NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 15, 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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Vancouver Canucks

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Bains skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:20.
•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:50.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:13.

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Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:35 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:55.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:50.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:35 together.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:13 together.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:55.
•Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:27.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:13 together.

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Florida Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 at CBJ. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Bennett–Samoskevich skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Reinhart had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:15.
•Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:13.
•Niko Mikkola had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:31.

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Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at STL. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for STL: Saad–Thomas–Neighbours skated 8:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had 2 assists (2 points) in 27:59.
•New look for STL: Saad–Thomas–Neighbours skated 8:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) played 27:59, +5:39 up on his 22:20 season average over 40 games.

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Seattle Kraken rout Nashville Predators 7–3

Seattle Kraken beat Nashville Predators 7–3 at NSH. Adam Larsson (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Adam Larsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:14.
•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:49.
•Jared McCann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.

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Dallas Stars edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Tyler Toffoli (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DAL: Dadonov–Duchene–Marchment skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DAL: Dadonov–Duchene–Marchment skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Hintz–Robertson–Johnston skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +10 against a season average of 27.7; the overtime loss.

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Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at home. Matt Coronato (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Matt Coronato (CGY) played 12:46, −4:53 down on his 17:39 season average over 76 games.

•Matt Coronato had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:46.
•Matt Coronato (CGY) played 12:46, −4:53 down on his 17:39 season average over 76 games.
•New look for CHI: Maroon–Smith–Athanasiou skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime at home. Matvei Michkov (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Konecny, Tippett, Frost, Drysdale and Michkov) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 7:27 together.

•Matvei Michkov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:03.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:01.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:06.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brayden Point for TBL vs VAN, 69.9 mph. Full game report →

Brayden Point (TBL vs VAN): Rush, carried in, 3 passes, 69.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sam Reinhart FLA	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	1	1	21:15	—
Matvei Michkov PHI	at EDM	2	0	2	5	1	2	18:03	—
Matt Coronato CGY	vs CHI	2	0	2	3	3	0	12:46	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs PHI	1	1	2	5	1	0	23:01	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs VAN	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:13	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	vs VAN	1	1	2	3	2	2	16:20	—
Jared McCann SEA	at NSH	1	1	2	3	0	3	15:44	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at CAR	1	1	2	3	0	1	20:55	—
Adam Larsson SEA	at NSH	1	1	2	3	1	0	21:14	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs VAN	1	1	2	2	0	2	16:50	—
Anton Lundell FLA	at CBJ	1	1	2	2	1	0	18:13	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand SEA	at NSH	1	1	2	2	1	0	13:14	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Bains skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Strome–Protas skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Bennett–Samoskevich skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Saad–Thomas–Neighbours skated 8:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Joseph–Holloway–Bolduc skated 4:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Buchnevich–Kyrou skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Dadonov–Duchene–Marchment skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Hintz–Robertson–Johnston skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Benn–Bourque–Stankoven skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Maroon–Smith–Athanasiou skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Spencer Knight FLA	at CBJ	W	38	3	.921
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at DAL	O	38	2	.947
Juuse Saros NSH	vs SEA	L	34	6	.824
Joey Daccord SEA	at NSH	W	33	3	.909
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs CHI	W	32	1	.969
Samuel Ersson PHI	at EDM	O	31	4	.871
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at CAR	L	30	3	.900
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs PHI	W	30	3	.900
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at STL	W	28	1	.964
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs VAN	W	27	1	.963
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs SJS	W	27	2	.926
Arturs Silovs VAN	at TBL	L	26	3	.885
Logan Thompson WSH	vs VGK	W	26	2	.923
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs NJD	W	26	2	.923
Jordan Binnington STL	vs MIN	L	26	3	.885
Petr Mrazek CHI	at CGY	L	26	2	.923
Adin Hill VGK	at WSH	L	22	4	.818
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs FLA	L	22	4	.818

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