NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 8, 2019

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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Carolina Hurricanes

Florida Panthers

Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 6–3 at FLA. Ryan Dzingel (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Ryan Dzingel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:45.
•Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:31.

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Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders 5–2 at NYI. James Neal (EDM) led the scoring with 4G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 6:38 together.

•James Neal had 4 goals (4 points) on 8 shots in 20:59.
•Connor McDavid had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:25.
•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:52.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at PIT. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Patric Hornqvist (PIT) played 2:50, −13:21 down on his 16:11 season average over 51 games.

•Mark Scheifele had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:49.
•Patrik Laine had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:42.
•Patric Hornqvist (PIT) played 2:50, −13:21 down on his 16:11 season average over 51 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at WSH. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Dowling–Caamano–Gardner skated 4:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:29.
•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:06.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:51.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at DET. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Grant–Rowney–Ritchie skated 6:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.
•New look for ANA: Grant–Rowney–Ritchie skated 6:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DET: Glendening–Athanasiou–Hirose skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Forsberg and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:42 together.

•Roman Josi had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:45.
•Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:59.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Forsberg and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:42 together.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at CGY. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A. David Rittich (CGY) faced 40 shots and stopped 36 (.900), +9 against a season average of 30.8; the overtime loss.

•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:25.
•Drew Doughty had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:46.
•Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:02.

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Boston Bruins edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at VGK. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:55.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:26.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:45.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
James Neal EDM	at NYI	4	0	4	8	1	1	20:59	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at VGK	2	1	3	3	0	1	17:55	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs LAK	2	1	3	2	7	1	20:25	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at VGK	1	2	3	6	0	0	19:26	—
Drew Doughty LAK	at CGY	1	2	3	4	4	1	21:46	—
Ilya Kovalchuk LAK	at CGY	1	2	3	2	0	1	19:02	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at NYI	0	3	3	4	0	0	20:25	—
Patrik Laine WPG	at PIT	0	3	3	1	0	1	16:42	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at PIT	0	3	3	0	1	0	18:49	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs SJS	2	0	2	4	0	1	23:45	—
Ryan Dzingel CAR	at FLA	2	0	2	3	1	0	11:45	—
John Carlson WSH	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	0	4	26:06	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Sheahan–Khaira–Russell skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Dowling–Caamano–Gardner skated 4:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Grant–Rowney–Ritchie skated 6:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Glendening–Athanasiou–Hirose skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Filppula–Erne–Ehn skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Kane–Goodrow–Hertl skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Thornton–Karlsson–Radil skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 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%
James Reimer CAR	at FLA	W	50	3	.940
David Rittich CGY	vs LAK	O	40	4	.900
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at PIT	W	38	1	.974
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs SJS	W	35	2	.943
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs BOS	L	35	4	.886
Tuukka Rask BOS	at VGK	W	34	3	.912
Ben Bishop DAL	at WSH	W	32	3	.906
John Gibson ANA	at DET	W	32	1	.969
Jimmy Howard DET	vs ANA	L	29	3	.897
Jack Campbell LAK	at CGY	W	29	3	.897
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at NYI	W	27	2	.926
Braden Holtby WSH	vs DAL	O	26	4	.846
Martin Jones SJS	at NSH	L	24	4	.833
Matt Murray PIT	vs WPG	L	22	4	.818
Samuel Montembeault FLA	vs CAR	—	20	1	.950
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs EDM	L	19	4	.789
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CAR	L	14	4	.714
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs EDM	—	8	1	.875

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