NHL Recaps: Sunday, Oct 27, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Edmonton Oilers

Detroit Red Wings

Edmonton Oilers edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in overtime at DET. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:10.
•Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:44.
•Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:13.

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New Jersey Devils rout Anaheim Ducks 6–2

New Jersey Devils beat Anaheim Ducks 6–2 at home. Stefan Noesen (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Stefan Noesen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:51.
•Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:30.
•Dawson Mercer had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:06.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 at PHI. Travis Sanheim (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield and Newhook) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:57 together.

•Travis Sanheim had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:50.
•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:57.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:57.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Ottawa Senators 5–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL won it by committee.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:37.
•Casey Mittelstadt had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:11.
•Claude Giroux had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:37.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Evan Bouchard for EDM @ DET, 91.0 mph. Full game report →

Evan Bouchard (EDM @ DET): Rush, carried in, 3 passes, 91.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at DET	2	1	3	7	0	1	21:10	—
Travis Sanheim PHI	vs MTL	2	1	3	3	0	1	24:50	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at COL	1	2	3	5	3	0	18:37	—
Casey Mittelstadt COL	vs OTT	0	3	3	3	1	0	19:11	—
Claude Giroux OTT	at COL	2	0	2	7	0	1	20:37	—
Stefan Noesen NJD	vs ANA	2	0	2	4	2	0	16:51	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	at PHI	1	1	2	5	0	3	18:57	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs OTT	1	1	2	5	0	0	23:14	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	at DET	1	1	2	3	0	4	25:13	—
Andrew Copp DET	vs EDM	1	1	2	2	0	1	16:44	—
Ryan Strome ANA	at NJD	1	1	2	2	1	0	13:30	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	at PHI	1	1	2	1	0	1	14:57	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot DET	vs EDM	O	34	3	.912
James Reimer ANA	at NJD	L	34	6	.824
Justus Annunen COL	vs OTT	W	30	4	.867
Anton Forsberg OTT	at COL	L	29	4	.862
Calvin Pickard EDM	at DET	W	26	2	.923
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs ANA	W	26	2	.923
Cayden Primeau MTL	at PHI	W	26	3	.885
Aleksei Kolosov PHI	vs MTL	L	24	4	.833
Linus Ullmark OTT	at COL	—	2	0	.1000

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