NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 16, 2019

6 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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Colorado Avalanche

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: Wilson–Compher–Jost skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:24.
•New look for COL: Wilson–Compher–Jost skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Dominik Simon (PIT) played 20:11, +5:52 up on his 14:19 season average over 63 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:02 together.

•John Carlson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 28:05.
•Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:31.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:17.

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Final

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Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for DAL: Pavelski–Faksa–Dickinson skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Radulov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:49.
•New look for DAL: Pavelski–Faksa–Dickinson skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ben Bishop (DAL) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +6 against a season average of 29.2; the loss.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 1 shot in 18:28.
•Jakub Voracek had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:44.
•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:51.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jeff Skinner (BUF) played 19:52, +3:26 up on his 16:26 season average over 58 games.

•Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:00.
•Adam Henrique had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:19.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:43.

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San Jose Sharks beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 at home. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Kane, Hertl and Labanc) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:58 together.

•Evander Kane had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:46.
•Tomas Hertl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:27.
•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:02.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs PHI	1	4	5	1	1	0	18:28	—
Evander Kane SJS	vs CAR	3	1	4	5	2	0	17:46	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	at EDM	2	1	3	7	0	0	18:44	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs PHI	2	1	3	3	1	1	19:51	—
John Carlson WSH	vs TOR	1	2	3	4	1	3	28:05	—
Jakob Silfverberg ANA	vs BUF	1	2	3	3	1	0	18:00	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs CAR	1	2	3	2	1	0	17:27	—
Kasperi Kapanen TOR	at WSH	1	2	3	1	1	0	14:31	—
Adam Henrique ANA	vs BUF	2	0	2	2	0	0	15:19	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs COL	1	1	2	5	2	0	24:24	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs PHI	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:31	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs TOR	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:17	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Wilson–Compher–Jost skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–Lafferty–Kahun skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Hagelin–Kuznetsov–Wilson skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Faksa–Dickinson skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Cogliano–Gurianov–Gardner skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Perry–Janmark–Hintz skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs PHI	W	52	3	.942
Martin Jones SJS	vs CAR	W	38	2	.947
Ben Bishop DAL	at CBJ	L	35	3	.914
John Gibson ANA	vs BUF	W	33	2	.939
Philipp Grubauer COL	at PIT	O	32	3	.906
Michael Hutchinson TOR	at WSH	L	32	4	.875
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs TOR	W	32	3	.906
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs DAL	W	32	2	.938
Linus Ullmark BUF	at ANA	L	30	4	.867
Matt Murray PIT	vs COL	W	28	2	.929
James Reimer CAR	at SJS	L	21	4	.810
Carter Hart PHI	at EDM	L	14	4	.714
Brian Elliott PHI	at EDM	—	8	2	.750

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