NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 28, 2021

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

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Arizona Coyotes

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Arizona Coyotes 5–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Arizona Coyotes 5–1 at home. Alex Killorn (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Perry, Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:41 together.

•Alex Killorn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:48.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:45.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Perry, Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:41 together.

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Calgary Flames rout Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0

Calgary Flames beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 at PIT. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob Markstrom (CGY) faced 45 shots and stopped 45 (.1000), +17 against a season average of 27.8; the win.

•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:30.
•Oliver Kylington had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:04.
•Jacob Markstrom (CGY) faced 45 shots and stopped 45 (.1000), +17 against a season average of 27.8; the win.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 3–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 3–0 at home. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 13:47, −3:31 down on his 17:18 season average over 77 games.

•Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 13:47, −3:31 down on his 17:18 season average over 77 games.
•Karson Kuhlman (BOS) played 7:32, −4:28 down on his 12:00 season average over 43 games.
•Trent Frederic (BOS) played 7:33, −4:10 down on his 11:43 season average over 59 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge St. Louis Blues 4–3

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 at STL. J.T. Compher (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Landeskog, Burakovsky, Compher, MacKinnon and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:01 together.

•J.T. Compher had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:23.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:14.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 at VAN. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Yandle, Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Couturier and Konecny) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:26 together.

•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:25.
•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:10.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Yandle, Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Couturier and Konecny) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:26 together.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at ANA. Rasmus Asplund (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Terry–Steel skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Rasmus Asplund had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:55.
•Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:10.
•Victor Olofsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:31.

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Seattle Kraken beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Seattle Kraken beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at home. Haydn Fleury (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SEA: Schwartz–Donskoi–Wennberg skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Haydn Fleury had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:11.
•New look for SEA: Schwartz–Donskoi–Wennberg skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Joonas Donskoi (SEA) played 22:00, +7:16 up on his 14:44 season average over 74 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WPG's first power-play unit (Stastny, Copp, Ehlers, Connor and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:57 together.

•Kyle Connor had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:17.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:26.
•Neal Pionk had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:46.

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Montreal Canadiens rout San Jose Sharks 4–0

Montreal Canadiens beat San Jose Sharks 4–0 at SJS. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Petry, Gallagher, Anderson, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:33.
•Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:21.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Petry, Gallagher, Anderson, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:35 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Killorn TBL	vs ARI	2	1	3	3	0	0	15:48	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at LAK	0	3	3	6	1	0	22:17	—
Haydn Fleury SEA	vs MIN	2	0	2	6	3	2	14:11	—
J.T. Compher COL	at STL	2	0	2	5	2	0	18:23	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG	at LAK	2	0	2	5	0	0	22:26	—
Rasmus Asplund BUF	at ANA	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:55	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:45	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at PIT	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:30	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	vs COL	1	1	2	3	1	3	15:44	—
Josh Anderson MTL	at SJS	1	1	2	3	2	0	15:33	—
Cale Makar COL	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	0	25:14	—
Sean Couturier PHI	at VAN	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:25	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Crouse–Keller–Hayton skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Ladd–Roussel–Boyd skated 5:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Thompson–Brown–MacEwen skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Terry–Steel skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Donskoi–Wennberg skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Bjugstad–Rask–Dewar skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Jarnkrok–Gourde–Tanev skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Grundstrom–Vilardi–Lizotte skated 9:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Cogliano–Bonino–Labanc skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at PIT	W	45	0	.1000
Jake Allen MTL	at SJS	W	45	0	.1000
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	L	42	4	.905
Craig Anderson BUF	at ANA	W	37	3	.919
Cam Talbot MIN	at SEA	L	36	2	.944
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs CGY	L	35	4	.886
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs BOS	W	33	0	.1000
Eric Comrie WPG	at LAK	W	32	2	.938
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs WPG	L	31	3	.903
Adin Hill SJS	vs MTL	L	31	3	.903
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs MIN	W	31	1	.968
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs BUF	O	29	4	.862
Ivan Prosvetov ARI	at TBL	L	28	5	.821
Jaroslav Halak VAN	vs PHI	L	28	2	.929
Martin Jones PHI	at VAN	W	28	1	.964
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs ARI	W	25	1	.960
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at CAR	L	23	2	.913
Darcy Kuemper COL	at STL	W	18	3	.833

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