NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 21, 2019

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

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Toronto Maple Leafs

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime at TOR. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +8 against a season average of 30.3; the overtime loss.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:50.
•Andreas Johnsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:13.
•Jake Muzzin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:54.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout Vegas Golden Knights 6–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–2 at home. Michael Raffl (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PHI's first power-play unit (Niskanen, Couturier, Lindblom, Konecny and Provorov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:25 together.

•Michael Raffl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:23.
•Oskar Lindblom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:20.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.

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St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Mikko Rantanen (COL) played 8:24, −10:48 down on his 19:12 season average over 41 games.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:01.
•Mikko Rantanen (COL) played 8:24, −10:48 down on his 19:12 season average over 41 games.
•New look for STL: Steen–Perron–O'Reilly skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Dallas Stars beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at home. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:23 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:23 together.
•Anders Nilsson (OTT) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +12 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.
•New look for OTT: Ryan–Ennis–White skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% 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
Michael Raffl PHI	vs VGK	1	2	3	2	0	0	11:23	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	vs COL	1	2	3	1	4	0	16:01	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CBJ	1	1	2	6	0	0	19:50	—
Oskar Lindblom PHI	vs VGK	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:20	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	0	1	16:28	—
Nick Foligno CBJ	at TOR	0	2	2	2	1	1	17:42	—
Jake Muzzin TOR	vs CBJ	0	2	2	2	1	1	22:54	—
Andreas Johnsson TOR	vs CBJ	0	2	2	2	2	0	16:13	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at PHI	1	0	1	7	2	0	16:49	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Giroux–van Riemsdyk–Voracek skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Steen–Perron–O'Reilly skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Bozak–Blais–Thomas skated 8:24 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 OTT: Ryan–Ennis–White skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Faksa–Janmark skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Anisimov–Boedker–Paul skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anders Nilsson OTT	at DAL	L	43	2	.953
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CBJ	O	38	4	.895
Oscar Dansk VGK	at PHI	L	37	6	.838
Brian Elliott PHI	vs VGK	W	35	2	.943
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at TOR	W	31	3	.903
Philipp Grubauer COL	at STL	L	25	3	.880
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs OTT	W	20	1	.950
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	W	18	1	.944

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