NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 9, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 3:57 together.

•Jack Eichel had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 8 shots in 21:19.
•Joel Armia had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:30.
•Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:32.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout New Jersey Devils 4–0

Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 4–0 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Voracek, Hayes and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 3:35 together.

•Ivan Provorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:28.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:27.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Voracek, Hayes and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 3:35 together.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Los Angeles Kings 8–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 8–2 at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for VAN: Leivo–Pearson–Horvat skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•J.T. Miller had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 14:57.
•Brandon Sutter had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:55.
•Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:25.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Eichel BUF	vs MTL	2	2	4	8	0	1	21:19	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs LAK	1	3	4	2	2	1	14:57	—
Joel Armia MTL	at BUF	2	1	3	4	2	0	16:30	—
Brandon Sutter VAN	vs LAK	2	1	3	3	0	2	17:55	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs NJD	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:27	—
Ivan Provorov PHI	vs NJD	1	1	2	2	0	0	22:28	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs LAK	1	1	2	2	0	0	16:25	—
Marcus Johansson BUF	vs MTL	1	1	2	1	0	1	17:32	—
Tanner Pearson VAN	vs LAK	0	2	2	1	3	1	18:08	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	vs MTL	0	2	2	1	0	1	17:54	—
Robert Hagg PHI	vs NJD	0	0	0	0	6	3	17:17	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Hall–Gusev–Hischier skated 11:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (19.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zajac–Palmieri–Bratt skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Leivo–Pearson–Horvat skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Keith Kinkaid MTL	at BUF	O	39	5	.872
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs LAK	W	39	2	.949
Cory Schneider NJD	at PHI	L	34	4	.882
Carter Hutton BUF	vs MTL	W	27	4	.852
Carter Hart PHI	vs NJD	W	25	0	.1000
Jonathan Quick LAK	at VAN	L	25	8	.680

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