NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 27, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Chicago Blackhawks

Vegas Golden Knights

Chicago Blackhawks edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at VGK. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alex Vlasic (CHI) played 9:53, −11:45 down on his 21:38 season average over 75 games.

•Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:36.
•William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:18.
•Alex Vlasic (CHI) played 9:53, −11:45 down on his 21:38 season average over 75 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat San Jose Sharks 3–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat San Jose Sharks 3–0 at home. Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Teravainen, DeAngelo, Aho, Necas and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:39 together.

•Teuvo Teravainen had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 11:56.
•Sebastian Aho had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:09.
•Seth Jarvis had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:11.

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New Jersey Devils edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 at home. Erik Haula (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Meier, Bratt, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:03 together.

•Erik Haula had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:03.
•Luke Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:33.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Meier, Bratt, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:03 together.

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Washington Capitals edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:01 together.

•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:01 together.
•Darcy Kuemper (WSH) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +13 against a season average of 28.5; the win.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 25:22, +7:56 up on his 17:26 season average over 62 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Arizona Coyotes 5–4

Los Angeles Kings beat Arizona Coyotes 5–4 at ARI. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Drew Doughty had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:22.
•J.J. Moser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:01.
•Mikey Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.

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Vancouver Canucks rout St. Louis Blues 5–0

Vancouver Canucks beat St. Louis Blues 5–0 at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 35 shots and stopped 30 (.857), +4 against a season average of 31.3; the loss.

•J.T. Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:30.
•Quinn Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:41.
•Elias Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:57.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Matias Maccelli for ARI vs LAK, 83.4 mph. Full game report →

Matias Maccelli (ARI vs LAK): Odd-man rush, loose puck, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 83.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs SJS	3	0	3	5	0	0	11:56	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs STL	1	2	3	1	0	0	17:30	—
Drew Doughty LAK	at ARI	2	0	2	4	2	2	27:22	—
Erik Haula NJD	vs BUF	2	0	2	4	0	1	16:03	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs STL	2	0	2	4	0	0	20:41	—
Quinton Byfield LAK	at ARI	1	1	2	3	0	0	12:18	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs CHI	1	1	2	2	0	3	23:36	—
Mikey Anderson LAK	at ARI	1	1	2	2	1	1	19:09	—
J.J. Moser ARI	vs LAK	1	1	2	1	2	1	20:01	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs CHI	1	1	2	1	0	1	16:18	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at ARI	0	2	2	7	1	0	18:25	—
Luke Hughes NJD	vs BUF	0	2	2	4	0	1	22:33	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Dickinson–Raddysh–Reichel skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Katchouk–Entwistle–Johnson skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Haula–Lazar–Mercer skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs MIN	W	41	2	.951
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs LAK	L	41	5	.878
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at CAR	L	40	3	.925
Jordan Binnington STL	at VAN	L	35	5	.857
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at WSH	O	33	2	.939
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs BUF	W	27	4	.852
Adin Hill VGK	vs CHI	O	24	4	.833
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs STL	W	22	0	.1000
Petr Mrazek CHI	at VGK	W	21	3	.857
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at NJD	L	21	3	.857
Antti Raanta CAR	vs SJS	W	20	0	.1000
Eric Comrie BUF	at NJD	—	18	2	.889
Cam Talbot LAK	at ARI	W	18	1	.944
Pheonix Copley LAK	at ARI	—	6	3	.500

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