NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 20, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Calgary Flames

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 3–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 3–1 at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Adam Ruzicka (CGY) played 18:12, +8:22 up on his 9:50 season average over 41 games.

•Justin Danforth had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:20.
•Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:08.
•Adam Ruzicka (CGY) played 18:12, +8:22 up on his 9:50 season average over 41 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

New Jersey Devils edge New York Islanders 5–4 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime at NYI. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Jack Hughes had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 24:21.
•Jesper Bratt had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:32.
•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:47.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Dougie Hamilton for NJD @ NYI, 79.4 mph. Full game report →

Dougie Hamilton (NJD @ NYI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 1 pass, 79.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Hughes NJD	at NYI	2	2	4	6	1	0	24:21	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at NYI	0	3	3	1	0	0	19:32	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs NJD	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:29	—
Bo Horvat NYI	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	1	2	20:47	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	1	3	21:08	—
Justin Danforth CBJ	vs CGY	1	1	2	1	1	0	10:20	—
Kyle Palmieri NYI	vs NJD	0	2	2	3	2	0	17:36	—
Timo Meier NJD	at NYI	0	2	2	3	2	0	20:42	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	at NYI	1	0	1	7	1	1	21:53	—
Noah Dobson NYI	vs NJD	0	1	1	3	1	8	26:02	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Bemstrom–Johnson–Sillinger skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% 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	vs NJD	O	39	5	.872
Spencer Martin CBJ	vs CGY	W	37	1	.973
Akira Schmid NJD	at NYI	W	32	4	.875
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at CBJ	L	28	2	.929

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