NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 18, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 at TOR. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:03 together.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:46.
•Kris Letang had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 25:01.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:03 together.

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Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:53.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:28.

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Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 at home. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PHI: Lehtera–Weise–Knight skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cam Atkinson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:58.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:55.
•Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:04.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DET: Helm–Nyquist–Larkin skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DET: Helm–Nyquist–Larkin skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TBL: Callahan–Miller–Paquette skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Trevor Daley (DET) played 23:02, +4:35 up on his 18:27 season average over 43 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1 at home. Dustin Byfuglien (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for VAN: Eriksson–Baertschi–Gaudette skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dustin Byfuglien had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:05.
•Bryan Little had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:40.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:03.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at CHI. Vinnie Hinostroza (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ARI: Stepan–Crouse–Keller skated 12:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Vinnie Hinostroza had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:50.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:07.
•New look for ARI: Stepan–Crouse–Keller skated 12:21 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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Edmonton Oilers edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Lucic, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:23 together.

•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:58.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Lucic, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:23 together.
•Matt Benning (EDM) played 2:27, −12:41 down on his 15:08 season average over 69 games.

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New York Islanders rout Los Angeles Kings 7–2

New York Islanders beat Los Angeles Kings 7–2 at LAK. Valtteri Filppula (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Valtteri Filppula had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:12.
•Andrew Ladd had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:20.
•Scott Mayfield had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:04.

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San Jose Sharks rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1

San Jose Sharks beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at home. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Hertl and Labanc) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 5:13 together.

•Logan Couture had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:06.
•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:06.
•Evander Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:10.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikko Rantanen COL	at NJD	1	3	4	3	1	0	20:14	—
Logan Couture SJS	vs BUF	3	0	3	6	1	2	19:06	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at NJD	3	0	3	5	2	0	19:53	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at TOR	2	1	3	4	1	4	17:46	—
Valtteri Filppula NYI	at LAK	2	1	3	2	0	0	12:12	—
Dustin Byfuglien WPG	vs VAN	1	2	3	3	3	1	22:05	—
Taylor Hall NJD	vs COL	1	2	3	2	0	1	19:28	—
Andrew Ladd NYI	at LAK	1	2	3	1	0	0	15:20	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at NJD	0	3	3	5	0	0	21:42	—
Scott Mayfield NYI	at LAK	0	3	3	1	1	0	20:04	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs PHI	2	0	2	3	1	1	20:58	—
Vinnie Hinostroza ARI	at CHI	2	0	2	2	0	1	14:50	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Lehtera–Weise–Knight skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Helm–Nyquist–Larkin skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Callahan–Miller–Paquette skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Eriksson–Baertschi–Gaudette skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Horvat–Goldobin–Boeser skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Stepan–Crouse–Keller skated 12:21 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 ARI: Panik–Archibald–Cousins skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Krejci–Heinen–DeBrusk skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Brodziak–Kassian–Khaira skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 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%
Matt Murray PIT	at TOR	W	38	0	.1000
Carter Hutton BUF	at SJS	L	38	4	.895
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs PIT	L	37	1	.973
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs PHI	W	35	3	.914
Antti Raanta ARI	at CHI	W	34	1	.971
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs COL	L	33	4	.879
Anders Nilsson VAN	at WPG	L	32	4	.875
Philipp Grubauer COL	at NJD	W	30	3	.900
Jimmy Howard DET	at TBL	L	30	2	.933
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs DET	W	30	1	.967
Corey Crawford CHI	vs ARI	L	30	3	.900
Robin Lehner NYI	at LAK	W	30	2	.933
Cam Talbot EDM	vs BOS	W	29	2	.931
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs NYI	L	29	6	.793
Calvin Pickard PHI	at CBJ	L	28	6	.786
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VAN	W	27	1	.963
Martin Jones SJS	vs BUF	W	25	1	.960
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at EDM	O	22	3	.864
Thomas Greiss NYI	at LAK	—	5	0	.1000
Jack Campbell LAK	vs NYI	—	3	1	.667

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