NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 16, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Arizona Coyotes

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 in a shootout at home. Andrew Ladd (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ARI: Ladd–Larsson–Dzingel skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ARI: Ladd–Larsson–Dzingel skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Boyd–Crouse–Keller skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Beagle–O'Brien–Fischer skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers rout New York Islanders 5–1

Florida Panthers beat New York Islanders 5–1 at home. Sam Bennett (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for NYI: Komarov–Clutterbuck–Cizikas skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Bennett had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:52.
•Gustav Forsling had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:18.
•New look for NYI: Komarov–Clutterbuck–Cizikas skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Dallas Stars 3–1

Boston Bruins beat Dallas Stars 3–1 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Pavelski–Faksa–Raffl skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:04.
•New look for DAL: Pavelski–Faksa–Raffl skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Braden Holtby (DAL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 29.2; the loss.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at home. Alexander Kerfoot (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Ennis, Chabot, Norris, Batherson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:21 together.

•Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:43.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Ennis, Chabot, Norris, Batherson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:21 together.
•Shane Pinto (OTT) played 18:12, +6:34 up on his 11:39 season average over 4 games.

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New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at MTL. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:04 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:54.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:04 together.
•New look for MTL: Armia–Suzuki–Caufield skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at home. Robby Fabbri (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Erne, Hronek, Rasmussen, Zadina and Seider) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:56 together.

•DET's first power-play unit (Erne, Hronek, Rasmussen, Zadina and Seider) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:56 together.
•Thomas Greiss (DET) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +14 against a season average of 27.2; the win.
•New look for DET: Rowney–Stephens–Smith skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Johnson, Jones and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:24 together.

•Brock McGinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.
•Drew O'Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:26.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:02.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Washington Capitals 2–1 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 2–1 in overtime at WSH. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Erik Cernak (TBL) played 25:22, +6:20 up on his 19:02 season average over 54 games.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:54.
•Erik Cernak (TBL) played 25:22, +6:20 up on his 19:02 season average over 54 games.
•Jan Rutta (TBL) played 8:27, −8:03 down on his 16:30 season average over 75 games.

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Seattle Kraken

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Seattle Kraken 2–1 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Seattle Kraken 2–1 in overtime at home. Brandon Tanev (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Brandon Tanev (SEA) played 18:41, +4:15 up on his 14:26 season average over 29 games.

•Brandon Tanev (SEA) played 18:41, +4:15 up on his 14:26 season average over 29 games.
•Andrew Peeke (CBJ) played 16:12, −5:21 down on his 21:33 season average over 81 games.
•Jake Bean (CBJ) played 24:18, +3:47 up on his 20:31 season average over 66 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at NSH. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Frederik Andersen (CAR) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +12 against a season average of 27.5; the win.

•Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:43.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:12.
•Frederik Andersen (CAR) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +12 against a season average of 27.5; the win.

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St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3 at COL. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•David Perron had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:07.
•J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:05.
•Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:47.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:31 together.

•Connor McDavid had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 22:31.
•Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:49.
•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:23.

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San Jose Sharks edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3

San Jose Sharks beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Connor skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jasper Weatherby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:25.
•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.
•New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Connor skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Arvidsson and Tkachev) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:18 together.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:21.
•Drew Doughty had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:20.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Arvidsson and Tkachev) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:18 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs CGY	3	0	3	8	0	0	22:31	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs NYI	3	0	3	6	3	0	17:52	—
Jesse Puljujarvi EDM	vs CGY	1	2	3	1	0	0	13:49	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs CGY	0	3	3	5	0	0	23:23	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs DAL	2	0	2	5	0	0	20:04	—
David Perron STL	at COL	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:07	—
Justin Faulk STL	at COL	1	1	2	5	1	1	21:47	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at WSH	1	1	2	4	1	0	16:54	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs WPG	1	1	2	3	3	0	16:42	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	2	0	22:21	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at PIT	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:02	—
Drew O'Connor PIT	vs CHI	1	1	2	3	0	0	10:26	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Ladd–Larsson–Dzingel skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Boyd–Crouse–Keller skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Beagle–O'Brien–Fischer skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Bjork–Caggiula–Ruotsalainen skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Komarov–Clutterbuck–Cizikas skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Faksa–Raffl skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Gurianov skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Hintz–Peterson skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Armia–Suzuki–Caufield skated 8:45 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 NYR: Goodrow–Panarin–Chytil skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Rowney–Stephens–Smith skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Chiasson–Dickinson–Highmore skated 5:30 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 PIT: Blueger–McGinn–Aston-Reese skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Bellemare–Joseph–Katchouk skated 5:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Cousins–Grimaldi–Glass skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Connor skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Stastny–Lowry–Perfetti skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Moore–Kupari–Lizotte skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mike Smith EDM	vs CGY	W	47	2	.957
Thomas Greiss DET	vs VAN	W	41	1	.976
Frederik Andersen CAR	at NSH	W	40	2	.950
Braden Holtby DAL	at BOS	L	39	2	.949
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at BUF	O	33	1	.970
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WSH	W	33	1	.970
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at MTL	W	32	1	.969
Jordan Binnington STL	at COL	W	32	3	.906
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at EDM	L	32	4	.875
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CAR	L	31	2	.935
Cam Talbot MIN	at LAK	W	31	2	.935
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at SJS	L	31	4	.871
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs NYI	W	30	1	.967
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs MIN	L	30	3	.900
Anton Forsberg OTT	at TOR	L	29	3	.897
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at FLA	L	29	5	.828
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs DAL	W	28	1	.964
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs STL	L	27	4	.852
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at CBJ	O	25	2	.920
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs TBL	O	24	2	.917
Jake Allen MTL	vs NYR	L	23	2	.913
Adin Hill SJS	vs WPG	W	23	3	.870
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs ARI	W	21	1	.952
Jack Campbell TOR	vs OTT	W	21	1	.952
Jaroslav Halak VAN	at DET	L	20	2	.900
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs CHI	W	20	2	.900
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs SEA	W	20	1	.950
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at PIT	—	16	1	.938
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	at PIT	L	10	4	.600

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