NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 19, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Florida Panthers

Washington Capitals

Florida Panthers edge Washington Capitals 6–5 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 6–5 in a shootout at WSH. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:31.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 26:02.
•Lars Eller had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:21.

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Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 3–1 at DAL. Zach Parise (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Hintz skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:07.
•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:33.
•New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Hintz skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 5–3

Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at CGY. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:04.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:06.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:41.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at WSH	1	2	3	6	1	0	20:31	—
Vincent Trocheck FLA	at WSH	1	2	3	4	2	2	26:02	—
Lars Eller WSH	vs FLA	0	3	3	2	0	1	16:21	—
Zach Parise MIN	at DAL	1	1	2	5	0	5	18:33	—
Ryan Suter MIN	at DAL	1	1	2	3	0	5	24:07	—
Evgenii Dadonov FLA	at WSH	1	1	2	3	0	1	21:45	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at CGY	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:06	—
Kevin Fiala NSH	at CGY	1	1	2	3	0	1	16:41	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	vs NSH	1	1	2	2	2	0	20:04	—
Brett Connolly WSH	vs FLA	1	1	2	1	0	1	10:39	—
Jakub Vrana WSH	vs FLA	1	1	2	1	1	0	13:55	—
Mark Giordano CGY	vs NSH	0	2	2	4	0	3	25:21	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Hintz skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Spezza–Pitlick–Shore skated 8:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Zucker–Read skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ben Bishop DAL	vs MIN	L	35	2	.943
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at DAL	W	34	1	.971
Mike Smith CGY	vs NSH	L	30	4	.867
James Reimer FLA	at WSH	—	20	4	.800
Pheonix Copley WSH	vs FLA	O	19	1	.947
Pekka Rinne NSH	at CGY	—	18	3	.833
Michael Hutchinson FLA	at WSH	W	11	1	.909
Braden Holtby WSH	vs FLA	—	11	4	.636
Juuse Saros NSH	at CGY	W	9	0	.1000

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