NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 27, 2021

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Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at home. Gustav Forsling (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Hall–Studnicka skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Gustav Forsling had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:46.
•Sam Reinhart had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:53.
•New look for BOS: Coyle–Hall–Studnicka skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime at WSH. Adam Erne (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Sheary) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:35 together.

•Adam Erne had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:37.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Sheary) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:35 together.
•New look for WSH: Eller–Sheary–Lapierre skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime at CHI. Seth Jones (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CHI: Toews–Carpenter–Hagel skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Seth Jones had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 28:11.
•New look for CHI: Toews–Carpenter–Hagel skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Kevin Lankinen (CHI) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +10 against a season average of 30.4; the overtime loss.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at DAL. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Pavelski–Hintz–Robertson skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:47.
•New look for DAL: Pavelski–Hintz–Robertson skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Comeau–Faksa–Raffl skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3 at EDM. Cam Atkinson (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Cam Atkinson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:26.
•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:41.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 25:36.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Gustav Forsling FLA	vs BOS	0	3	3	3	1	1	22:46	—
Cam Atkinson PHI	at EDM	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:26	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs PHI	1	1	2	9	1	1	25:36	—
Tyson Barrie EDM	vs PHI	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:35	—
Sean Couturier PHI	at EDM	1	1	2	2	1	2	19:44	—
Shea Theodore VGK	at DAL	1	1	2	2	0	1	24:47	—
Claude Giroux PHI	at EDM	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:41	—
Adam Erne DET	at WSH	1	1	2	1	2	0	14:37	—
Seth Jones CHI	vs TOR	0	2	2	5	0	3	28:11	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs BOS	0	2	2	2	0	0	15:53	—
Justin Braun PHI	at EDM	0	2	2	1	3	3	23:42	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs PHI	0	2	2	1	1	0	24:44	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Coyle–Hall–Studnicka skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Lazar–Nosek–Frederic skated 5:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Sheary–Lapierre skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Carpenter–Hagel skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Johnson–Kubalik–Dach skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: DeBrincat–Kurashev–Hardman skated 6:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Hintz–Robertson skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Comeau–Faksa–Raffl skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs TOR	O	40	3	.925
Carter Hart PHI	at EDM	W	37	3	.919
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at DAL	W	34	2	.941
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs PHI	L	33	4	.879
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs BOS	W	31	1	.968
Jack Campbell TOR	at CHI	W	29	2	.931
Thomas Greiss DET	at WSH	W	28	2	.929
Linus Ullmark BOS	at FLA	L	26	3	.885
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs DET	O	25	3	.880
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs VGK	O	21	3	.857

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