NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 3, 2019

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

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Florida Panthers

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at home. Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

•Mikhail Sergachev had 3 assists (3 points) in 17:08.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:02.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.

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New York Rangers beat Winnipeg Jets 6–4

New York Rangers beat Winnipeg Jets 6–4 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 20:39.
•Jacob Trouba had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:26.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had 3 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 18:14.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at PIT. Conor Sheary (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:19 together.

•Conor Sheary had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 9:19.
•Casey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:25.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:19 together.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at home. Dougie Hamilton (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +13 against a season average of 30.3; the overtime loss.

•Dougie Hamilton had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:54.
•Carey Price (MTL) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +13 against a season average of 30.3; the overtime loss.
•Petr Mrazek (CAR) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +9 against a season average of 27.3; the win.

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Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Matt Duchene (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Spurgeon, Zucker, Hunt and Fiala) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:23 together.

•Matt Duchene had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:31.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:52.
•Ryan Ellis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:53.

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Boston Bruins edge Dallas Stars 2–1

Boston Bruins beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at DAL. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Blake Comeau (DAL) played 4:23, −10:45 down on his 15:08 season average over 54 games.

•Blake Comeau (DAL) played 4:23, −10:45 down on his 15:08 season average over 54 games.
•Jason Dickinson (DAL) played 6:43, −8:23 down on his 15:06 season average over 64 games.
•Roman Polak (DAL) played 9:04, −7:47 down on his 16:51 season average over 40 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 5–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:27 together.

•Joonas Donskoi had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:38.
•Mikko Rantanen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:30.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:20.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 at home. Derek Stepan (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Clayton Keller (ARI) played 20:52, +4:38 up on his 16:14 season average over 69 games.

•Clayton Keller (ARI) played 20:52, +4:38 up on his 16:14 season average over 69 games.
•Derek Stepan (ARI) played 20:51, +3:15 up on his 17:36 season average over 69 games.
•Devin Shore (ANA) played 15:02, +3:28 up on his 11:34 season average over 44 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs WPG	1	3	4	7	1	2	20:39	—
Jacob Trouba NYR	vs WPG	1	2	3	3	5	2	24:26	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at NYR	0	3	3	8	0	0	18:14	—
Matt Duchene NSH	vs MIN	0	3	3	1	0	0	18:31	—
Mikhail Sergachev TBL	vs FLA	0	3	3	0	1	1	17:08	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at NYR	2	0	2	9	3	1	22:50	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs CGY	2	0	2	5	0	1	18:30	—
Conor Sheary BUF	at PIT	2	0	2	3	1	1	9:19	—
Joonas Donskoi COL	vs CGY	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:38	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs MIN	1	1	2	6	1	0	18:52	—
Sean Monahan CGY	at COL	1	1	2	5	0	0	20:06	—
Ryan Ellis NSH	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	0	4	21:53	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs WPG	W	47	4	.915
Carey Price MTL	at CAR	O	43	3	.930
Matt Murray PIT	vs BUF	L	41	3	.927
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	W	37	2	.946
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs MTL	W	36	3	.917
John Gibson ANA	vs ARI	W	33	1	.970
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NYR	L	31	5	.839
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at NSH	L	31	4	.871
David Rittich CGY	at COL	L	31	4	.871
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs CGY	W	30	3	.900
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TBL	L	29	4	.862
Carter Hutton BUF	at PIT	W	29	1	.966
Tuukka Rask BOS	at DAL	W	29	1	.966
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at ANA	L	29	2	.931
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs MIN	W	24	2	.917
Ben Bishop DAL	vs BOS	L	20	2	.900

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