NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 22, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Minnesota Wild

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime at home. Taylor Hall (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Taylor Hall had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:49.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:26.
•Jared Spurgeon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:23.

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New Jersey Devils edge San Jose Sharks 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 at home. Kevin Labanc (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:56 together.

•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:56 together.
•Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 31.1; the loss.
•Brendan Smith (NJD) played 8:18, −7:23 down on his 15:41 season average over 59 games.

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Ottawa Senators rout Arizona Coyotes 6–2

Ottawa Senators beat Arizona Coyotes 6–2 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:01.
•Shane Pinto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:36.
•Tyler Motte had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:55.

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St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton Oilers 2–0

St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton Oilers 2–0 at EDM. Torey Krug (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Schenn, Tarasenko, Krug, Barbashev and Thomas) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:01 together.

•STL's first power-play unit (Schenn, Tarasenko, Krug, Barbashev and Thomas) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:01 together.
•Calle Rosen (STL) played 5:19, −10:30 down on his 15:49 season average over 48 games.
•Derek Ryan (EDM) played 8:06, −3:06 down on his 11:12 season average over 79 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Dallas Stars beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Joe Pavelski had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 13:33.
•Arber Xhekaj had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:45.

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Washington Capitals edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for WSH: Eller–Mantha–Protas skated 11:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:00.
•Dmitry Orlov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:05.
•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 26:05.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 5–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 5–3 at home. Nick Paul (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ross Colton (TBL) played 6:17, −6:09 down on his 12:26 season average over 80 games.

•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:47.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:24.
•Nick Paul had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:35.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 at CBJ. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:49.
•Danton Heinen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:52.
•Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at WPG. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Auston Matthews had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:27.
•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:02.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:17 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Nashville Predators 3–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Nashville Predators 3–1 at NSH. Joel Farabee (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for NSH: Johansen–Niederreiter–Trenin skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joel Farabee had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:49.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:36.
•New look for NSH: Johansen–Niederreiter–Trenin skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. Victor Olofsson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 9:47, −12:37 down on his 22:24 season average over 54 games.

•Victor Olofsson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:49.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:59.
•Casey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:32.

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Calgary Flames edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at home. Tyler Toffoli (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm and Andersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:56 together.

•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:29.
•Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:47.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm and Andersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:56 together.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:46 together.

•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:10.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:03.
•COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:46 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Joe Pavelski DAL	at MTL	3	1	4	5	0	0	13:33	—
Victor Olofsson BUF	at VAN	2	1	3	2	0	1	14:49	—
Taylor Hall BOS	vs MIN	1	2	3	5	1	1	19:49	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at CBJ	1	2	3	5	1	0	20:49	—
Joel Farabee PHI	at NSH	1	2	3	3	1	2	18:49	—
Viktor Arvidsson LAK	at WSH	1	2	3	2	0	0	14:00	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at WPG	0	3	3	4	2	0	19:27	—
Dmitry Orlov WSH	vs LAK	0	3	3	3	2	3	21:05	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs ARI	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:01	—
Danton Heinen PIT	at CBJ	2	0	2	4	1	0	15:52	—
John Tavares TOR	at WPG	2	0	2	4	1	0	17:02	—
John Carlson WSH	vs LAK	1	1	2	8	0	3	26:05	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Labanc–Svechnikov–Sturm skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Mantha–Protas skated 11:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Jarnkrok–Kerfoot–Aston-Reese skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Simmonds–Clifford–Kampf skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Johansen–Niederreiter–Trenin skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Allison–Cates skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: McCarron–Glass–Tolvanen skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at BOS	O	43	4	.907
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs PIT	L	39	6	.846
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at NJD	L	36	2	.944
Brian Elliott TBL	vs NYI	W	35	3	.914
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at VGK	W	35	2	.943
Jake Oettinger DAL	at MTL	W	34	2	.941
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at OTT	L	32	6	.813
Jonathan Quick LAK	at WSH	L	32	4	.875
Tristan Jarry PIT	at CBJ	W	32	3	.906
Carter Hart PHI	at NSH	W	32	1	.969
Antti Raanta CAR	at CGY	O	32	3	.906
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at WPG	W	31	1	.968
Jake Allen MTL	vs DAL	L	30	5	.833
Craig Anderson BUF	at VAN	W	30	1	.967
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs MIN	W	27	3	.889
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TOR	L	27	3	.889
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs CAR	W	27	2	.926
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs LAK	W	26	3	.885
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at TBL	L	26	5	.808
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs BUF	L	26	4	.846
Juuse Saros NSH	vs PHI	L	25	3	.880
Logan Thompson VGK	vs COL	L	25	3	.880
Jordan Binnington STL	at EDM	W	23	0	.1000
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs SJS	W	22	1	.955
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs ARI	W	22	2	.909
Jack Campbell EDM	vs STL	L	21	1	.952

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