NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024

16 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Philadelphia Flyers

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Connor McMichael (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for PHI: Couturier–Tippett–Michkov skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McMichael had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:33.
•New look for PHI: Couturier–Tippett–Michkov skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Hathaway–Cates skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Florida Panthers 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Florida Panthers 5–1 at FLA. Jake Middleton (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Jake Middleton had 3 assists (3 points) in 20:54.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:38.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 8–5

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 8–5 at NJD. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Brandon Hagel had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 15:54.
•Anthony Cirelli had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 13:07.
•J.J. Moser had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:52.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Dallas Stars 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at home. Owen Power (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for DAL: Blackwell–Steel–Bourque skated 4:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Owen Power had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:16.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:08.
•Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:48.

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New York Rangers rout Montreal Canadiens 7–2

New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadiens 7–2 at MTL. Filip Chytil (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Filip Chytil had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:03.
•Kaapo Kakko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:53.
•Nick Suzuki had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:00.

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 at home. Justin Danforth (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Justin Danforth had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:23.
•Mathieu Olivier had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:17.
•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:43.

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Detroit Red Wings edge New York Islanders 1–0

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 1–0 at NYI. Patrick Kane (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DET: Veleno–Berggren–Kasper skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DET: Veleno–Berggren–Kasper skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Wahlstrom–Foudy–MacLean skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Patrick Kane (DET) played 13:17, −4:46 down on his 18:03 season average over 71 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge St. Louis Blues 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 at STL. Cole Perfetti (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for STL: Faksa–Kapanen–Texier skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cole Perfetti had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:55.
•Brandon Saad had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:30.
•Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:19.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at CHI. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•J.T. Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:20.
•Danton Heinen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:35.
•Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:07.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Seattle Kraken 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 at SEA. Joel Kiviranta (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Rantanen, Colton, Mittelstadt and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:59 together.

•Joel Kiviranta had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:51.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:34.
•COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Rantanen, Colton, Mittelstadt and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:59 together.

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Nashville Predators rout Boston Bruins 4–0

Nashville Predators beat Boston Bruins 4–0 at home. Luke Evangelista (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:42 together.

•Luke Evangelista had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:11.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:47.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:24.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at EDM. Martin Necas (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Aho, Necas, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:52 together.

•Martin Necas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:50.
•Connor McDavid had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:37.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 22:49.

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Ottawa Senators rout Utah Mammoth 4–0

Ottawa Senators beat Utah Mammoth 4–0 at UTA. Nick Jensen (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for OTT: Gregor–Pinto–Greig skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nick Jensen had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:28.
•New look for OTT: Gregor–Pinto–Greig skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Brady Tkachuk (OTT) played 15:11, −3:06 down on his 18:17 season average over 71 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout at home. Rasmus Andersson (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Karlsson and Rust) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:51 together.

•Rasmus Andersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:20.
•Blake Coleman had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:54.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Karlsson and Rust) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:51 together.

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Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at home. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. ANA's first power-play unit (Terry, LaCombe, McTavish, Gauthier and Carlsson) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 4:39 together.

•Cutter Gauthier had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:44.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Terry, LaCombe, McTavish, Gauthier and Carlsson) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 4:39 together.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Granlund, Wennberg, Thompson and Eklund) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:05 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Los Angeles Kings 6–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 6–1 at home. Tomas Hertl (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 2A. Ilya Samsonov (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +9 against a season average of 25.9; the win.

•Tomas Hertl had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 15:21.
•Mark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:21.
•Alex Pietrangelo had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:54.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Colin Miller for WPG @ STL, 92.1 mph. Full game report →

Colin Miller (WPG @ STL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 3 passes, 92.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brandon Hagel TBL	at NJD	3	1	4	3	0	0	15:54	—
Tomas Hertl VGK	vs LAK	2	2	4	5	3	1	15:21	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at NJD	0	4	4	2	0	2	13:07	—
Filip Chytil NYR	at MTL	2	1	3	4	0	1	15:03	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs LAK	1	2	3	4	0	0	15:21	—
Kaapo Kakko NYR	at MTL	1	2	3	3	1	1	13:53	—
Martin Necas CAR	at EDM	1	2	3	3	1	0	19:50	—
Justin Danforth CBJ	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	1	0	15:23	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	0	0	20:19	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at CHI	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:20	—
J.J. Moser TBL	at NJD	1	2	3	1	2	1	20:52	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs LAK	0	3	3	2	1	3	20:54	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Couturier–Tippett–Michkov skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Hathaway–Cates skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Blackwell–Steel–Bourque skated 4:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Veleno–Berggren–Kasper skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Wahlstrom–Foudy–MacLean skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Faksa–Kapanen–Texier skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Marchand–Lindholm–Pastrnak skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Gregor–Pinto–Greig skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Fabbri–Gauthier–Carlsson skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Wennberg–Zetterlund–Gushchin skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at NSH	L	41	3	.927
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at ANA	L	39	2	.949
Dennis Hildeby TOR	at CBJ	L	38	6	.842
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs PIT	W	38	3	.921
Jake Allen NJD	vs TBL	L	37	8	.784
Jonas Johansson TBL	at NJD	W	35	5	.857
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs NYR	—	35	3	.914
Frederik Andersen CAR	at EDM	W	35	2	.943
Ilya Samsonov VGK	vs LAK	W	35	1	.971
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at CHI	W	34	3	.912
Juuse Saros NSH	vs BOS	W	33	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs CAR	O	33	3	.909
Anton Forsberg OTT	at UTA	W	31	0	.1000
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs DAL	W	30	2	.933
Alex Lyon DET	at NYI	W	30	0	.1000
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs VAN	L	30	6	.800
David Rittich LAK	at VGK	L	30	6	.800
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs WSH	L	29	4	.862
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at STL	W	29	2	.931
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs TOR	W	28	2	.929
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs SJS	W	28	1	.964
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs COL	L	28	3	.893
Justus Annunen COL	at SEA	W	27	2	.926
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at FLA	W	25	1	.960
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at CGY	O	25	3	.880
Jake Oettinger DAL	at BUF	L	24	3	.875
Jordan Binnington STL	vs WPG	L	24	3	.875
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at MTL	W	23	2	.913
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at PHI	W	18	1	.944
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs MIN	L	16	5	.688
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs OTT	—	14	0	.1000
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs DET	L	11	1	.909
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NYR	L	10	4	.600
Connor Ingram UTA	vs OTT	L	8	4	.500
Spencer Knight FLA	vs MIN	—	6	0	.1000

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