NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 20, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins 6–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins 6–3 at home. Cam Atkinson (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Cam Atkinson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:15.
•Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:34.
•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:37.

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St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at VGK. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +12 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

•Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +12 against a season average of 30.7; the win.
•New look for VGK: Dadonov–Stephenson–Roy skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Robin Lehner (VGK) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.3; the loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cam Atkinson PHI	vs BOS	2	0	2	4	2	1	14:15	—
Joel Farabee PHI	vs BOS	1	1	2	5	2	0	15:34	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs BOS	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:37	—
Keith Yandle PHI	vs BOS	0	2	2	1	1	0	17:05	—
Charlie McAvoy BOS	at PHI	0	2	2	0	3	3	23:19	—
Derick Brassard PHI	vs BOS	0	2	2	0	5	0	15:21	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at VGK	1	0	1	7	1	1	17:31	—
Trent Frederic BOS	at PHI	0	1	1	2	8	0	10:09	—
Craig Smith BOS	at PHI	0	0	0	7	0	0	16:43	—
Oskar Lindblom PHI	vs BOS	0	0	0	1	6	2	14:45	—
Ivan Provorov PHI	vs BOS	0	0	0	0	0	9	22:40	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Dadonov–Stephenson–Roy skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Neal–Bozak–Kostin skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Kyrou–Neighbours skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jordan Binnington STL	at VGK	W	43	1	.977
Martin Jones PHI	vs BOS	W	40	3	.925
Robin Lehner VGK	vs STL	L	37	2	.946
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at PHI	L	24	5	.792

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