NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final

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Anaheim Ducks

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

New Jersey Devils beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at home. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NJD: Sharangovich–Hughes–Mercer skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jakob Silfverberg had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:41.
•Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:43.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:25.

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Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins 7–5

Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins 7–5 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT won it by committee.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:33.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:18.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:14.

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Final / OT

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Vancouver Canucks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime at home. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:42.
•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:25.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:00.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at TBL. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Namestnikov and Point) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:11 together.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:06.
•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:02.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Namestnikov and Point) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:11 together.

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New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Oliver Wahlstrom (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Oliver Wahlstrom had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:15.
•Evgeny Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:52.
•Adam Pelech had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:03.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at EDM. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Eric Comrie (BUF) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +17 against a season average of 31.3; the win.

•Eric Comrie (BUF) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +17 against a season average of 31.3; the win.
•New look for EDM: Kane–McDavid–Yamamoto skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Hinostroza–Cozens–Peterka skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm and Andersson) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:25 together.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:29.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm and Andersson) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:25 together.
•Logan Thompson (VGK) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +9 against a season average of 30.6; the loss.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Nashville Predators 4–3 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Nashville Predators 4–3 in a shootout at NSH. Matt Roy (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +2 against a season average of 32.8; the overtime loss.

•Matt Roy had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:02.
•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:47.
•Mikael Granlund had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:17.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at OTT	1	2	3	7	1	1	16:05	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at OTT	1	2	3	5	1	1	21:18	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs BOS	1	2	3	4	5	1	17:33	—
Drake Batherson OTT	vs BOS	1	2	3	2	3	0	18:14	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs BOS	1	2	3	1	1	0	18:07	—
Matt Roy LAK	at NSH	2	0	2	6	0	1	17:02	—
Oliver Wahlstrom NYI	vs SJS	2	0	2	6	0	0	14:15	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs PHI	2	0	2	5	2	0	20:06	—
Bo Horvat VAN	at CBJ	2	0	2	5	0	1	20:42	—
Jakob Silfverberg ANA	at NJD	2	0	2	3	1	1	14:41	—
Nico Hischier NJD	vs ANA	1	1	2	5	2	0	21:43	—
Evgeny Svechnikov SJS	at NYI	1	1	2	4	1	0	12:52	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Sharangovich–Hughes–Mercer skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hayes–Konecny–Farabee skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kane–McDavid–Yamamoto skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Hinostroza–Cozens–Peterka skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Hyman–Draisaitl–Puljujarvi skated 5:02 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 BUF: Okposo–Girgensons–Krebs skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Eric Comrie BUF	at EDM	W	48	2	.958
James Reimer SJS	at NYI	L	45	4	.911
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at NJD	L	41	4	.902
Logan Thompson VGK	at CGY	L	40	3	.925
Carter Hart PHI	at TBL	W	38	2	.947
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs VAN	W	35	3	.914
Juuse Saros NSH	vs LAK	O	35	3	.914
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs BOS	W	34	5	.853
Spencer Martin VAN	at CBJ	O	33	4	.879
Cal Petersen LAK	at NSH	W	32	3	.906
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs SJS	W	28	2	.929
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at OTT	L	25	6	.760
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PHI	L	24	3	.875
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs BUF	L	23	3	.870
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs VGK	W	21	2	.905
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs ANA	W	20	2	.900
Linus Ullmark BOS	at OTT	—	6	1	.833

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