NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 28, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Anaheim Ducks

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights rout Anaheim Ducks 4–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 4–0 at home. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:38 together.

•Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:07.
•William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:18.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:38 together.

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Boston Bruins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins rout Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 at CBJ. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Hall–Pastrnak–Zacha skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:39.
•New look for BOS: Hall–Pastrnak–Zacha skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Robinson–Foudy skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Colorado Avalanche 1–0

New Jersey Devils beat Colorado Avalanche 1–0 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:08 together.

•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:08 together.
•Jacob MacDonald (COL) played 3:21, −8:51 down on his 12:12 season average over 57 games.
•New look for COL: Rodrigues–Kaut–Newhook skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders rout Carolina Hurricanes 6–2

New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–2 at CAR. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:10.
•Anthony Beauvillier had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:21.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:46.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 at home. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:26 together.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:27.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:04.
•Ilya Mikheyev had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:41.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in overtime at ARI. Christian Fischer (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Joshua Brown (ARI) played 23:02, +7:23 up on his 15:39 season average over 67 games.

•Christian Fischer had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:10.
•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:39.
•Joshua Brown (ARI) played 23:02, +7:23 up on his 15:39 season average over 67 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bo Horvat VAN	vs PIT	2	0	2	6	0	0	19:27	—
Christian Fischer ARI	vs WPG	2	0	2	3	1	0	16:10	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at CAR	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:10	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at CBJ	1	1	2	6	4	1	18:39	—
Andrei Kuzmenko VAN	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	0	2	13:04	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs ANA	1	1	2	2	0	1	14:07	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs ANA	1	1	2	2	0	1	14:18	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at ARI	1	1	2	1	0	0	18:39	—
Ilya Mikheyev VAN	vs PIT	0	2	2	4	0	2	17:41	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	at CAR	0	2	2	3	1	2	16:46	—
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	at CAR	0	2	2	2	1	2	14:21	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	at VAN	1	0	1	8	2	0	21:11	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Kessel–Roy–Howden skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Hall–Pastrnak–Zacha skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Robinson–Foudy skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Bergeron–Smith–DeBrusk skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Rodrigues–Kaut–Newhook skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Boqvist–Sharangovich–Mercer skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at CAR	W	35	2	.943
Spencer Martin VAN	vs PIT	W	35	1	.971
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs WPG	O	35	3	.914
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs NYI	L	31	5	.839
Linus Ullmark BOS	at CBJ	W	30	0	.1000
Logan Thompson VGK	vs ANA	W	29	0	.1000
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs BOS	L	29	4	.862
Tristan Jarry PIT	at VAN	L	28	4	.857
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs COL	W	24	0	.1000
Pavel Francouz COL	at NJD	L	23	1	.957
David Rittich WPG	at ARI	W	21	2	.905
John Gibson ANA	at VGK	L	18	4	.778
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs BOS	—	6	0	.1000
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at VGK	—	4	0	.1000

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