NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 30, 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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Tampa Bay Lightning

New Jersey Devils

Tampa Bay Lightning edge New Jersey Devils 7–6 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 7–6 in overtime at NJD. Kyle Palmieri (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. TBL won it by committee.

•Kyle Palmieri had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 20:38.
•Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:19.
•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:31.

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Edmonton Oilers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Edmonton Oilers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Wennberg, Werenski, Dubois and Bemstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:28 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:48.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:25.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Wennberg, Werenski, Dubois and Bemstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:28 together.

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St. Louis Blues edge Minnesota Wild 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 at home. Alex Pietrangelo (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Kunin skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:06.
•New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Kunin skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Blais skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at COL. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:58 together.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:34.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:28.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:16.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at ARI. Shea Weber (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +4 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.

•Shea Weber had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:41.
•Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +4 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.
•Victor Mete (MTL) played 21:01, +5:08 up on his 15:54 season average over 50 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 5–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 5–3 at LAK. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 4 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 5:40 together.

•Brock Boeser had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 17:40.
•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:24.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 4 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 5:40 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brock Boeser VAN	at LAK	3	1	4	7	0	0	17:40	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at LAK	1	3	4	5	3	0	17:24	—
Kyle Palmieri NJD	vs TBL	3	0	3	8	2	1	20:38	—
Ondrej Palat TBL	at NJD	2	1	3	4	1	1	17:19	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at CBJ	2	1	3	3	0	1	20:48	—
Tyler Johnson TBL	at NJD	1	2	3	1	1	0	14:17	—
Brayden Point TBL	at NJD	1	2	3	1	0	0	17:31	—
Wayne Simmonds NJD	vs TBL	0	3	3	5	4	0	18:13	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at LAK	0	3	3	0	0	0	19:08	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs TBL	2	0	2	5	0	0	15:35	—
Jeff Carter LAK	vs VAN	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:01	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at COL	2	0	2	2	0	1	20:34	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Kunin skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Blais skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Hartman–Eriksson Ek skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VAN	L	49	5	.898
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at NJD	W	42	6	.857
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs FLA	O	38	4	.895
Jordan Binnington STL	vs MIN	W	36	1	.972
Antti Raanta ARI	vs MTL	L	36	4	.889
Carey Price MTL	at ARI	W	33	1	.970
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at COL	W	30	3	.900
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at STL	L	26	2	.923
Mike Smith EDM	at CBJ	W	24	1	.958
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at LAK	W	24	3	.875
Cory Schneider NJD	vs TBL	O	23	7	.696
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs EDM	—	19	0	.1000
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs EDM	L	12	4	.667

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