NHL Recaps: Sunday, Oct 29, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Colorado Avalanche

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout Colorado Avalanche 4–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Colorado Avalanche 4–0 at home. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Greenway–Thompson–Benson skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:36.
•New look for BUF: Greenway–Thompson–Benson skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Tuch–Jost–Cozens skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

New Jersey Devils edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 at home. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Meier, Bratt, Hughes and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:06 together.

•Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:29.
•Patrick Maroon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:22.
•Luke Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:29.

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

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.

•Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:20.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:45.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.

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

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at home. Evander Kane (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Foegele–McDavid skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evander Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:32.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:25.
•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:55.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Tyson Jost for BUF vs COL, 66.1 mph. Full game report →

Tyson Jost (BUF vs COL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 2 passes, 66.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs MIN	2	1	3	5	0	0	16:29	—
Evander Kane EDM	vs CGY	1	2	3	6	6	1	20:32	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	1	1	18:25	—
Patrick Maroon MIN	at NJD	1	1	2	1	1	0	14:22	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs SJS	0	2	2	7	2	0	22:20	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs COL	0	2	2	4	0	0	15:36	—
MacKenzie Weegar CGY	at EDM	0	2	2	3	0	3	22:34	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs CGY	0	2	2	3	1	1	24:55	—
John Carlson WSH	vs SJS	0	2	2	2	2	2	26:45	—
Luke Hughes NJD	vs MIN	0	2	2	1	0	0	15:29	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs SJS	1	0	1	7	5	1	17:16	—
Kyle Burroughs SJS	at WSH	0	0	0	4	6	2	18:46	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Greenway–Thompson–Benson skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Tuch–Jost–Cozens skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Granlund–Kunin–Eklund skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Foegele–McDavid skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at WSH	L	41	2	.951
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs MIN	W	34	3	.912
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at EDM	L	32	4	.875
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs SJS	W	31	1	.968
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at NJD	L	30	4	.867
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at BUF	L	28	3	.893
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs CGY	W	26	2	.923
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs COL	W	23	0	.1000

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