NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 14, 2019

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

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Anaheim Ducks

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 4G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:16 together.

•David Pastrnak had 4 goals (4 points) on 5 shots in 16:13.
•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:30.
•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:06.

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Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 2–0

Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 2–0 at OTT. Zach Parise (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Foligno–Eriksson Ek–Kunin skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Foligno–Eriksson Ek–Kunin skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Zucker skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Rask–Donato–Greenway skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 6–4

Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 6–4 at NJD. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA won it by committee.

•Pavel Zacha had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:08.
•Brett Connolly had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:48.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:28.

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New York Islanders edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

New York Islanders beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Schenn, Tarasenko, Schwartz, Parayko and Dunn) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:55.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Dallas Stars 4–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Dallas Stars 4–0 at home. Victor Olofsson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:41 together.

•Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:12.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:29.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:41 together.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at WSH. Nazem Kadri (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:10.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:34.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:42.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1 at home. Brandon Saad (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Smith–Carpenter–Nylander skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Smith–Carpenter–Nylander skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•David Kampf (CHI) played 18:02, +4:26 up on his 13:36 season average over 69 games.
•Leon Draisaitl (EDM) played 26:59, +4:26 up on his 22:33 season average over 70 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
David Pastrnak BOS	vs ANA	4	0	4	5	0	0	16:13	—
Nazem Kadri COL	at WSH	1	2	3	3	2	0	16:34	—
Pavel Zacha NJD	vs FLA	1	2	3	1	2	0	18:08	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at WSH	1	2	3	1	0	2	22:10	—
Brett Connolly FLA	at NJD	2	0	2	3	3	0	15:48	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs COL	1	1	2	6	2	0	21:42	—
Adam Henrique ANA	at BOS	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:30	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs STL	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:55	—
Taylor Hall NJD	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	1	0	19:05	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at NYI	1	1	2	2	3	1	17:50	—
MacKenzie Weegar FLA	at NJD	1	1	2	2	1	1	21:11	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs STL	1	1	2	2	2	0	19:20	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Foligno–Eriksson Ek–Kunin skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Zucker skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Rask–Donato–Greenway skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Hartman–Fiala skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Nelson–Dal Colle–Beauvillier skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Faksa–Janmark–Caamano skated 10:54 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 →
New look for DAL: Cogliano–Dowling–Gardner skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Smith–Carpenter–Nylander skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson OTT	vs MIN	L	34	1	.971
Cory Schneider NJD	vs FLA	L	34	6	.824
Mike Smith EDM	at CHI	L	34	2	.941
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs ANA	W	32	2	.938
Jordan Binnington STL	at NYI	O	32	3	.906
Philipp Grubauer COL	at WSH	W	32	3	.906
Corey Crawford CHI	vs EDM	W	28	1	.964
Alex Stalock MIN	at OTT	W	26	0	.1000
Carter Hutton BUF	vs DAL	W	25	0	.1000
John Gibson ANA	at BOS	L	23	4	.826
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs STL	W	23	2	.913
Ben Bishop DAL	at BUF	L	22	4	.818
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NJD	W	21	4	.810
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs COL	L	21	2	.905
Braden Holtby WSH	vs COL	—	3	3	.000

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