NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021

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New Jersey Devils

Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:25 together.

•Andrew Mangiapane had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:01.
•Pavel Zacha had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:12.
•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:20.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 at PIT. Alex Killorn (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TBL: Killorn–Point–Cirelli skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:39.
•Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:36.
•Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:32.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at COL. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Bowen Byram (COL) played 26:07, +7:34 up on his 18:33 season average over 29 games.

•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:59.
•Bowen Byram (COL) played 26:07, +7:34 up on his 18:33 season average over 29 games.
•New look for VGK: Stephenson–Carrier–Krebs skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for SJS: Hertl–Labanc–Eklund skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:25.
•New look for SJS: Hertl–Labanc–Eklund skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Johansen–Kunin–Tolvanen skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Miller, Horvat, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:51 together.

•VAN's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Miller, Horvat, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:51 together.
•New look for MIN: Bjugstad–Gaudreau–Fiala skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Rem Pitlick (MIN) played 9:07, −5:57 down on his 15:04 season average over 65 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 at ANA. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +2 against a season average of 32.7; the win.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:23.
•Andrew Copp had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:04.
•Sonny Milano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:08.

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Seattle Kraken rout Montreal Canadiens 5–1

Seattle Kraken beat Montreal Canadiens 5–1 at home. Brandon Tanev (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Donskoi–Wennberg skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brandon Tanev had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:52.
•Yanni Gourde had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:10.
•Jamie Oleksiak had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:51.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at ANA	2	1	3	3	0	0	19:23	—
Andrew Copp WPG	at ANA	1	2	3	6	2	1	21:04	—
Pavel Zacha NJD	vs CGY	2	0	2	5	3	0	20:12	—
Brandon Tanev SEA	vs MTL	2	0	2	3	6	0	14:52	—
Andrew Mangiapane CGY	at NJD	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:01	—
Alex Killorn TBL	at PIT	1	1	2	5	4	0	18:39	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs CGY	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:20	—
Yanni Gourde SEA	vs MTL	1	1	2	5	0	0	21:10	—
Trevor Zegras ANA	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:14	—
Ryan McDonagh TBL	at PIT	1	1	2	3	1	2	21:59	—
Mikhail Sergachev TBL	at PIT	1	1	2	3	1	2	21:36	—
Ondrej Palat TBL	at PIT	1	1	2	2	6	1	16:32	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Killorn–Point–Cirelli skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stephenson–Carrier–Krebs skated 10:45 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 SJS: Hertl–Labanc–Eklund skated 6:45 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 NSH: Johansen–Kunin–Tolvanen skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Bonino–Nieto–Balcers skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Bjugstad–Gaudreau–Fiala skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Pitlick–Duhaime–Sturm skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Donskoi–Wennberg skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: McCann–Appleton–Tanev skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at ANA	W	35	3	.914
Dan Vladar CGY	at NJD	W	30	3	.900
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs MIN	L	30	3	.900
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at PIT	W	29	1	.966
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs TBL	L	29	3	.897
Juuse Saros NSH	vs SJS	W	29	1	.966
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs VGK	L	28	2	.929
Robin Lehner VGK	at COL	W	27	1	.963
Jake Allen MTL	at SEA	L	26	5	.808
James Reimer SJS	at NSH	L	25	2	.920
John Gibson ANA	vs WPG	L	25	4	.840
Cam Talbot MIN	at VAN	W	24	2	.917
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs MTL	W	24	1	.958
Scott Wedgewood NJD	vs CGY	L	22	2	.909
Nico Daws NJD	vs CGY	—	7	3	.571

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