NHL Recaps: Sunday, Oct 28, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final

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New York Rangers

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings edge New York Rangers 4–3

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Rangers 4–3 at home. Ilya Kovalchuk (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kovalchuk, Carter, Brown, Kopitar and Doughty) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 2:03 together.

•Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:28.
•Tony DeAngelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:48.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Dallas Stars 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for DAL: Comeau–Janmark–Dickinson skated 9:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:19.
•John Klingberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:58.
•New look for DAL: Comeau–Janmark–Dickinson skated 9:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1

New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 at CAR. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:18 together.

•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:35.
•Josh Bailey had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:31.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:18 together.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 in overtime at CHI. Brent Seabrook (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) played 16:52, −5:48 down on his 22:40 season average over 81 games.

•Leon Draisaitl (EDM) played 16:52, −5:48 down on his 22:40 season average over 81 games.
•Zack Kassian (EDM) played 9:35, −5:17 down on his 14:52 season average over 78 games.
•New look for CHI: Kruger–Martinsen–Kampf skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at home. Alex Tuch (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 53 shots and stopped 49 (.925), +19 against a season average of 33.5; the overtime loss.

•Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:53.
•Ryan Dzingel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:56.
•Erik Haula had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:46.

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San Jose Sharks edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at ANA. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Timo Meier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:16.
•Pontus Aberg had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:01.
•Logan Couture had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:15.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Timo Meier SJS	at ANA	2	1	3	4	0	0	15:16	—
Ilya Kovalchuk LAK	vs NYR	1	2	3	4	1	0	16:28	—
Alex Tuch VGK	vs OTT	2	0	2	8	2	0	19:53	—
Pontus Aberg ANA	vs SJS	2	0	2	2	3	0	15:01	—
Tony DeAngelo NYR	at LAK	1	1	2	2	0	2	16:48	—
Ryan Dzingel OTT	at VGK	1	1	2	2	1	1	19:56	—
Vladislav Namestnikov NYR	at LAK	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:45	—
Anders Lee NYI	at CAR	1	1	2	1	3	1	17:35	—
Logan Couture SJS	at ANA	1	1	2	1	0	1	20:15	—
Drew Doughty LAK	vs NYR	0	2	2	5	1	3	28:07	—
Ryan Getzlaf ANA	vs SJS	0	2	2	5	3	1	21:10	—
Erik Haula VGK	vs OTT	0	2	2	5	1	0	19:46	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Comeau–Janmark–Dickinson skated 9:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Abdelkader–de la Rose–Rasmussen skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Faksa–Smith–Nichushkin skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Martin–Cizikas–Kuhnhackl skated 7:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kruger–Martinsen–Kampf skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson OTT	at VGK	O	53	4	.925
John Gibson ANA	vs SJS	O	49	4	.918
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at LAK	L	40	4	.900
Thomas Greiss NYI	at CAR	W	39	1	.974
Cam Talbot EDM	at CHI	W	32	1	.969
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs DAL	W	30	2	.933
Martin Jones SJS	at ANA	W	30	3	.900
Cam Ward CHI	vs EDM	O	26	2	.923
Jack Campbell LAK	vs NYR	W	25	3	.880
Ben Bishop DAL	at DET	L	22	3	.864
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs OTT	W	22	3	.864
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs NYI	L	20	2	.900

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