NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 20, 2018

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

Game recaps

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New Jersey Devils

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Jakub Voracek (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Boyle, Palmieri, Hall, Butcher and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:42 together.

•Jakub Voracek had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:46.
•Ivan Provorov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:24.
•Travis Sanheim had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:14.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at CAR. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:23 together.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:58.
•Gabriel Landeskog had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:41.
•COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:23 together.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Los Angeles Kings 5–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 5–1 at LAK. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kovalchuk, Carter, Kopitar, Doughty and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:32 together.

•Jeff Skinner had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:31.
•Jason Pominville had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:03.
•Jack Eichel had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:00.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3 at home. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WPG won it by committee.

•Jacob Trouba had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:45.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:15.
•Clayton Keller had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:09.

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St. Louis Blues beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at TOR. Ryan O'Reilly (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Sanford skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:20.
•David Perron had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:05.
•New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Sanford skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at home. Mark Stone (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Petry, Tatar, Gallagher, Drouin and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:01 together.

•Mark Stone had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:53.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:21.
•Paul Byron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:01.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Florida Panthers 4–3 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Florida Panthers 4–3 in overtime at FLA. Dennis Cholowski (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Dennis Cholowski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:23.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:23.
•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.

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Chicago Blackhawks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Schmaltz skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:16.
•Brent Seabrook had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:30.
•New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Schmaltz skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 in overtime at home. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Miller) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:12 together.

•Anton Stralman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:24.
•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:09.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:48.

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Nashville Predators beat Edmonton Oilers 3–0

Nashville Predators beat Edmonton Oilers 3–0 at EDM. Mattias Ekholm (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–McDavid–Yamamoto skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mattias Ekholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:25.
•New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–McDavid–Yamamoto skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alex Chiasson (EDM) played 7:28, −9:38 down on his 17:06 season average over 72 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in overtime at home. Brandon Sutter (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VAN: Eriksson–Sutter–Roussel skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VAN: Eriksson–Sutter–Roussel skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jake Virtanen (VAN) played 9:20, −5:34 down on his 14:54 season average over 69 games.
•New look for BOS: Wagner–Nordstrom–Bjork skated 5:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault and Hunt) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:52 together.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 20:21.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault and Hunt) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:52 together.
•New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Lundeström skated 7:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat New York Islanders 4–1

San Jose Sharks beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Robin Lehner (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +12 against a season average of 28.8; the loss.

•Tomas Hertl had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:43.
•Joonas Donskoi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:16.
•Logan Couture had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:30.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jeff Skinner BUF	at LAK	3	0	3	3	0	1	15:31	—
Mark Stone OTT	vs MTL	2	1	3	4	2	2	20:53	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at CBJ	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:16	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at CAR	1	2	3	5	1	1	20:58	—
Jason Pominville BUF	at LAK	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:03	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	vs NJD	1	2	3	2	1	0	20:46	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at LAK	0	3	3	5	0	1	16:00	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI	at WPG	0	3	3	3	3	1	21:15	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs NYI	0	3	3	2	1	0	16:43	—
Jacob Trouba WPG	vs ARI	0	3	3	0	0	4	19:45	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at CAR	2	0	2	5	1	2	19:41	—
Clayton Keller ARI	at WPG	2	0	2	4	0	1	23:09	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Voracek–Laughton–Patrick skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: McGinn–Zykov–Bishop skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Pominville–Skinner–Eichel skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Sanford skated 8:43 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 →
New look for STL: Barbashev–Blais–Kyrou skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Schmaltz skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Anderson–Milano skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–McDavid–Yamamoto skated 9:20 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 EDM: Lucic–Chiasson–Strome skated 5:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Eriksson–Sutter–Roussel skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Wagner–Nordstrom–Bjork skated 5:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Baertschi–Virtanen–Gaudette skated 4:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Lundeström skated 7:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Aberg–Comtois skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs ARI	W	45	3	.933
John Gibson ANA	at VGK	L	44	2	.955
Philipp Grubauer COL	at CAR	W	43	1	.977
Robin Lehner NYI	at SJS	L	41	4	.902
Corey Crawford CHI	at CBJ	W	38	1	.974
Jimmy Howard DET	at FLA	W	37	3	.919
Carey Price MTL	at OTT	O	34	4	.882
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at MIN	O	34	5	.853
Antti Raanta ARI	at WPG	L	31	4	.871
Michael Hutchinson FLA	vs DET	O	31	4	.871
Alex Stalock MIN	vs TBL	W	31	4	.871
Juuse Saros NSH	at EDM	W	31	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs BOS	W	31	1	.968
Craig Anderson OTT	vs MTL	W	27	3	.889
Cam Talbot EDM	vs NSH	L	27	2	.926
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs BUF	L	25	4	.840
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs CHI	L	25	3	.880
Martin Jones SJS	vs NYI	W	25	1	.960
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs STL	L	24	3	.875
Jake Allen STL	at TOR	W	23	1	.957
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs COL	L	22	3	.864
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at VAN	O	22	2	.909
Brian Elliott PHI	vs NJD	W	21	2	.905
Linus Ullmark BUF	at LAK	W	20	1	.950
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at PHI	L	19	3	.842
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs ANA	W	18	1	.944

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