NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 15, 2022

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

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Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at BUF. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:20 together.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:53.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:05.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:49.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Hayes, DeAngelo, Konecny and Farabee) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:28 together.

•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:24.
•PHI's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Hayes, DeAngelo, Konecny and Farabee) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:28 together.
•New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Lycksell–Cates skated 5:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Arizona Coyotes 6–3

Boston Bruins beat Arizona Coyotes 6–3 at home. A.J. Greer (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Brandon Carlo (BOS) played 6:40, −12:20 down on his 19:00 season average over 74 games.

•A.J. Greer had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:45.
•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:53.
•Nick Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:55.

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Detroit Red Wings beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Dylan Larkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:11.
•Ben Chiarot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:19.
•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:40.

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Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Johansson and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 2:19 together.

•T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:00.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Johansson and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 2:19 together.
•New look for MTL: Dadonov–Monahan–Dach skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at home. Claude Giroux (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Motte, DeBrincat, Pinto and Sanderson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:39 together.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:46.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Motte, DeBrincat, Pinto and Sanderson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:39 together.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:09 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:17.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:36.
•Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:55.

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New York Islanders rout Anaheim Ducks 7–1

New York Islanders beat Anaheim Ducks 7–1 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Anders Lee had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:15.
•Robin Salo had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:05.
•Scott Mayfield had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:20.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

St. Louis Blues beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Tarasenko, Krug, Buchnevich, Barbashev and Thomas) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:59 together.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:11.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:50.
•Brayden Schenn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:53.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Minnesota Wild 7–6

Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota Wild 7–6 at MIN. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 6:35 together.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:29.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:13.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:13.

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Dallas Stars rout Nashville Predators 5–1

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 5–1 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NSH: Sanford–Glass–Smith skated 5:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Roope Hintz had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:09.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:50.
•Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:21.

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Calgary Flames edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at EDM. Michael Stone (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Kane, Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 4:13 together.

•Michael Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:30.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:44.
•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:01.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 5–2 at SEA. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stone, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:49 together.

•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:03.
•Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:23.
•Andre Burakovsky had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:35.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at SJS. Sam Lafferty (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Sam Lafferty had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:11.
•Jason Dickinson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:07.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:07.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
A.J. Greer BOS	vs ARI	2	1	3	4	6	1	12:45	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at MIN	2	1	3	3	1	1	19:29	—
Sam Lafferty CHI	at SJS	2	1	3	3	2	0	14:11	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs NSH	2	1	3	2	1	1	14:09	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	at MIN	1	2	3	6	0	1	18:13	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs NSH	1	2	3	4	1	0	14:50	—
Michael Stone CGY	at EDM	1	2	3	3	1	4	12:30	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs LAK	1	2	3	3	1	0	22:13	—
Jason Dickinson CHI	at SJS	1	2	3	2	2	1	12:07	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	2	0	19:17	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at NJD	1	2	3	2	0	1	21:11	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at MIN	0	3	3	2	1	3	21:13	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Lycksell–Cates skated 5:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Dadonov–Monahan–Dach skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Mantha skated 11:13 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 WSH: Ovechkin–Brown–Strome skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Gaudreau–Jenner skated 14:46 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 NSH: Sanford–Glass–Smith skated 5:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Foegele–Yamamoto–McLeod skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Brian Elliott TBL	at PIT	L	44	5	.886
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at BOS	L	42	5	.881
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at NJD	W	39	2	.949
Eric Comrie BUF	vs FLA	L	37	4	.892
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs TBL	W	36	2	.944
Cal Petersen LAK	at MIN	W	35	6	.829
Adin Hill VGK	at SEA	W	33	2	.939
Anton Forsberg OTT	at TOR	L	32	3	.906
Thatcher Demko VAN	at PHI	L	31	3	.903
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs CGY	—	31	0	.1000
Carter Hart PHI	vs VAN	W	30	2	.933
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs NSH	W	30	1	.967
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at WSH	L	29	3	.897
Dan Vladar CGY	at EDM	W	29	3	.897
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs OTT	W	28	2	.929
Spencer Knight FLA	at BUF	W	27	3	.889
John Gibson ANA	at NYI	L	27	5	.815
Petr Mrazek CHI	at SJS	W	26	2	.923
Jordan Binnington STL	vs CBJ	W	25	2	.920
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at STL	L	25	5	.800
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs CHI	L	25	5	.800
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs ARI	W	24	3	.875
Martin Jones SEA	vs VGK	L	24	5	.792
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs ANA	W	23	1	.957
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs DET	L	22	5	.773
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs MTL	W	22	1	.955
Juuse Saros NSH	at DAL	L	21	4	.810
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs LAK	L	20	3	.850
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs LAK	—	14	4	.714
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at NYI	—	11	2	.818
Jack Campbell EDM	vs CGY	L	11	4	.636
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs VGK	—	6	0	.1000

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