NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 23, 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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Florida Panthers

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Florida Panthers 5–2

New York Rangers beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zuccarello, Zibanejad, Buchnevich and Pionk) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 5:19 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:31.
•Mats Zuccarello had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:46.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:27.

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Arizona Coyotes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Arizona Coyotes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Christian Fischer (ARI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Goligoski, Hinostroza, Oesterle, Perlini and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Christian Fischer had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:49.
•Derek Stepan had 3 assists (3 points) in 17:15.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Goligoski, Hinostroza, Oesterle, Perlini and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:33 together.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at home. Jeff Petry (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Jeff Petry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:53.
•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:15.
•Matthew Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:59.

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Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak and Donato) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:54 together.

•David Pastrnak had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 14:34.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:59.
•David Krejci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:46.

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San Jose Sharks edge Nashville Predators 5–4

San Jose Sharks beat Nashville Predators 5–4 at NSH. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. SJS won it by committee.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:16.
•Brent Burns had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:34.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:17.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at home. Brandon Saad (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Ritchie skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brandon Saad had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:56.
•New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Ritchie skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Saad skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Dallas Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home. John Klingberg (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Benn, Pitlick, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:00 together.

•Jason Spezza had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:55.
•John Klingberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:53.
•Devin Shore had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:16.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Edmonton Oilers 6–5 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Edmonton Oilers 6–5 in overtime at EDM. Patric Hornqvist (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Patric Hornqvist had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:12.
•Alex Chiasson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:00.
•Jamie Oleksiak had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:34.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs FLA	2	2	4	5	4	1	19:31	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at OTT	2	2	4	5	0	0	14:34	—
Christian Fischer ARI	at CBJ	3	0	3	4	0	0	13:49	—
Patric Hornqvist PIT	at EDM	2	1	3	5	2	1	15:12	—
Viktor Arvidsson NSH	vs SJS	2	1	3	3	0	0	20:16	—
Brent Burns SJS	at NSH	1	2	3	3	1	1	22:34	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at OTT	1	2	3	2	0	1	18:59	—
Derek Stepan ARI	at CBJ	0	3	3	0	0	0	17:15	—
Brandon Saad CHI	vs ANA	2	0	2	7	0	2	18:56	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at EDM	2	0	2	5	1	0	20:33	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs PIT	2	0	2	3	0	0	22:42	—
Jamie Oleksiak PIT	at EDM	2	0	2	2	5	1	13:34	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Stepan–Perlini–Fischer skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Atkinson–Dubois skated 4:22 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 ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Ritchie skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Saad skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Kesler–Cogliano–Lundeström skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% 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 EDM	W	46	5	.891
David Rittich CGY	at MTL	L	40	3	.925
Tuukka Rask BOS	at OTT	W	39	1	.974
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs FLA	W	38	2	.947
John Gibson ANA	at CHI	L	37	2	.946
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at CBJ	W	36	1	.972
Ben Bishop DAL	vs LAK	W	33	2	.939
Craig Anderson OTT	vs BOS	L	32	4	.875
Juuse Saros NSH	vs SJS	L	32	5	.844
Cam Talbot EDM	vs PIT	O	31	6	.806
Martin Jones SJS	at NSH	W	29	4	.862
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs ARI	L	26	4	.846
Corey Crawford CHI	vs ANA	W	25	1	.960
Carey Price MTL	vs CGY	W	23	2	.913
Jonathan Quick LAK	at DAL	L	23	4	.826
Michael Hutchinson FLA	at NYR	L	19	4	.789
James Reimer FLA	at NYR	—	2	0	.1000

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