NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 17, 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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St. Louis Blues

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens edge St. Louis Blues 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 at home. Mike Reilly (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Maroon, Bozak, O'Reilly, Tarasenko and Dunn) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:28 together.

•Mike Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:49.
•STL's first power-play unit (Maroon, Bozak, O'Reilly, Tarasenko and Dunn) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:28 together.
•New look for STL: O'Reilly–Tarasenko–Kyrou skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (26.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals edge New York Rangers 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•John Carlson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:02.
•Neal Pionk had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:50.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:28.

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Calgary Flames beat Boston Bruins 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Boston Bruins 5–2 at home. Michael Frolik (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Michael Frolik had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:07.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:07.

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Anaheim Ducks beat New York Islanders 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home. Ryan Kesler (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Kesler, Henrique, Fowler, Rakell and Steel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:11 together.

•Ryan Kesler had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:54.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Kesler, Henrique, Fowler, Rakell and Steel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:11 together.
•New look for ANA: Street–Gibbons–Blandisi skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% 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
John Carlson WSH	vs NYR	1	2	3	5	0	0	26:02	—
Neal Pionk NYR	at WSH	0	3	3	1	1	4	22:50	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs NYR	2	0	2	6	3	1	23:28	—
Michael Frolik CGY	vs BOS	2	0	2	3	1	1	16:07	—
Ryan Kesler ANA	vs NYI	2	0	2	3	2	0	16:54	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at CGY	1	1	2	7	1	1	19:07	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at WSH	1	1	2	6	1	0	17:07	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at WSH	1	1	2	6	1	0	22:47	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	0	0	16:59	—
Mike Reilly MTL	vs STL	1	1	2	1	1	2	21:49	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs NYR	0	2	2	4	1	0	23:34	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	vs BOS	0	2	2	3	0	1	19:05	—

Line changes

New look for STL: O'Reilly–Tarasenko–Kyrou skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (26.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sanford–Barbashev–Blais skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Steen–Maroon–Bozak skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Street–Gibbons–Blandisi skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Komarov–Cizikas–Johnston skated 6:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at WSH	O	38	4	.895
John Gibson ANA	vs NYI	W	35	1	.971
Braden Holtby WSH	vs NYR	W	32	3	.906
Tuukka Rask BOS	at CGY	L	28	4	.857
Mike Smith CGY	vs BOS	W	26	2	.923
Carey Price MTL	vs STL	W	25	2	.920
Thomas Greiss NYI	at ANA	L	24	3	.875
Jake Allen STL	at MTL	L	23	3	.870

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