NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024

7 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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Philadelphia Flyers

Boston Bruins

Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins 2–0

Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins 2–0 at BOS. Joel Farabee (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PHI: Tippett–Frost–Foerster skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PHI: Tippett–Frost–Foerster skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Morgan Geekie (BOS) played 9:33, −7:28 down on his 17:01 season average over 76 games.
•New look for PHI: Hathaway–Poehling–Cates skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken rout Montreal Canadiens 8–2

Seattle Kraken beat Montreal Canadiens 8–2 at MTL. Brandon Montour (SEA) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Brandon Montour had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:50.
•Chandler Stephenson had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 18:17.
•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:23.

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Ottawa Senators rout St. Louis Blues 8–1

Ottawa Senators beat St. Louis Blues 8–1 at home. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Tim Stützle had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 14:50.
•Adam Gaudette had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:13.
•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 14:13.

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Anaheim Ducks beat New York Islanders 3–1

Anaheim Ducks beat New York Islanders 3–1 at NYI. Frank Vatrano (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Vatrano, Terry, McTavish, Zellweger and Carlsson) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:01 together.

•Frank Vatrano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:41.
•Mason McTavish had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:34.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Vatrano, Terry, McTavish, Zellweger and Carlsson) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:01 together.

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Minnesota Wild beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3

Minnesota Wild beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 at PIT. Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for PIT: Eller–Puustinen–O'Connor skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Frederick Gaudreau had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:53.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 24:38.
•Sidney Crosby had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:44.

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Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 5–3

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:38 together.

•Aliaksei Protas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:30.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:47.
•Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:14.

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San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home. Jake Walman (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for LAK: Danault–Moore–Thomas skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jake Walman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:17.
•New look for LAK: Danault–Moore–Thomas skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Brandt Clarke (LAK) played 22:50, +6:38 up on his 16:12 season average over 77 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brandon Montour for SEA @ MTL, 82.4 mph. Full game report →

Brandon Montour (SEA @ MTL): Cycle, 4 passes, 82.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brandon Montour SEA	at MTL	3	1	4	4	1	2	17:50	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs STL	2	2	4	4	3	1	14:50	—
Chandler Stephenson SEA	at MTL	0	4	4	1	1	0	18:17	—
Frederick Gaudreau MIN	at PIT	2	1	3	4	1	1	12:53	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at PIT	1	2	3	7	0	1	24:38	—
Aliaksei Protas WSH	vs NYR	1	2	3	3	0	0	15:30	—
Jaden Schwartz SEA	at MTL	1	2	3	2	0	0	11:23	—
Jake Walman SJS	vs LAK	1	2	3	1	0	0	21:17	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs MIN	0	3	3	3	1	0	20:44	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs STL	2	0	2	7	3	1	14:13	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs NYR	2	0	2	5	2	0	17:47	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	vs MIN	2	0	2	5	1	1	19:57	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Tippett–Frost–Foerster skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hathaway–Poehling–Cates skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Farabee–Brink skated 7:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Fabbri–Terry–Carlsson skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Eller–Puustinen–O'Connor skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Danault–Moore–Thomas skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Goodrow–Kunin–Smith skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Grundstrom–Sturm–Cardwell skated 5:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at WSH	L	45	4	.911
Lukas Dostal ANA	at NYI	W	41	1	.976
Joel Blomqvist PIT	vs MIN	L	39	4	.897
Joey Daccord SEA	at MTL	W	30	2	.933
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at PIT	W	29	3	.897
Vitek Vanecek SJS	vs LAK	W	28	2	.929
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs STL	W	27	1	.963
Samuel Ersson PHI	at BOS	W	25	0	.1000
Joel Hofer STL	at OTT	L	21	5	.762
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs ANA	L	21	2	.905
David Rittich LAK	at SJS	L	20	3	.850
Logan Thompson WSH	vs NYR	W	19	3	.842
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs PHI	L	18	1	.944
Jordan Binnington STL	at OTT	—	14	3	.786
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs SEA	—	13	3	.769
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs SEA	L	10	5	.500

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