NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 14, 2023

14 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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Philadelphia Flyers

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at home. Jakob Chychrun (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jakob Chychrun had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:25.
•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:17.
•Jake Sanderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:59.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Florida Panthers 6–4

Winnipeg Jets beat Florida Panthers 6–4 at home. Evan Rodrigues (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 2A. WPG won it by committee.

•Evan Rodrigues had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:12.
•Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:50.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:54.

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Boston Bruins edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at home. Colton Sissons (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:19 together.

•Colton Sissons had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:24.
•James van Riemsdyk had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:50.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:26.

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Final

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New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 5–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home. Boone Jenner (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Boone Jenner had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:48.
•Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:56.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:55.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–4

Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–4 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET won it by committee.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:24.
•Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:11.
•Victor Hedman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:21.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at home. Tyler Johnson (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CHI: Donato–Raddysh–Bedard skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tyler Johnson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:13.
•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:26.
•New look for CHI: Donato–Raddysh–Bedard skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:34.
•Bryan Rust had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:26.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:46.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 7–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 7–4 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Auston Matthews had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:38.
•William Nylander had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:05.
•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:08.

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New York Islanders edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Noah Dobson (NYI) played 19:13, −5:22 down on his 24:35 season average over 78 games.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:37.
•Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:24.
•Zach Benson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:16.

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St. Louis Blues edge Seattle Kraken 2–1 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat Seattle Kraken 2–1 in a shootout at home. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Saad–Kyrou–Thomas skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Saad–Kyrou–Thomas skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Pavel Buchnevich (STL) played 5:27, −14:33 down on his 20:00 season average over 79 games.
•Adam Larsson (SEA) played 29:52, +7:00 up on his 22:52 season average over 80 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at EDM. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN won it by committee.

•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:26.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 26:08.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:26.

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Colorado Avalanche edge San Jose Sharks 2–1 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 in a shootout at SJS. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 52 shots and stopped 51 (.981), +21 against a season average of 31.4; the overtime loss.

•Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 52 shots and stopped 51 (.981), +21 against a season average of 31.4; the overtime loss.
•Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS) played 3:15, −13:16 down on his 16:31 season average over 56 games.
•New look for SJS: Hertl–Duclair–Zadina skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 6:22 together.

•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:08.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:16.
•Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:58.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Los Angeles Kings 6–5 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Los Angeles Kings 6–5 in a shootout at LAK. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:20 together.

•Kevin Fiala had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:46.
•Anze Kopitar had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:54.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:35.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brendan Lemieux for CAR @ LAK, 80.2 mph. Full game report →

Brendan Lemieux (CAR @ LAK): Odd-man rush, passed in, 4-on-0 at the blue line, 1 pass, 80.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evan Rodrigues FLA	at WPG	2	2	4	5	1	0	19:12	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs MIN	3	0	3	5	3	1	19:38	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	vs NYR	3	0	3	4	4	3	17:48	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs FLA	2	1	3	7	0	1	21:50	—
William Nylander TOR	vs MIN	2	1	3	6	1	0	17:05	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at DET	2	1	3	6	0	0	18:11	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs TBL	2	1	3	5	1	1	18:24	—
Jakob Chychrun OTT	vs PHI	2	1	3	3	1	2	21:25	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs VAN	1	2	3	4	1	0	23:26	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs CGY	1	2	3	3	1	3	19:34	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at DET	1	2	3	3	1	1	23:21	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	vs ANA	1	2	3	1	1	0	18:08	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Donato–Raddysh–Bedard skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Saad–Kyrou–Thomas skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Duclair–Zadina skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Cogliano–Olofsson–O'Connor skated 6:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Noesen–Lemieux–Drury skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs COL	O	52	1	.981
Jonas Johansson TBL	at DET	L	41	5	.878
Casey DeSmith VAN	at EDM	W	40	3	.925
John Gibson ANA	at VGK	L	37	3	.919
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs NSH	W	36	2	.944
Petr Mrazek CHI	at MTL	L	36	3	.917
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	vs CGY	W	36	2	.944
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at WPG	L	34	5	.853
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs FLA	W	33	4	.879
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at TOR	L	33	7	.788
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs MIN	W	32	4	.875
Carter Hart PHI	at OTT	L	31	5	.839
Jordan Binnington STL	vs SEA	W	31	1	.968
Juuse Saros NSH	at BOS	L	30	3	.900
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs CHI	W	30	2	.933
Frederik Andersen CAR	at LAK	W	30	5	.833
Devon Levi BUF	at NYI	L	29	3	.897
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at PIT	L	28	4	.857
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs BUF	W	28	2	.929
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs NYR	W	25	1	.960
Ville Husso DET	vs TBL	W	25	4	.840
Joey Daccord SEA	at STL	O	25	1	.960
Adin Hill VGK	vs ANA	W	23	1	.957
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs PHI	W	21	2	.905
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at CBJ	L	21	5	.762
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at SJS	W	21	1	.952
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs CAR	O	19	5	.737
Spencer Martin CBJ	vs NYR	—	17	2	.882
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs VAN	L	16	4	.750

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