NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 17, 2022

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

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New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 6–4

New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 6–4 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 5:42 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 9 shots in 20:22.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.
•Adam Fox had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:35.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at TOR. Christian Fischer (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Boyd, Gostisbehere, Ritchie, Keller and Moser) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 4:20 together.

•Christian Fischer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:43.
•Nick Ritchie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:50.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:11.

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Boston Bruins beat Florida Panthers 5–3

Boston Bruins beat Florida Panthers 5–3 at home. Jake DeBrusk (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:22.
•Colin White had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:53.
•Gustav Forsling had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 28:14.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Monahan–Suzuki–Caufield skated 13:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:23.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 22:44.
•Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:40.

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Washington Capitals beat Vancouver Canucks 6–4

Washington Capitals beat Vancouver Canucks 6–4 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:02.
•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime at DET. David Perron (DET) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK won it by committee.

•David Perron had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:22.
•Phillip Danault had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:31.
•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:05.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 6–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 6–3 at MIN. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:21.
•Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:51.
•Calen Addison had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:26.

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Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Mason Marchment (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) played 21:47, +6:16 up on his 15:31 season average over 44 games.

•Mason Marchment had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:54.
•Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) played 21:47, +6:16 up on his 15:31 season average over 44 games.
•Adam Lowry (WPG) played 11:40, −4:02 down on his 15:42 season average over 81 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Seattle Kraken 5–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Seattle Kraken 5–1 at SEA. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Noesen, Aho, Necas and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:30 together.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:52.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Stefan Noesen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:44.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs ANA	2	2	4	9	1	0	20:22	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs VAN	2	2	4	4	3	0	18:02	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs ANA	1	3	4	4	1	1	20:17	—
David Perron DET	vs LAK	2	1	3	6	1	1	16:22	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at SEA	2	1	3	6	0	0	16:52	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	vs FLA	2	1	3	5	1	0	18:22	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at MIN	1	2	3	7	1	0	21:21	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at WSH	1	2	3	3	0	2	17:17	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	at MIN	1	2	3	3	1	1	19:51	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at SEA	1	2	3	3	1	0	17:39	—
Calen Addison MIN	vs COL	0	3	3	5	0	0	18:26	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs VAN	0	3	3	3	1	0	16:33	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Monahan–Suzuki–Caufield skated 13:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs FLA	W	41	3	.927
Casey DeSmith PIT	at MTL	O	39	3	.923
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at MIN	W	39	3	.923
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs COL	L	37	5	.865
Ville Husso DET	vs LAK	O	36	5	.861
John Gibson ANA	at NYR	L	34	5	.853
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs CAR	L	34	5	.853
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at BOS	L	33	4	.879
Jonathan Quick LAK	at DET	W	33	4	.879
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs VAN	W	30	4	.867
Thatcher Demko VAN	at WSH	L	30	6	.800
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	L	29	4	.862
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at TOR	W	28	2	.929
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs PIT	W	28	2	.929
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WPG	W	25	1	.960
Frederik Andersen CAR	at SEA	W	23	1	.957
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs ANA	W	22	4	.818
Erik Kallgren TOR	vs ARI	L	18	3	.833
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at NYR	—	9	1	.889

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