NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 18, 2024

3 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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Carolina Hurricanes

Pittsburgh Penguins

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at PIT. Martin Necas (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Aho, Necas, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 3:45 together.

•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:48.
•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:14.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Aho, Necas, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 3:45 together.

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

Winnipeg Jets rout San Jose Sharks 8–3

Winnipeg Jets beat San Jose Sharks 8–3 at home. Cole Perfetti (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Cole Perfetti had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 13:27.
•Neal Pionk had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 13:29.

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 49 shots and stopped 45 (.918), +19 against a season average of 30.1; the overtime loss.

•Mikko Rantanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:27.
•Ross Colton had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:54.
•Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:43.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Fabian Zetterlund for SJS @ WPG, 71.7 mph. Full game report →

Fabian Zetterlund (SJS @ WPG): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 71.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cole Perfetti WPG	vs SJS	2	2	4	5	0	0	13:27	—
Neal Pionk WPG	vs SJS	1	3	4	2	1	0	19:20	—
Vladislav Namestnikov WPG	vs SJS	1	3	4	1	0	0	13:29	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs SJS	2	1	3	5	1	0	15:54	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs ANA	0	3	3	3	0	0	23:27	—
Ross Colton COL	vs ANA	2	0	2	5	1	0	21:54	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs ANA	1	1	2	9	1	0	23:48	—
Casey Mittelstadt COL	vs ANA	1	1	2	6	0	0	21:43	—
Martin Necas CAR	at PIT	1	1	2	2	1	0	15:48	—
Tyler Toffoli SJS	at WPG	1	1	2	2	0	1	16:04	—
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR	at PIT	0	2	2	3	0	2	14:14	—
Alex Iafallo WPG	vs SJS	0	2	2	1	0	2	13:39	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Malkin–Rakell–O'Connor skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Lukas Dostal ANA	at COL	O	49	4	.918
Joel Blomqvist PIT	vs CAR	L	38	4	.895
Frederik Andersen CAR	at PIT	W	26	1	.962
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs SJS	W	22	3	.864
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs ANA	W	19	3	.842
Vitek Vanecek SJS	at WPG	—	18	3	.833
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at WPG	L	18	5	.722

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