NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 27, 2018

11 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 Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Florida Panthers 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at home. Kyle Palmieri (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Zajac–Coleman–Noesen skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:47.
•Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:15.
•New look for NJD: Zajac–Coleman–Noesen skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–1

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 at PHI. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Anders Lee had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:50.
•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:19.
•Adam Pelech had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:04.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 5–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at NSH. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. EDM won it by committee.

•Filip Forsberg had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:25.
•Ryan Johansen had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:13.
•Drake Caggiula had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:43.

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Washington Capitals edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in a shootout at CGY. Mark Giordano (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:02 together.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:17.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:04.
•Mark Giordano had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:46.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–0 at BOS. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Nordstrom–Donato–Bjork skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BOS: Nordstrom–Donato–Bjork skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MTL: Deslauriers–Peca–Hudon skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) played 18:43, +3:12 up on his 15:31 season average over 81 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:26 together.

•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:26.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:26 together.
•Auston Matthews (TOR) played 7:38, −11:05 down on his 18:43 season average over 67 games.

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Final / OT

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Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime at home. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Artemi Panarin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:03.
•Cam Atkinson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 18:30.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.

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St. Louis Blues rout Chicago Blackhawks 7–3

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–3 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. STL won it by committee.

•Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:34.
•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:46.
•Artem Anisimov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:38.

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Minnesota Wild edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Nikita Zadorov (COL) played 8:16, −9:04 down on his 17:20 season average over 69 games.

•Eric Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:09.
•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:05.
•Nikita Zadorov (COL) played 8:16, −9:04 down on his 17:20 season average over 69 games.

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Arizona Coyotes rout Tampa Bay Lightning 7–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–1 at home. Michael Grabner (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (McDonagh, Johnson, Gourde, Erne and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 4:05 together.

•Michael Grabner had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:09.
•Vinnie Hinostroza had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:12.
•Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:28.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Vancouver Canucks 5–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vancouver Canucks 5–0 at VAN. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for VAN: Goldobin–Boeser–Pettersson skated 12:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:18.
•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:03.
•Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:46.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anders Lee NYI	at PHI	1	3	4	4	0	0	16:50	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs EDM	3	0	3	7	3	0	21:25	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs BUF	2	1	3	8	1	1	18:30	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	vs BUF	2	1	3	6	0	0	19:03	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at VAN	2	1	3	6	0	0	18:18	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at STL	2	1	3	2	0	0	21:34	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	vs CHI	1	2	3	5	0	0	18:44	—
Alex Pietrangelo STL	vs CHI	1	2	3	2	0	5	26:46	—
Zachary Sanford STL	vs CHI	1	2	3	2	1	1	12:09	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	vs BUF	1	2	3	2	0	1	17:57	—
Artem Anisimov CHI	at STL	1	2	3	1	0	1	19:38	—
Ryan Johansen NSH	vs EDM	0	3	3	1	1	0	22:13	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Zajac–Coleman–Noesen skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Boyle–Rooney–Anderson skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Nordstrom–Donato–Bjork skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Deslauriers–Peca–Hudon skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Lowry–Tanev–Laine skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Coyle–Read–Eriksson Ek skated 6:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Goldobin–Boeser–Pettersson skated 12:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs BUF	W	38	4	.895
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs FLA	W	37	2	.946
Linus Ullmark BUF	at CBJ	O	37	5	.865
Corey Crawford CHI	at STL	L	36	6	.833
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs PIT	L	35	5	.857
Juuse Saros NSH	vs EDM	L	34	4	.882
Carey Price MTL	at BOS	W	33	0	.1000
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs COL	W	32	2	.938
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at TOR	L	31	3	.903
Antti Raanta ARI	vs TBL	W	31	1	.968
Pheonix Copley WSH	at CGY	W	30	3	.900
Louis Domingue TBL	at ARI	L	30	7	.767
Casey DeSmith PIT	at VAN	W	29	0	.1000
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at NSH	W	27	3	.889
Mike Smith CGY	vs WSH	O	27	3	.889
Semyon Varlamov COL	at MIN	L	27	2	.926
James Reimer FLA	at NJD	L	26	3	.885
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs WPG	W	24	2	.917
Robin Lehner NYI	at PHI	W	23	1	.957
Michal Neuvirth PHI	vs NYI	L	22	6	.727
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs MTL	L	22	2	.909
Jake Allen STL	vs CHI	W	19	3	.842
Chad Johnson STL	vs CHI	—	5	0	.1000

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