NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 15, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Minnesota Wild

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 4–2 at home. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 4A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Johnsson, Marner and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:11 together.

•Morgan Rielly had 4 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 21:44.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:18.
•Andreas Johnsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:50.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at MTL. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Petry, Tatar, Armia, Domi and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:53 together.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:56.
•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:09.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Petry, Tatar, Armia, Domi and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:53 together.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:19.
•Christian Dvorak had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:10.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:51.

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Calgary Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1

Calgary Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 at home. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Brian Elliott (PHI) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +11 against a season average of 25.7; the loss.

•Brian Elliott (PHI) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +11 against a season average of 25.7; the loss.
•Michael Frolik (CGY) played 18:08, +5:48 up on his 12:20 season average over 56 games.
•New look for CGY: Jankowski–Bennett–Czarnik skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at home. Alexander Edler (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for VAN: Beagle–Schaller–Motte skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Edler had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:00.
•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:13.
•Brock Boeser had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:56.

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Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at VGK. Nick Bonino (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Theodore and Glass) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:09 together.

•Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:52.
•Nick Bonino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:12.
•Ryan Ellis had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:45.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0 at LAK. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Gibbons–Foegele–Wallmark skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Gibbons–Foegele–Wallmark skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Adrian Kempe (LAK) played 9:10, −6:57 down on his 16:07 season average over 68 games.
•Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 12:29, −4:19 down on his 16:48 season average over 67 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Morgan Rielly TOR	vs MIN	0	4	4	6	0	0	21:44	—
Alexander Edler VAN	vs DET	1	2	3	3	3	4	25:00	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs MIN	1	2	3	3	1	1	17:18	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs DET	1	2	3	3	1	0	16:13	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	at WPG	1	2	3	1	0	0	12:19	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs DET	0	3	3	2	0	0	15:56	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs DET	2	0	2	4	0	1	16:28	—
Christian Dvorak ARI	at WPG	2	0	2	2	0	3	16:10	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs ARI	1	1	2	5	0	0	22:51	—
Nick Bonino NSH	at VGK	1	1	2	4	0	2	14:12	—
Andreas Johnsson TOR	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:50	—
Kyle Turris NSH	at VGK	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:52	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Rask–Greenway–Mayhew skated 4:31 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 CGY: Jankowski–Bennett–Czarnik skated 5:09 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 PHI: Stewart–Raffl–Twarynski skated 4:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Voracek–Pitlick–Laughton skated 5:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Beagle–Schaller–Motte skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Gibbons–Foegele–Wallmark skated 8:46 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at WPG	W	40	2	.950
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs NSH	L	39	5	.872
Brian Elliott PHI	at CGY	L	37	2	.946
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs ARI	L	35	4	.886
Pekka Rinne NSH	at VGK	W	35	2	.943
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at TOR	L	34	4	.882
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at MTL	W	34	1	.971
Jonathan Bernier DET	at VAN	L	32	5	.844
Petr Mrazek CAR	at LAK	W	31	0	.1000
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs MIN	W	29	2	.931
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs DET	W	27	1	.963
Carey Price MTL	vs TBL	L	22	3	.864
David Rittich CGY	vs PHI	W	22	1	.955
Jack Campbell LAK	vs CAR	L	22	1	.955

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