
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs DAL	W	24	0	.1000
Brian Elliott PHI	vs FLA	—	23	4	.826
Calvin Pickard PHI	vs FLA	W	3	1	.667

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