NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 29, 2019

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

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San Jose Sharks

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout San Jose Sharks 5–1

Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 5–1 at home. David Krejci (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 6:25 together.

•Chris Wagner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:01.
•David Krejci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:19.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 6:25 together.

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Washington Capitals edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime at TOR. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Rielly, Johnsson, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 8:55 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 10 shots in 25:53.
•Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:12.
•Nicklas Backstrom had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:32.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Philadelphia Flyers 7–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–1 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Bryan Rust (PIT) played 13:21, −6:32 down on his 19:53 season average over 54 games.

•Dominik Kahun had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 8:49.
•Dominik Simon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:42.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:51.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Haula, Dzingel, Hamilton, Teravainen and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:28 together.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:21.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Haula, Dzingel, Hamilton, Teravainen and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:28 together.
•New look for CGY: Quine–Monahan–Bennett skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at home. Ryan Strome (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Fast–Strome–Panarin skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (11.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:20.
•New look for NYR: Fast–Strome–Panarin skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (11.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TBL: Killorn–Stamkos–Johnson skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1 at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Green, Bertuzzi, Larkin, Hronek and Hirose) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:10.
•DET's first power-play unit (Green, Bertuzzi, Larkin, Hronek and Hirose) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:46 together.
•New look for EDM: Gagner–Nugent-Hopkins–Khaira skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 at home. Nick Bonino (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Robin Lehner (CHI) faced 51 shots and stopped 48 (.941), +17 against a season average of 34.3; the loss.

•Nick Bonino had a hat trick (3 points) on 9 shots in 15:44.
•Rocco Grimaldi had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 9:40.
•Craig Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:42.

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Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 6–3

Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 6–3 at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Alexander Radulov had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 10 shots in 18:43.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:43.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:28.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Winnipeg Jets 7–4

Anaheim Ducks beat Winnipeg Jets 7–4 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ANA won it by committee.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:24.
•Josh Mahura had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:53.
•Carter Rowney had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alexander Radulov DAL	vs MIN	3	1	4	10	0	1	18:43	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at TOR	2	2	4	10	0	0	25:53	—
Nick Bonino NSH	vs CHI	3	0	3	9	0	0	15:44	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs WSH	2	1	3	5	0	1	22:12	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at ANA	2	1	3	4	1	0	19:24	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs PHI	1	2	3	6	0	1	16:51	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs MIN	1	2	3	5	1	0	18:28	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	vs MIN	1	2	3	4	0	1	20:43	—
Dominik Simon PIT	vs PHI	1	2	3	3	1	0	12:42	—
Dominik Kahun PIT	vs PHI	1	2	3	1	0	0	8:49	—
Rocco Grimaldi NSH	vs CHI	0	3	3	2	0	0	9:40	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	at TOR	0	3	3	1	2	2	23:32	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Coyle–Ritchie–Bjork skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Kane–Hertl–Radil skated 6:46 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 PIT: Hornqvist–Bjugstad–Galchenyuk skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Quine–Monahan–Bennett skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Fast–Strome–Panarin skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (11.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Killorn–Stamkos–Johnson skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Gagner–Nugent-Hopkins–Khaira skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Neal–Chiasson–Haas skated 7:55 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 EDM: Sheahan–Jurco–Russell skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Kane–Dach skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Robin Lehner CHI	at NSH	L	51	3	.941
Martin Jones SJS	at BOS	L	41	5	.878
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NYR	L	41	3	.927
John Gibson ANA	vs WPG	W	40	4	.900
Alex Stalock MIN	at DAL	L	36	5	.861
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs WSH	O	33	4	.879
Jimmy Howard DET	vs EDM	W	32	1	.969
Braden Holtby WSH	at TOR	W	31	3	.903
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs TBL	W	30	1	.967
Matt Murray PIT	vs PHI	W	30	1	.967
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs CGY	W	29	1	.966
Brian Elliott PHI	at PIT	L	28	6	.786
David Rittich CGY	at CAR	L	28	2	.929
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at DET	L	27	2	.926
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs CHI	W	20	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at ANA	L	19	5	.737
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs SJS	W	17	1	.941
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs MIN	W	12	1	.917
Ben Bishop DAL	vs MIN	—	10	2	.800
Carter Hart PHI	at PIT	—	9	1	.889
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at ANA	—	8	1	.875

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