NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 17, 2024

11 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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Los Angeles Kings

Montreal Canadiens

Los Angeles Kings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at MTL. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mike Matheson (MTL) played 7:35, −17:43 down on his 25:18 season average over 79 games.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:52.
•Vladislav Gavrikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 28:00.
•Mike Matheson (MTL) played 7:35, −17:43 down on his 25:18 season average over 79 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at OTT. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 10:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 10:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Bratt–Cotter–Hughes skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Brenden Dillon (NJD) played 24:04, +5:34 up on his 18:30 season average over 81 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at home. J.J. Moser (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:19 together.

•J.J. Moser had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:27.
•Nikita Kucherov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:06.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:36.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Florida Panthers 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Florida Panthers 3–2 in overtime at FLA. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Reinhart, Bennett, Boqvist and Lundell) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:01 together.

•Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 26:58.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Reinhart, Bennett, Boqvist and Lundell) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:01 together.
•Uvis Balinskis (FLA) played 3:53, −11:07 down on his 15:00 season average over 75 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at home. Colin Blackwell (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Roope Hintz (DAL) played 21:37, +4:47 up on his 16:50 season average over 75 games.

•Roope Hintz (DAL) played 21:37, +4:47 up on his 16:50 season average over 75 games.
•DAL's PP1 (Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) went scoreless in 3:47 of 5v4 time with 7 attempts.
•WSH's PP1 (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Dubois) went scoreless in 5:21 of 5v4 time with 10 attempts.

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Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kent Johnson (CBJ) played 6:26, −11:01 down on his 17:27 season average over 67 games.

•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:58.
•Mathieu Olivier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:34.
•Jake Christiansen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:26.

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New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 3G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 1:54 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:34.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:30.
•Adam Fox had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:25.

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St. Louis Blues edge New York Islanders 1–0 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat New York Islanders 1–0 in overtime at home. Jake Neighbours (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Saad–Kyrou–Thomas skated 14:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Saad–Kyrou–Thomas skated 14:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Buchnevich–Neighbours–Bolduc skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Faksa–Kapanen–Toropchenko skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at NSH. Brett Kulak (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:24 together.

•Brett Kulak had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:26.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:49.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:24 together.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at home. Mikael Granlund (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Foligno, Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Jones and Bedard) scored 2 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 6:09 together.

•Connor Bedard had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:53.
•Mikael Granlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:57.
•Teuvo Teravainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:52.

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Seattle Kraken beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–4

Seattle Kraken beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–4 at home. Scott Laughton (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. SEA won it by committee.

•Scott Laughton had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.
•Jared McCann had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:19.
•Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:49.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Artemi Panarin for NYR @ DET, 76.9 mph. Full game report →

Artemi Panarin (NYR @ DET): Cycle, 5 passes, 76.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	at DET	3	1	4	4	0	0	16:34	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at DET	1	3	4	2	5	0	18:30	—
Scott Laughton PHI	at SEA	2	1	3	2	5	1	16:12	—
J.J. Moser TBL	vs VGK	1	2	3	3	1	1	20:27	—
Jared McCann SEA	vs PHI	1	2	3	2	0	1	16:19	—
Adam Fox NYR	at DET	0	3	3	0	0	0	19:25	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs VGK	2	0	2	6	0	0	23:06	—
Brett Kulak EDM	at NSH	2	0	2	2	0	3	17:26	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at FLA	1	1	2	9	0	2	26:58	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at MTL	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:52	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:58	—
J.T. Compher DET	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	0	0	16:26	—

Line changes

New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Byfield skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Danault–Fiala–Moore skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 10:31 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 NJD: Bratt–Cotter–Hughes skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Blueger–DeBrusk–Sherwood skated 7:00 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 →
New look for STL: Saad–Kyrou–Thomas skated 14:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Neighbours–Bolduc skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Faksa–Kapanen–Toropchenko skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Stamkos–Novak–Evangelista skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs NJD	L	35	3	.914
Juuse Saros NSH	vs EDM	L	35	3	.914
Joel Hofer STL	vs NYI	W	34	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs VAN	O	33	3	.909
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs LAK	L	31	3	.903
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at OTT	W	31	1	.968
Jonathan Quick NYR	at DET	W	31	2	.935
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at STL	O	30	1	.967
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at FLA	W	28	2	.929
David Rittich LAK	at MTL	W	27	1	.963
Calvin Pickard EDM	at NSH	W	27	2	.926
Vitek Vanecek SJS	at CHI	L	27	4	.852
Casey DeSmith DAL	at WSH	L	26	3	.885
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs VGK	W	25	3	.880
Adin Hill VGK	at TBL	L	25	4	.840
Devon Levi BUF	at CBJ	L	25	6	.760
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs PHI	W	25	4	.840
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs DAL	W	24	2	.917
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs BUF	W	24	4	.833
Ivan Fedotov PHI	at SEA	L	24	5	.792
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs SJS	W	22	2	.909
Cam Talbot DET	vs NYR	L	19	5	.737
Alex Lyon DET	vs NYR	—	15	0	.1000
Samuel Ersson PHI	at SEA	—	5	1	.800

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