NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 15, 2021

3 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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Chicago Blackhawks

3

New Jersey Devils

4

New Jersey Devils edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Johnson, Jones and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:38 together.

• •Jack Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:31.
• •Patrick Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:15.
• •Tyler Johnson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:58.

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Final / SO

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Vancouver Canucks

5

Philadelphia Flyers

4

Vancouver Canucks edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in a shootout at PHI. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

• •J.T. Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:55.
• •Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:15.
• •Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:36.

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Final

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Minnesota Wild

2

Anaheim Ducks

1

Minnesota Wild edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at ANA. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler and McTavish) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:49 together.

• •ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler and McTavish) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:49 together.
• •Anthony Stolarz (ANA) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +14 against a season average of 28.9; the loss.
• •New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Jones–Comtois skated 6:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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