NHL Recaps: Sunday, Oct 22, 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

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings rout Calgary Flames 6–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Calgary Flames 6–2 at home. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 3G 1A. New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Dube skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex DeBrincat had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:39.
•Justin Holl had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:16.
•Lucas Raymond had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:05.

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

Boston Bruins beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Boston Bruins beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at ANA. Matthew Poitras (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: DeBrusk–Geekie–Poitras skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matthew Poitras had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:07.
•New look for BOS: DeBrusk–Geekie–Poitras skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ian Mitchell (BOS) played 9:59, −5:46 down on his 15:45 season average over 12 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jake Walman for DET vs CGY, 78.5 mph. Full game report →

Jake Walman (DET vs CGY): Off the faceoff, 1 pass, 78.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs CGY	3	1	4	5	0	0	17:39	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs CGY	0	3	3	2	0	0	16:05	—
Justin Holl DET	vs CGY	0	3	3	1	0	1	16:16	—
Matthew Poitras BOS	at ANA	2	0	2	4	0	1	16:07	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:31	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Dube skated 11:07 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 BOS: DeBrusk–Geekie–Poitras skated 10:21 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
James Reimer DET	vs CGY	W	31	2	.935
Linus Ullmark BOS	at ANA	W	31	1	.968
Dan Vladar CGY	at DET	L	30	6	.800
John Gibson ANA	vs BOS	L	25	2	.920

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.