NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 29, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Calgary Flames

Toronto Maple Leafs

Calgary Flames beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Calgary Flames beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at TOR. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:45.
•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:15.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:21 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VAN: Granlund–Schaller–Horvat skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:11.
•New look for VAN: Granlund–Schaller–Horvat skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Brandon Sutter (VAN) played 7:25, −10:27 down on his 17:52 season average over 25 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Blk	TOI	PP
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs MIN	2	0	2	3	3	18:11	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	at TOR	1	1	2	6	0	19:45	—
Sean Monahan CGY	at TOR	1	1	2	2	0	20:15	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Brown–Johnsson–Lindholm skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Granlund–Schaller–Horvat skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs MIN	W	39	2	.949
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CGY	L	33	2	.939
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at VAN	L	30	4	.867
Mike Smith CGY	at TOR	W	25	1	.960

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