NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 18, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

Full report

New York Rangers

Toronto Maple Leafs

New York Rangers edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 in overtime at TOR. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Blais–Rooney–Gauthier skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:44.
•New look for NYR: Blais–Rooney–Gauthier skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: Ritchie–Marner–Matthews skated 11:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout Seattle Kraken 6–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Seattle Kraken 6–1 at home. Derick Brassard (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Derick Brassard had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:08.
•Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:43.
•Justin Braun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:53.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at CGY. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +11 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:51.
•Troy Terry had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:47.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +11 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

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St. Louis Blues beat Arizona Coyotes 7–4

St. Louis Blues beat Arizona Coyotes 7–4 at ARI. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Jordan Kyrou had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 13:06.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:43.
•Klim Kostin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:59.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jordan Kyrou STL	at ARI	2	2	4	4	0	0	13:06	—
Derick Brassard PHI	vs SEA	1	2	3	1	1	1	13:08	—
Shayne Gostisbehere ARI	vs STL	0	3	3	1	0	2	21:43	—
Klim Kostin STL	at ARI	2	0	2	3	3	0	10:59	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs SEA	1	1	2	4	3	0	14:29	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at TOR	1	1	2	4	0	1	22:44	—
Justin Faulk STL	at ARI	1	1	2	3	0	1	21:30	—
Clayton Keller ARI	vs STL	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:12	—
Justin Braun PHI	vs SEA	1	1	2	2	2	0	18:53	—
Joel Farabee PHI	vs SEA	1	1	2	1	2	0	16:43	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs ANA	0	2	2	5	0	0	20:51	—
Troy Terry ANA	at CGY	0	2	2	2	0	1	15:47	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Blais–Rooney–Gauthier skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Ritchie–Marner–Matthews skated 11:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Bunting skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Deslauriers–Jones–Groulx skated 4:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	at CGY	W	43	2	.953
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at TOR	W	41	1	.976
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs ANA	O	27	3	.889
Jordan Binnington STL	at ARI	W	26	4	.846
Carter Hart PHI	vs SEA	W	24	1	.958
Jack Campbell TOR	vs NYR	O	23	2	.913
Carter Hutton ARI	vs STL	L	21	6	.714
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at PHI	L	20	5	.750
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs STL	—	12	1	.917
Chris Driedger SEA	at PHI	—	7	1	.857

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