NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 29, 2022

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

Dallas Stars

New York Rangers beat Dallas Stars 6–3

New York Rangers beat Dallas Stars 6–3 at DAL. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:40.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:27.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:26.

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Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 5–3

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 5–3 at home. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:07.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:08.
•Brandon Montour had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 27:49.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge San Jose Sharks 4–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 at SJS. Erik Karlsson (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL won it by committee.

•Erik Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:33.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:06.
•Brandon Hagel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:03.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime at PHI. Martin Necas (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:38.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:26.
•Nicolas Deslauriers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:32.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Arvid Soderblom (CHI) faced 45 shots and stopped 41 (.911), +15 against a season average of 30.2; the overtime loss.

•Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 14:16.
•Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:08.
•Jeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:48.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Minnesota Wild 2–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Kubalik, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:56 together.

•Lucas Raymond had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:41.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:05.
•DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Kubalik, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:56 together.

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Montreal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 7–4

Montreal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 7–4 at STL. Christian Dvorak (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Christian Dvorak had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:12.
•Cole Caufield had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:17.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:43.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:04 together.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:56.
•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:29.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:04 together.

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New York Islanders edge Colorado Avalanche 5–4

New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 5–4 at home. Evan Rodrigues (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Rantanen, Rodrigues and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:57 together.

•Evan Rodrigues had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:10.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:36.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:02.

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Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 3–0

Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 3–0 at NSH. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. John Carlson (WSH) played 3:48, −20:06 down on his 23:54 season average over 39 games.

•John Carlson (WSH) played 3:48, −20:06 down on his 23:54 season average over 39 games.
•T.J. Oshie (WSH) played 1:51, −15:08 down on his 16:59 season average over 57 games.
•New look for WSH: Johansson–Kuznetsov–Mantha skated 4:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at CGY. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Stuart Skinner (EDM) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +11 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:00.
•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:35.
•Stuart Skinner (EDM) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +11 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

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Seattle Kraken beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1

Seattle Kraken beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at home. Jaden Schwartz (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–Guentzel skated 14:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:32.
•New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–Guentzel skated 14:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PIT: Malkin–Zucker–Rakell skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Christian Dvorak MTL	at STL	3	0	3	3	0	2	18:12	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs CHI	2	1	3	8	0	1	14:16	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at DAL	2	1	3	3	2	1	20:40	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs OTT	2	1	3	3	1	0	17:07	—
Cole Caufield MTL	at STL	2	1	3	3	0	0	15:17	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs OTT	1	2	3	7	1	0	20:52	—
Brandon Montour FLA	vs OTT	1	2	3	6	2	1	27:49	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs OTT	1	2	3	6	0	0	21:08	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at DAL	1	2	3	5	1	1	21:27	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at CGY	1	2	3	1	0	1	19:00	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	at STL	1	2	3	1	0	0	17:43	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs MIN	2	0	2	7	0	0	19:41	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Erne–Larkin–Raymond skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Perron–Kubalik–Copp skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Kerfoot–Nylander skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Johansson–Kuznetsov–Mantha skated 4:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–Guentzel skated 14:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Zucker–Rakell skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Donato–Sprong–Geekie skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Forsberg OTT	at FLA	L	57	4	.930
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at BUF	O	45	4	.911
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at NYI	L	43	4	.907
Stuart Skinner EDM	at CGY	W	42	2	.952
Carter Hart PHI	vs CAR	O	38	4	.895
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs COL	W	37	4	.892
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at NSH	W	34	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	vs WSH	L	34	2	.941
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at DAL	W	33	3	.909
Martin Jones SEA	vs PIT	W	33	1	.970
Ville Husso DET	vs MIN	W	31	1	.968
Jake Allen MTL	at STL	W	30	4	.867
Antti Raanta CAR	at PHI	W	29	3	.897
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at LAK	L	29	4	.862
Casey DeSmith PIT	at SEA	L	29	2	.931
Cal Petersen LAK	vs TOR	W	28	2	.929
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at SJS	W	27	3	.889
Spencer Knight FLA	vs OTT	W	26	3	.885
James Reimer SJS	vs TBL	L	26	4	.846
Craig Anderson BUF	vs CHI	W	26	3	.885
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs EDM	L	26	3	.885
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at DET	L	25	2	.920
Jordan Binnington STL	vs MTL	L	24	6	.750
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs NYR	L	17	4	.765
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs NYR	—	10	2	.800

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