NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 10, 2024

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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Montreal Canadiens

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4 at home. Cole Koepke (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Cole Koepke had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 7:20.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:27.
•Brendan Gallagher had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:23.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at BUF. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Benson skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anze Kopitar had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:00.
•New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Benson skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jordan Spence (LAK) played 21:37, +4:53 up on his 16:44 season average over 78 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 3–1

Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 3–1 at home. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:16 together.

•Tim Stützle had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:57.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:16 together.
•Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 18:15, −4:50 down on his 23:05 season average over 79 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at NJD. Steven Lorentz (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:57 together.

•Steven Lorentz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:07.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:57 together.
•New look for TOR: Lorentz–Kampf–McMann skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Utah Mammoth edge New York Islanders 5–4 (OT)

Utah Mammoth beat New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime at NYI. Dylan Guenther (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Dylan Guenther had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:58.
•Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:45.
•Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:06.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 at DET. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT won it by committee.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:09.
•Anthony Beauvillier had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:52.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:07.

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Dallas Stars edge Nashville Predators 4–3

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 4–3 at NSH. Logan Stankoven (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Logan Stankoven had 3 assists (3 points) in 12:29.
•Mason Marchment had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:09.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:34.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Chinakhov, Johnson and Sillinger) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:58 together.

•Matt Boldy had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:43.
•Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:05.
•Marcus Johansson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:28.

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St. Louis Blues edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at SJS. Tyler Toffoli (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Granlund, Walman, Zetterlund and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:31 together.

•Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:11.
•Jordan Kyrou had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:28.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brayden Schenn for STL @ SJS, 77.7 mph. Full game report →

Brayden Schenn (STL @ SJS): Rush, carried in, 1 pass, 77.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anze Kopitar LAK	at BUF	3	0	3	4	0	1	19:00	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs PIT	2	1	3	5	0	0	20:09	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs CBJ	1	2	3	3	0	1	18:43	—
Cole Koepke BOS	vs MTL	1	2	3	2	1	0	7:20	—
Elias Lindholm BOS	vs MTL	1	2	3	1	2	2	18:27	—
Logan Stankoven DAL	at NSH	0	3	3	0	0	1	12:29	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	at BOS	2	0	2	4	1	0	15:23	—
Mark Kastelic BOS	vs MTL	2	0	2	3	4	3	10:43	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs FLA	2	0	2	3	1	1	19:57	—
Dylan Guenther UTA	at NYI	2	0	2	3	0	1	12:58	—
Mason Marchment DAL	at NSH	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:09	—
Anthony Beauvillier PIT	at DET	2	0	2	2	1	0	14:52	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Benson skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Lorentz–Kampf–McMann skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% 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	vs STL	O	40	5	.875
Jake Oettinger DAL	at NSH	W	36	3	.917
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at BUF	W	33	1	.970
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs CBJ	W	33	2	.939
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs FLA	W	32	1	.969
Joel Blomqvist PIT	at DET	W	32	3	.906
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at OTT	L	30	2	.933
Cayden Primeau MTL	at BOS	L	29	6	.793
Joel Hofer STL	at SJS	W	29	4	.862
Connor Ingram UTA	at NYI	W	27	4	.852
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs UTA	O	26	5	.808
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at MIN	L	26	3	.885
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs MTL	W	24	4	.833
Dennis Hildeby TOR	at NJD	W	23	2	.913
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs LAK	L	22	2	.909
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs TOR	L	22	4	.818
Scott Wedgewood NSH	vs DAL	L	20	4	.800
Cam Talbot DET	vs PIT	—	14	2	.857
Ville Husso DET	vs PIT	L	14	4	.714

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