NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 27, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:08 together.

•Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:31.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:24.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:08 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Florida Panthers 4–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at home. Joel Farabee (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Carter Hart (PHI) faced 51 shots and stopped 48 (.941), +21 against a season average of 30.3; the win.

•Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:09.
•Kevin Hayes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:55.
•Travis Konecny had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:14.

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Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 4–2 at OTT. Alex DeBrincat (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:16 together.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 24:12.
•Frederick Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:11.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:50.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at BUF. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Quinn) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:08 together.

•Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:42.
•David Savard had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:49.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Quinn) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:08 together.

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Nashville Predators rout St. Louis Blues 6–2

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 6–2 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Roman Josi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 22:14.
•Filip Forsberg had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:24.
•Matt Duchene had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:48.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Chicago Blackhawks 6–5

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–5 at CHI. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Connor McDavid had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:07.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:07.
•Max Domi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:54.

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Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 2–0

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 2–0 at home. Joel Kiviranta (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 19:31, +3:16 up on his 16:15 season average over 59 games.

•Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 19:31, +3:16 up on his 16:15 season average over 59 games.
•Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 24:13, +4:04 up on his 20:09 season average over 72 games.
•Erik Gustafsson (WSH) played 15:54, −3:56 down on his 19:50 season average over 69 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Seattle Kraken 5–4

Vancouver Canucks beat Seattle Kraken 5–4 at SEA. Ilya Mikheyev (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Ilya Mikheyev had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:23.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.
•Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:16.

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San Jose Sharks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime at home. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Logan Couture had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:31.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 22:36.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:02.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 6–4

Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 6–4 at LAK. Trevor Moore (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Danault, Arvidsson, Moore, Durzi and Kaliyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Adam Lowry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:47.
•Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:39.
•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:43.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	at CHI	3	1	4	4	0	1	21:07	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs DET	2	1	3	4	0	0	17:31	—
Logan Couture SJS	vs TOR	2	1	3	2	0	0	17:31	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs STL	1	2	3	7	2	0	22:14	—
Erik Karlsson SJS	vs TOR	1	2	3	7	1	0	22:36	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs EDM	1	2	3	6	0	0	22:26	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs DET	1	2	3	4	1	0	16:24	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at CHI	1	2	3	3	1	0	18:17	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at CHI	1	2	3	3	0	0	22:07	—
Max Domi CHI	vs EDM	1	2	3	1	0	0	19:54	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs STL	0	3	3	6	1	1	15:24	—
Matt Duchene NSH	vs STL	0	3	3	1	1	1	16:48	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Hoffman–Suzuki–Caufield skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hart PHI	vs FLA	W	51	3	.941
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at BUF	W	45	2	.956
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at LAK	W	44	4	.909
Thomas Greiss STL	at NSH	L	41	5	.878
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs MIN	L	39	3	.923
Alex Stalock CHI	vs EDM	L	38	6	.842
Jack Campbell EDM	at CHI	W	36	5	.861
Thatcher Demko VAN	at SEA	W	36	4	.889
Juuse Saros NSH	vs STL	W	35	2	.943
Eric Comrie BUF	vs MTL	L	34	3	.912
Ville Husso DET	at BOS	L	33	5	.848
Erik Kallgren TOR	at SJS	O	31	4	.871
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs DET	W	29	1	.966
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at OTT	W	29	2	.931
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at DAL	L	27	2	.926
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WSH	W	27	0	.1000
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs TOR	W	25	3	.880
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at PHI	L	22	4	.818
Martin Jones SEA	vs VAN	L	18	4	.778
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs WPG	L	18	5	.722

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