NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 21, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

Ottawa Senators

Detroit Red Wings beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at OTT. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Gostisbehere, Larkin, DeBrincat and Seider) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:01 together.

•Dylan Larkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:41.
•DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Gostisbehere, Larkin, DeBrincat and Seider) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:01 together.
•Joseph Veleno had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:35.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jason Zucker (ARI) played 5:33, −8:24 down on his 13:57 season average over 68 games.

•Jason Zucker (ARI) played 5:33, −8:24 down on his 13:57 season average over 68 games.
•Adam Henrique (ANA) played 10:08, −6:48 down on his 16:56 season average over 81 games.
•Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) played 7:59, −5:08 down on his 13:07 season average over 80 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 3–1 at home. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Greenway–Thompson–Cozens skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:10.
•Casey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:41.
•New look for BUF: Greenway–Thompson–Cozens skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Florida Panthers 5–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Florida Panthers 5–3 at FLA. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN won it by committee.

•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:44.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:28.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:56.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime at home. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Anderson, Monahan, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:27 together.

•Dylan Strome had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:09.
•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:33.
•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:13.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime at TBL. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR won it by committee.

•Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:54.
•Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:27.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:37.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at CHI. Paul Cotter (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Perry, Hall, Jones, Donato and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:09 together.

•Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:23.
•Michael Amadio had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:24.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Perry, Hall, Jones, Donato and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:09 together.

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Dallas Stars edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in overtime at home. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Wyatt Johnston had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:09.
•Travis Konecny had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:52.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:22.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Minnesota Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in overtime at MIN. Marcus Johansson (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Dakota Mermis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:11.
•Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:41.
•Damon Severson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:34.

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Nashville Predators rout San Jose Sharks 5–1

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 5–1 at home. Tommy Novak (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS) played 6:09, −10:19 down on his 16:28 season average over 56 games.

•Tommy Novak had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:12.
•Kiefer Sherwood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:43.
•Luke Evangelista had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.

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St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at home. Brandon Saad (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PIT: Eller–O'Connor–Zohorna skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brandon Saad had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:18.
•Kasperi Kapanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:39.
•Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:31.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 at home. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. COL's first power-play unit (Johansen, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:47 together.

•Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:24.
•COL's first power-play unit (Johansen, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:47 together.
•Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:15.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at EDM. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:28 together.

•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:32.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:48.
•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:41.

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New York Rangers beat Seattle Kraken 4–1

New York Rangers beat Seattle Kraken 4–1 at SEA. Filip Chytil (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Andre Burakovsky (SEA) played 6:05, −8:40 down on his 14:45 season average over 48 games.

•Filip Chytil had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:14.
•Artemi Panarin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:39.
•K'Andre Miller had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:58.

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Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:42 together.

•Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:43.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:18.
•Derek Forbort had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:20.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Evan Bouchard for EDM vs WPG, 89.1 mph. Full game report →

Evan Bouchard (EDM vs WPG): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 89.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artturi Lehkonen COL	vs CAR	1	3	4	2	1	0	18:24	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs TOR	2	1	3	6	0	0	21:27	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at LAK	2	1	3	5	1	0	20:43	—
Matthew Knies TOR	at TBL	2	1	3	3	1	1	14:54	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at LAK	1	2	3	4	2	0	18:18	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at OTT	1	2	3	3	1	0	19:41	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs PHI	1	2	3	2	0	3	18:09	—
Filip Chytil NYR	at SEA	0	3	3	5	1	2	19:14	—
Brandon Saad STL	vs PIT	2	0	2	6	0	1	16:18	—
Dylan Strome WSH	at MTL	2	0	2	5	0	0	16:09	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at SEA	2	0	2	5	0	0	18:39	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs VAN	2	0	2	4	0	1	20:44	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Henrique–Silfverberg–Groulx skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Greenway–Thompson–Cozens skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Horvat–Barzal–Wahlstrom skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Hall–Raddysh–Bedard skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Donato–Katchouk–Johnson skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Eller–O'Connor–Zohorna skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Scheifele–Connor–Iafallo skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Brown–Lauko–Beecher skated 4:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% 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 CBJ	O	54	5	.907
Jonas Johansson TBL	vs TOR	O	52	4	.923
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at BUF	L	42	3	.929
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs PHI	W	40	4	.900
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at EDM	W	40	2	.950
Ville Husso DET	at OTT	W	37	2	.946
Casey DeSmith VAN	at FLA	W	36	3	.944
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at NSH	L	34	5	.853
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at LAK	W	34	2	.941
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs ANA	W	33	1	.970
Jake Allen MTL	vs WSH	W	33	2	.939
Jordan Binnington STL	vs PIT	W	33	2	.939
Juuse Saros NSH	vs SJS	W	32	1	.969
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs VAN	L	30	4	.867
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at MTL	O	28	3	.893
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at MIN	W	28	4	.857
Lukas Dostal ANA	at ARI	L	27	2	.926
Joseph Woll TOR	at TBL	W	27	0	.1000
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs CAR	W	27	4	.852
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at COL	L	27	6	.778
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs WPG	O	27	3	.889
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs NYR	L	27	4	.852
Eric Comrie BUF	vs NYI	W	25	1	.960
Samuel Ersson PHI	at DAL	O	25	5	.800
Cam Talbot LAK	vs BOS	L	25	4	.840
Adin Hill VGK	at CHI	W	24	3	.875
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs VGK	L	24	5	.792
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs DET	L	23	5	.783
Tristan Jarry PIT	at STL	L	21	4	.810
Jonathan Quick NYR	at SEA	W	19	1	.947
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at TBL	—	4	3	.250

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