NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 12, 2023

7 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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New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

New York Rangers rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at BUF. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Artemi Panarin (NYR) played 15:44, −4:26 down on his 20:10 season average over 81 games.

•Chris Kreider had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:28.
•Mika Zibanejad had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:30.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.

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Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at CBJ. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 13:43, −10:53 down on his 24:36 season average over 69 games.

•Travis Konecny had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:56.
•Kirill Marchenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:39.
•Scott Laughton had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:22.

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New Jersey Devils edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 at home. Jonas Siegenthaler (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Gostisbehere, Larkin, DeBrincat and Seider) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Jonas Siegenthaler had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:18.
•Jack Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:54.
•DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Gostisbehere, Larkin, DeBrincat and Seider) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.

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Dallas Stars edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in a shootout at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 19:21, +5:20 up on his 14:01 season average over 58 games.

•Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 19:21, +5:20 up on his 14:01 season average over 58 games.
•Jake Neighbours (STL) played 11:03, −4:43 down on his 15:46 season average over 76 games.
•Matt Duchene (DAL) played 20:44, +4:01 up on his 16:43 season average over 79 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Florida Panthers 2–0

Minnesota Wild beat Florida Panthers 2–0 at home. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 41 shots and stopped 41 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 28.5; the win.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.
•Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 41 shots and stopped 41 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 28.5; the win.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson (FLA) played 26:32, +8:15 up on his 18:17 season average over 79 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 3–0

Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 3–0 at home. Juuso Parssinen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Sherwood skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Sherwood skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Tommy Novak (NSH) played 9:28, −4:48 down on his 14:16 season average over 70 games.
•Andre Burakovsky (SEA) played 17:55, +3:25 up on his 14:30 season average over 48 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. Nicolas Hague (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (51.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nicolas Hague had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:49.
•William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:26.
•New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (51.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nicolas Hague for VGK @ SJS, 81.7 mph. Full game report →

Nicolas Hague (VGK @ SJS): Cycle, 2 passes, 81.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Chris Kreider NYR	at BUF	2	1	3	3	0	0	14:28	—
Jonas Siegenthaler NJD	vs DET	0	3	3	1	4	3	21:18	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at BUF	0	3	3	1	0	0	15:30	—
Travis Konecny PHI	at CBJ	2	0	2	5	1	0	16:56	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs DET	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:54	—
Nicolas Hague VGK	at SJS	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:49	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at BUF	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:44	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	vs FLA	1	1	2	2	1	3	18:29	—
Scott Laughton PHI	at CBJ	0	2	2	4	1	0	14:22	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs PHI	0	2	2	4	0	1	14:39	—
William Karlsson VGK	at SJS	0	2	2	2	0	0	15:26	—
Jacob Trouba NYR	at BUF	1	0	1	1	1	8	21:13	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Sherwood skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (51.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Amadio–Dorofeyev skated 11:39 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 VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Rondbjerg skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs FLA	W	41	0	.1000
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs PHI	L	35	2	.943
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs DET	W	35	3	.914
Jordan Binnington STL	at DAL	O	34	1	.971
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at NSH	L	34	2	.941
Carter Hart PHI	at CBJ	W	33	2	.939
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs VGK	L	32	4	.875
Devon Levi BUF	vs NYR	L	30	4	.867
Ville Husso DET	at NJD	L	26	3	.885
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BUF	W	25	1	.960
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs STL	W	24	1	.958
Juuse Saros NSH	vs SEA	W	23	0	.1000
Logan Thompson VGK	at SJS	W	23	1	.957
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at MIN	L	21	2	.905

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