NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 9, 2024

5 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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Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens edge Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:19 together.

•MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:19 together.
•Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 48 shots and stopped 48 (.1000), +21 against a season average of 27.1; the win.
•Justin Barron (MTL) played 11:50, −5:41 down on his 17:31 season average over 61 games.

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New York Rangers rout Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0

New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0 at PIT. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 40 shots and stopped 34 (.850), +13 against a season average of 27.0; the loss.

•Chris Kreider had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:30.
•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:42.
•Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:45.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Edmonton Oilers 6–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 6–0 at EDM. Mason Appleton (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mason Appleton had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:11.
•Adam Lowry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:01.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:34.

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Calgary Flames edge Vancouver Canucks 6–5 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 6–5 in overtime at VAN. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CGY won it by committee.

•Brock Boeser had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:21.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:27.
•Connor Zary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:09.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Colorado Avalanche 8–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 8–4 at home. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Ivan Barbashev had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:26.
•Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:44.
•Jack Eichel had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:37.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: J.T. Miller for VAN vs CGY, 85.8 mph. Full game report →

J.T. Miller (VAN vs CGY): Odd-man rush, passed in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 85.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ivan Barbashev VGK	vs COL	2	2	4	2	2	1	16:26	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs COL	0	4	4	3	1	3	20:37	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at VGK	3	0	3	6	0	0	20:44	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs COL	2	1	3	2	2	4	20:25	—
Mason Appleton WPG	at EDM	1	2	3	3	2	1	16:11	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs COL	0	3	3	1	0	2	19:39	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at PIT	2	0	2	5	1	0	16:30	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs CGY	2	0	2	3	0	0	18:21	—
Victor Olofsson VGK	vs COL	2	0	2	3	0	0	13:03	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at EDM	1	1	2	4	0	1	18:34	—
Rasmus Andersson CGY	at VAN	1	1	2	3	0	6	22:03	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	3	1	17:45	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs TOR	W	48	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYR	L	40	6	.850
Adin Hill VGK	vs COL	W	32	4	.875
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at PIT	W	31	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at EDM	W	30	0	.1000
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at MTL	L	27	1	.963
Arturs Silovs VAN	vs CGY	O	26	6	.769
Dan Vladar CGY	at VAN	W	24	5	.792
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at VGK	L	16	5	.688
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs WPG	L	13	5	.615
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs WPG	—	7	1	.857
Justus Annunen COL	at VGK	—	4	2	.500

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