NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 28, 2023

9 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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Anaheim Ducks

Philadelphia Flyers

Anaheim Ducks beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–4

Anaheim Ducks beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–4 at PHI. Frank Vatrano (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Frank Vatrano had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:53.
•Ryan Strome had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:40.
•Travis Konecny had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:26.

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Florida Panthers edge Seattle Kraken 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 at home. Will Borgen (SEA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Tkachuk–Lundell skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dmitry Kulikov had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:48.
•Will Borgen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:53.
•New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Tkachuk–Lundell skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. David Pastrnak (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 12 attempts in 3:54 together.

•David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:25.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 3:54 together.
•New look for BOS: Brown–Steen–Beecher skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final

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New York Islanders

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0 at CBJ. Kyle Palmieri (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Sebastian Aho (NYI) played 12:33, −3:55 down on his 16:28 season average over 57 games.

•Sebastian Aho (NYI) played 12:33, −3:55 down on his 16:28 season average over 57 games.
•Mathew Barzal (NYI) played 14:52, −5:20 down on his 20:12 season average over 79 games.
•Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) played 9:04, −4:27 down on his 13:31 season average over 74 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 in a shootout at home. Adam Lowry (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Anderson, Monahan, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:02 together.

•Adam Lowry had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:42.
•Nino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:11.
•Kaiden Guhle had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:08.

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Nashville Predators edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in overtime at home. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, O'Reilly, Barrie, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 5:09 together.

•Ryan O'Reilly had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:03.
•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:45.
•Filip Forsberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.

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Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at PIT. Claude Giroux (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Claude Giroux had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:42.
•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:27.
•Ridly Greig had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:53.

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New York Rangers edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime at VAN. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 3 power-play goals on 17 attempts in 6:07 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:16.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 3 power-play goals on 17 attempts in 6:07 together.
•Adam Fox had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:33.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at LAK. Trevor Lewis (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:03 together.

•VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:03 together.
•Logan Thompson (VGK) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +12 against a season average of 28.2; the win.
•Shea Theodore (VGK) played 25:13, +3:11 up on his 22:02 season average over 46 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Carson Soucy for VAN vs NYR, 77.0 mph. Full game report →

Carson Soucy (VAN vs NYR): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 77.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Frank Vatrano ANA	at PHI	3	0	3	4	1	1	16:53	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs DET	2	1	3	5	1	1	20:25	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at VAN	1	2	3	3	0	2	23:16	—
Ryan Strome ANA	at PHI	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:40	—
Claude Giroux OTT	at PIT	0	3	3	5	2	2	16:42	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs ANA	2	0	2	6	0	0	17:26	—
Adam Lowry WPG	at MTL	2	0	2	4	3	0	16:42	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at PIT	2	0	2	4	0	0	16:27	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	vs TOR	2	0	2	2	3	1	23:03	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs TOR	1	1	2	5	1	1	25:45	—
Adam Fox NYR	at VAN	1	1	2	4	2	1	24:33	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	4	0	18:36	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Tkachuk–Lundell skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Cousins–Lomberg–Luostarinen skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Brown–Steen–Beecher skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Perron–Copp–Compher skated 4:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Sprong–Rasmussen–Veleno skated 5:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen MTL	vs WPG	W	45	3	.933
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at PIT	W	43	2	.953
Logan Thompson VGK	at LAK	W	40	3	.925
Joey Daccord SEA	at FLA	L	37	3	.919
Juuse Saros NSH	vs TOR	W	35	2	.943
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at CBJ	W	34	0	.1000
Spencer Martin CBJ	vs NYI	L	34	2	.941
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs SEA	W	33	2	.939
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at VAN	W	33	3	.909
Lukas Dostal ANA	at PHI	W	30	4	.867
Ville Husso DET	at BOS	L	30	3	.900
Cam Talbot LAK	vs VGK	O	30	3	.900
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at MTL	O	29	3	.897
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs ANA	L	25	7	.720
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs DET	W	24	1	.958
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at NSH	O	24	3	.875
Casey DeSmith VAN	vs NYR	O	24	4	.833
Magnus Hellberg PIT	vs OTT	—	17	2	.882
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs OTT	L	9	3	.667

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