NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 28, 2024

8 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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Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens and Peterka) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:38 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:29.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:57.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:55.

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Edmonton Oilers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Edmonton Oilers 6–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Edmonton Oilers 6–1 at home. Cole Sillinger (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Chinakhov and Sillinger) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:18 together.

•Cole Sillinger had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:33.
•Sean Monahan had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:13.
•Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:37.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Brayden Point (TBL) 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 10 attempts in 4:29 together.

•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:30.
•Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:30.
•Steven Stamkos had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:02.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 6–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 6–4 at WPG. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 2A. TOR won it by committee.

•Kyle Connor had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 20:07.
•John Tavares had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 17:13.
•William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at COL. Ryan Donato (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Rantanen, Colton, Mittelstadt and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:57 together.

•Ryan Donato had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 11:59.
•Jason Dickinson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:32.
•COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Rantanen, Colton, Mittelstadt and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:57 together.

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San Jose Sharks edge Utah Mammoth 5–4 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Utah Mammoth 5–4 in overtime at UTA. Mikael Granlund (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mikael Granlund had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:40.
•Jake Walman had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:00.
•Fabian Zetterlund had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:09.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime at VAN. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Pius Suter (VAN) played 11:28, −5:57 down on his 17:25 season average over 80 games.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:34.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:18.
•Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 25:39.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Calgary Flames 5–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 5–0 at home. Keegan Kolesar (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Dan Vladar (CGY) faced 38 shots and stopped 33 (.868), +11 against a season average of 27.0; the loss.

•Keegan Kolesar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 10:33.
•Nicolas Roy had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:52.
•Cole Schwindt had 2 assists (2 points) in 9:02.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Rasmus Dahlin for BUF vs FLA, 75.2 mph. Full game report →

Rasmus Dahlin (BUF vs FLA): Point shot, 0 passes, 75.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kyle Connor WPG	vs TOR	2	2	4	7	0	0	20:07	—
John Tavares TOR	at WPG	3	0	3	7	1	0	17:13	—
Ryan Donato CHI	at COL	2	1	3	4	3	0	11:59	—
Keegan Kolesar VGK	vs CGY	2	1	3	4	1	0	10:33	—
Nicolas Roy VGK	vs CGY	1	2	3	4	0	0	13:52	—
Mikael Granlund SJS	at UTA	1	2	3	3	2	0	22:40	—
Cole Sillinger CBJ	vs EDM	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:33	—
William Nylander TOR	at WPG	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:12	—
Jake Walman SJS	at UTA	0	3	3	4	1	1	24:00	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs TOR	0	3	3	2	0	2	27:29	—
Max Pacioretty TOR	at WPG	0	3	3	1	2	0	15:00	—
Fabian Zetterlund SJS	at UTA	2	0	2	3	3	0	17:09	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Teravainen–Kurashev–Bedard skated 10:07 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 VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Schwindt skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Ingram UTA	vs SJS	O	46	5	.891
Dan Vladar CGY	at VGK	L	38	5	.868
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NSH	W	37	2	.946
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TOR	L	35	5	.857
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs EDM	W	32	1	.969
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs CAR	O	32	4	.875
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs FLA	L	31	5	.839
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at BUF	W	28	2	.929
Juuse Saros NSH	at TBL	O	27	3	.889
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at VAN	W	27	3	.889
Petr Mrazek CHI	at COL	W	26	2	.923
Stuart Skinner EDM	at CBJ	L	25	6	.760
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs CHI	L	24	3	.875
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at WPG	W	23	4	.826
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	at UTA	W	23	4	.826
Adin Hill VGK	vs CGY	W	16	0	.1000

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