NHL Recaps: Sunday, Oct 31, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Arizona Coyotes

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 at home. Martin Necas (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Staal–Fast–Svechnikov skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:04.
•New look for CAR: Staal–Fast–Svechnikov skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Trocheck–Martinook–Necas skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at home. Adam Henrique (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Hoffman–Toffoli–Suzuki skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:31.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:06.
•Kevin Shattenkirk had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:44.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Okposo–Skinner–Girgensons skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:18.
•Adrian Kempe had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:13.
•Tobias Bjornfot had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:47.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in a shootout at NJD. Patrik Laine (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Voracek, Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Werenski and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:12 together.

•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:19.
•Jakub Voracek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:58.
•P.K. Subban had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:56.

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New York Rangers beat Seattle Kraken 3–1

New York Rangers beat Seattle Kraken 3–1 at SEA. Barclay Goodrow (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Chris Kreider (NYR) played 13:38, −5:10 down on his 18:48 season average over 80 games.

•Barclay Goodrow had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:16.
•Chris Kreider (NYR) played 13:38, −5:10 down on his 18:48 season average over 80 games.
•New look for SEA: Eberle–Donato–Geekie skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Adam Henrique ANA	vs MTL	1	1	2	5	0	0	17:31	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	0	1	17:04	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	0	0	24:18	—
Patrik Laine CBJ	at NJD	1	1	2	3	1	1	21:19	—
Barclay Goodrow NYR	at SEA	1	1	2	2	3	2	16:16	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs BUF	0	2	2	4	0	0	17:13	—
Tobias Bjornfot LAK	vs BUF	0	2	2	3	0	3	19:47	—
Cam Fowler ANA	vs MTL	0	2	2	1	1	1	22:06	—
Jakub Voracek CBJ	at NJD	0	2	2	1	1	0	21:58	—
Kevin Shattenkirk ANA	vs MTL	0	2	2	1	1	0	21:44	—
P.K. Subban NJD	vs CBJ	0	2	2	0	1	2	18:56	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	vs CBJ	1	0	1	10	0	4	26:35	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Staal–Fast–Svechnikov skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Trocheck–Martinook–Necas skated 7:14 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 ARI: Eriksson–Roussel–Fischer skated 4:47 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 MTL: Hoffman–Toffoli–Suzuki skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Skinner–Girgensons skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Grundstrom–Moore–Kupari skated 9:24 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 SEA: Eberle–Donato–Geekie skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Sheahan–McCormick–Bastian skated 4:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at NJD	W	39	3	.923
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at CAR	L	39	2	.949
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at LAK	L	34	3	.912
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at SEA	W	32	1	.969
Scott Wedgewood NJD	vs CBJ	O	26	3	.885
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at ANA	L	25	3	.880
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs BUF	W	24	2	.917
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs ARI	W	23	1	.957
John Gibson ANA	vs MTL	W	18	2	.889
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs NYR	L	17	2	.882

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