NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 10, 2019

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

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Toronto Maple Leafs

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 at TOR. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Nikita Kucherov had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 20:23.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:05.
•Brayden Point had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:19.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at MTL. Danny DeKeyser (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Mantha, Larkin, Cholowski and Hirose) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:27 together.

•Danny DeKeyser had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:50.
•DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Mantha, Larkin, Cholowski and Hirose) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:27 together.
•Jonathan Bernier (DET) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +6 against a season average of 29.4; the win.

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Edmonton Oilers edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (SO)

Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in a shootout at NJD. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:28 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:31.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:52.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:28 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Schultz and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 7:31 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:02.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Schultz and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 7:31 together.
•New look for ANA: Henrique–Ritchie–Kase skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 6–4

St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 6–4 at OTT. Ryan O'Reilly (STL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, Pietrangelo, Bozak, O'Reilly and Faulk) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:36 together.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:39.
•David Perron had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:43.
•Tyler Bozak had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:06.

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Nashville Predators edge Washington Capitals 6–5

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 6–5 at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NSH won it by committee.

•John Carlson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 27:30.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:45.
•Ryan Johansen had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:58.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 2A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +9 against a season average of 31.0; the win.

•Patrik Laine had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:41.
•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:07.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:37.

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San Jose Sharks edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4

San Jose Sharks beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 at CHI. Patrick Marleau (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Andrew Shaw had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:53.
•Patrick Marleau had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:30.
•Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 27:24.

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Calgary Flames edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in a shootout at DAL. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:31 together.

•CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:31 together.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Hintz) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:04 together.
•David Rittich (CGY) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 30.8; the win.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:18 together.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:59.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:21.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:42.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at home. Conor Garland (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ARI: Soderberg–Fischer–Garland skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Conor Garland had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:36.
•Carl Soderberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
•New look for ARI: Soderberg–Fischer–Garland skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrik Laine WPG	vs MIN	2	2	4	4	8	1	16:41	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at TOR	2	2	4	2	0	1	20:23	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at TOR	1	3	4	4	0	0	20:05	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	at OTT	1	3	4	2	1	0	19:39	—
Brayden Point TBL	at TOR	2	1	3	5	1	0	19:19	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at TOR	0	3	3	2	1	3	17:08	—
John Carlson WSH	at NSH	0	3	3	1	0	1	27:30	—
Patrick Marleau SJS	at CHI	2	0	2	6	5	0	15:30	—
Andrew Shaw CHI	vs SJS	2	0	2	5	7	0	16:53	—
David Perron STL	at OTT	2	0	2	4	1	0	20:43	—
Conor Garland ARI	vs VGK	2	0	2	2	0	3	11:36	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at NSH	2	0	2	2	2	0	19:45	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Gallagher–Danault–Lehkonen skated 5:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Tatar–Domi–Suzuki skated 4:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Gusev–Rooney–Bratt skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Simmonds–Zacha–Hughes skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Ritchie–Kase skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–McCann–Kahun skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Anisimov–Namestnikov–Brown skated 12:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Koivu–Zuccarello–Zucker skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Dowling–Faksa–L'Esperance skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Soderberg–Fischer–Garland skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Dvorak–Hayton skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs BOS	W	41	2	.951
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MIN	W	40	2	.950
Braden Holtby WSH	at NSH	L	38	6	.842
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs VGK	W	38	1	.974
Anders Nilsson OTT	vs STL	L	36	5	.861
David Rittich CGY	at DAL	W	36	2	.944
Jonathan Bernier DET	at MTL	W	35	2	.943
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at COL	L	35	3	.914
Corey Crawford CHI	vs SJS	L	34	5	.853
Carey Price MTL	vs DET	L	33	3	.909
Matt Murray PIT	vs ANA	W	32	1	.969
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at NJD	W	31	3	.903
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at WPG	L	31	4	.871
Aaron Dell SJS	at CHI	W	30	4	.867
Jake Allen STL	at OTT	W	29	4	.862
Ben Bishop DAL	vs CGY	O	29	2	.931
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs TBL	L	28	7	.750
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at TOR	W	28	3	.893
John Gibson ANA	at PIT	L	28	2	.929
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs WSH	W	26	5	.808
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs EDM	O	22	3	.864
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at ARI	—	15	2	.867
Malcolm Subban VGK	at ARI	L	14	2	.857
Michael Hutchinson TOR	vs TBL	—	5	0	.1000

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