NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 16, 2023

5 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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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Detroit Red Wings rout Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 at CBJ. Andrew Copp (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Gostisbehere, Larkin, DeBrincat and Seider) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:26 together.

•DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Gostisbehere, Larkin, DeBrincat and Seider) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:26 together.
•Damon Severson (CBJ) played 11:57, −9:20 down on his 21:17 season average over 66 games.
•New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Roslovic–Bemstrom skated 4:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at NJD. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Tkachuk–Luostarinen skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:35.
•Erik Haula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:27.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:08.

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New York Rangers edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1

New York Rangers beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi, Hayton and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 6:13 together.

•ARI's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi, Hayton and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 6:13 together.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:09 together.
•New look for ARI: Boyd–O'Brien–McBain skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at TOR. Andreas Athanasiou (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Arvid Soderblom (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 29.4; the win.

•Andreas Athanasiou had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:45.
•Arvid Soderblom (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 29.4; the win.
•New look for CHI: Athanasiou–Katchouk–Entwistle skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in a shootout at home. Dillon Dube (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Darcy Kuemper (WSH) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +12 against a season average of 28.5; the win.

•Adam Ruzicka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:07.
•Dillon Dube had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:32.
•Matthew Phillips had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:43.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Shayne Gostisbehere for DET @ CBJ, 71.1 mph. Full game report →

Shayne Gostisbehere (DET @ CBJ): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 0 passes, 71.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sam Reinhart FLA	at NJD	2	0	2	5	0	3	19:35	—
Erik Haula NJD	vs FLA	1	1	2	6	1	0	14:27	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs FLA	1	1	2	5	3	1	22:08	—
Dillon Dube CGY	at WSH	1	1	2	3	1	0	14:32	—
Matthew Phillips WSH	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	1	0	12:43	—
Adam Ruzicka CGY	at WSH	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:07	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at NJD	0	2	2	4	5	1	19:41	—
Noah Hanifin CGY	at WSH	0	2	2	4	1	1	22:29	—
Andreas Athanasiou CHI	at TOR	0	2	2	3	0	2	11:45	—
John Tavares TOR	vs CHI	1	0	1	7	1	1	18:45	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CHI	0	0	0	8	4	2	25:49	—
TJ Brodie TOR	vs CHI	0	0	0	1	3	7	18:52	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Roslovic–Bemstrom skated 4:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Fischer–Czarnik–Kostin skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Tkachuk–Luostarinen skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Boyd–O'Brien–McBain skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Athanasiou–Katchouk–Entwistle skated 5:09 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%
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs CGY	W	40	2	.950
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at TOR	W	36	1	.972
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NJD	W	34	3	.912
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs FLA	L	30	4	.867
Joseph Woll TOR	vs CHI	L	30	3	.900
Spencer Martin CBJ	vs DET	L	28	4	.857
Connor Ingram ARI	at NYR	L	28	2	.929
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs ARI	W	27	1	.963
James Reimer DET	at CBJ	W	23	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at WSH	O	23	2	.913

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