NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 23, 2021

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

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New York Rangers

Ottawa Senators

New York Rangers edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at OTT. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:49 together.

•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:22.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:49 together.
•Alex Formenton (OTT) played 10:10, −5:21 down on his 15:31 season average over 78 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at WSH. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Lucic, Backlund, Mangiapane, Hanifin and Dube) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:07 together.

•Elias Lindholm had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:33.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:30.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:59.

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Minnesota Wild edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at home. Rickard Rakell (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Rakell, Comtois, Zegras and Drysdale) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:06 together.

•Rickard Rakell had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:46.
•Hampus Lindholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:12.
•Ryan Getzlaf had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:24.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Detroit Red Wings 6–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1 at home. Mathieu Perreault (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Mathieu Perreault had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:16.
•Ben Chiarot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:14.
•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:38.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in a shootout at TBL. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Landeskog, Compher, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:43 together.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:26.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:46.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:53.

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New Jersey Devils edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Zacha, Bratt and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:01 together.

•NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Zacha, Bratt and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:01 together.
•New look for NJD: Vesey–McLeod–Kuokkanen skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +8 against a season average of 31.0; the overtime loss.

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Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at PHI. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Hornqvist, Huberdeau, Barkov, Ekblad and Bennett) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 7:18 together.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:57.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Hornqvist, Huberdeau, Barkov, Ekblad and Bennett) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 7:18 together.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Yandle, Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Couturier and Konecny) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:07 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 at home. Marcus Pettersson (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Marcus Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:49.
•Drew O'Connor had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:35.
•Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:15.

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Carolina Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 at CBJ. Vincent Trocheck (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, DeAngelo, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:12 together.

•Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:26.
•Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:36.
•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:03.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 6–4

Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 6–4 at home. Nick Cousins (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WPG won it by committee.

•Nick Cousins had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:24.
•Nate Schmidt had 3 assists (3 points) in 20:51.
•Tommy Novak had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:50.

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St. Louis Blues rout Los Angeles Kings 7–3

St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 7–3 at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 3G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko and Krug) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 5:35 together.

•David Perron had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 18:28.
•Torey Krug had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.
•STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko and Krug) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 5:35 together.

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New York Islanders beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0

New York Islanders beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0 at ARI. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYI: Palmieri–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 14:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:53.
•New look for NYI: Palmieri–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 14:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Bailey–Lee–Barzal skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at SEA. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SEA: Jarnkrok–Schwartz–Gourde skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:32.
•Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:50.
•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:25.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
David Perron STL	vs LAK	3	1	4	6	1	0	18:28	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	at WSH	3	0	3	7	2	1	21:33	—
Mathieu Perreault MTL	vs DET	3	0	3	6	1	0	13:16	—
Vincent Trocheck CAR	at CBJ	2	1	3	4	1	2	17:26	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at PHI	2	1	3	4	0	0	18:57	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at TBL	1	2	3	3	2	1	25:26	—
Nick Cousins NSH	at WPG	1	2	3	3	2	1	14:24	—
Marcus Pettersson PIT	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	0	1	17:49	—
Torey Krug STL	vs LAK	0	3	3	3	0	0	19:10	—
Tommy Novak NSH	at WPG	0	3	3	1	0	0	12:50	—
Nate Schmidt WPG	vs NSH	0	3	3	0	0	2	20:51	—
Drew O'Connor PIT	vs TOR	2	0	2	6	1	1	14:35	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Vesey–McLeod–Kuokkanen skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Gauthier–Studenic–Sharangovich skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Palmieri–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 14:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Lee–Barzal skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Eriksson–O'Brien–Fischer skated 8:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Ladd–Beagle–Dzingel skated 10:37 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 SEA: Jarnkrok–Schwartz–Gourde skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Wennberg–McCann skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cal Petersen LAK	at STL	L	40	7	.825
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at NJD	O	39	2	.949
John Gibson ANA	at MIN	O	36	4	.889
Jordan Binnington STL	vs LAK	W	35	3	.914
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs CAR	L	33	5	.848
Darcy Kuemper COL	at TBL	W	32	3	.906
Thatcher Demko VAN	at SEA	W	31	2	.935
Carter Hart PHI	vs FLA	L	30	3	.900
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NSH	W	30	4	.867
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at PHI	W	29	2	.931
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs TOR	W	29	1	.966
Juuse Saros NSH	at WPG	L	29	6	.793
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at OTT	W	28	2	.929
Frederik Andersen CAR	at CBJ	W	28	1	.964
Jake Allen MTL	vs DET	W	27	1	.963
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs COL	O	27	3	.889
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at ARI	W	26	0	.1000
Nico Daws NJD	vs BUF	W	25	1	.960
Dan Vladar CGY	at WSH	W	25	3	.880
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs VAN	L	25	3	.880
Cam Talbot MIN	vs ANA	W	24	3	.875
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs NYI	L	24	3	.875
Matt Murray OTT	vs NYR	—	23	1	.957
Jack Campbell TOR	at PIT	L	21	5	.762
Thomas Greiss DET	at MTL	L	17	5	.706
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs CGY	O	14	1	.929
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs CGY	—	13	3	.769
Michael Hutchinson TOR	at PIT	—	12	2	.833
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at MTL	—	6	0	.1000
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs NYR	L	3	2	.333

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