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Matt Boldy owned the night with a 9.8 Game Grade, a hat trick in 24 minutes to carry the Wild past the Blues 5-4. Jack Quinn (9.5) scored twice for the Sabres, while Jack Eichel (9.5) set up a pair for the Golden Knights. Every player, every game, graded.

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Standouts from October 15
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October 16, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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Pittsburgh creates as much as Colorado, but the Avalanche have held opponents to chances worth 2.6 goals a night against the Penguins' 3.2. That gap is where this game will likely be decided, with MacKinnon and Makar driving Colorado's attack.

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Avalanche Defence Braces for a Penguins Attack That Keeps Coming
October 16, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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Jack Eichel scored a shorthanded goal and added two assists as the Golden Knights beat Calgary 6-2 at home. Vegas scored two goals in a game where it needed its best player at full strength to pull away.

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Eichel Piles Up Three Points in Vegas Win Over Flames
October 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Barbashev took three helpers and a plus-2 as Vegas rolled Calgary 6-2 at home. Distributing the puck was the whole story of his night.

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Barbashev Sets the Table in Vegas Romp Over Calgary
October 16, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Flames vs Golden Knights: every skater's Game Grade, sorted into tiers.

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Flames vs Golden Knights: Grade Tiers
October 16, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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Calgary got the better looks in Vegas and still lost 6-2. Carter Hart stopped 28 of 30 shots, and the ones he stopped were dangerous, while Mark Stone finished his chances.

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Hart Holds the Fort as Vegas Rolls Past Calgary 6-2
October 16, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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Mark Stone has scored on both of his shots in the third period, and Vegas leads Calgary 5-1 with 5:53 left. Stone's chances carried 0.8 expected goals, so the finishing has been sharp and well earned.

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Stone Finds the Twine Again as Vegas Buries Calgary
October 16, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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Will Smith fired five shots on goal and scored in the third period as the Sharks edged Nashville 3-2 in a shootout. It was his third goal in seven games, a steady sign that he's finding his footing on the road.

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Will Smith Finds the Net in Sharks' Shootout Win Over Nashville
October 16, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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Bedard finally got on the board, and the Blackhawks needed overtime to finish off a 4-3 win over Winnipeg. He logged 19:05 of ice time and put three shots on net, but his first goal of the season is what the room will remember.

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Bedard Cashes a Power-Play Goal as Blackhawks Beat Jets in OT
October 16, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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Kyle Connor scored the only power-play goal of his night, and the Jets still lost 4-3 in overtime in Chicago. He fired five shots on net, and the 8 goals he has now are the kind of production that keeps Winnipeg in games like this.

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Connor Cashes In on the Power Play, but Jets Fall in Overtime
October 16, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Calgary has had the better looks in Vegas, yet it trails 0-2 with 4:59 left in the 1st, and Carter Hart is keeping the Flames off the board. The Golden Knights are holding the edge for now.

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Carter Hart Slams the Door as Flames Fall Behind in Vegas
October 16, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Utah had fewer shots than Edmonton, yet it generated the better looks, and Vejmelka stopped most of the dangerous ones. Keller's two goals and a sharp power play carried the Mammoth past the Oilers.

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Keller Strikes Twice as Mammoth Win in Edmonton 4-2
October 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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Mammoth vs Oilers: every skater's Game Grade, sorted into tiers.

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Mammoth vs Oilers: Grade Tiers
October 16, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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Six pucks rang off iron in Nashville's 3-2 loss to San Jose, and the Predators outshot the Sharks 35-32 yet still went home empty-handed. Saros kept them in it, but the posts and crossbars decided this one.

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Posts and Crossbars Ring Loud as Sharks Escape Nashville 3-2
October 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Blues vs Wild: every skater's Game Grade, sorted into tiers.

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Blues vs Wild: Grade Tiers
October 16, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Sharks vs Predators: every skater's Game Grade, sorted into tiers.

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Sharks vs Predators: Grade Tiers
October 16, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Boldy's hat trick carried the Wild past the Blues 5-4 even as St. Louis rang three shots off the iron. Minnesota's chances were worth 4.9 expected goals, and the bounces that went wrong for the Blues were the difference.

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Boldy's Hat Trick Lifts Wild Past Blues 5-4
October 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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Jets vs Blackhawks: every skater's Game Grade, sorted into tiers.

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Jets vs Blackhawks: Grade Tiers
October 16, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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Hart has kept Calgary off the board even as the Flames carry the better chances, and Vegas leads 2-0 with 0:04 left in the first. Eichel's shorthanded goal has done the damage so far.

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Hart Shuts the Door as Vegas Leads Calgary at the Break
October 16, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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Winnipeg controlled the play, taking 58.4% of shot attempts, yet Chicago walked away with a 4-3 overtime win. The Jets rang the iron twice, but the goaltending decided it, and the Blackhawks got the better of the night's chances.

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Knight Outlasts the Jets as Chicago Wins in Overtime
October 16, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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Logan Cooley went from setup man to scorer in the second period, assisting Clayton Keller's power-play goal before adding his own at Rogers Place. Utah now leads Edmonton 3-1, and Cooley's 0.5 expected goals is the best of any skater so far.

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Cooley Bookends a Quick Second-Period Burst in Edmonton
October 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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Nedeljkovic has stopped all 20 Nashville shots in the third period, and the Sharks lead 2-0 with 11:01 left. The Predators have rung a post and a crossbar and still can't beat him.

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Nedeljkovic Blanks Nashville as Sharks Hold a Two-Goal Lead
October 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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Flyers vs Red Wings: every skater's Game Grade, sorted into tiers.

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Flyers vs Red Wings: Grade Tiers
October 16, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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Bedard has been denied twice in a row by bad luck, and the Blackhawks are still up on the Jets 3-2 in the third period. He has three shots on goal and a post off his stick late in the second, with his chances worth 0.7 expected goals, the most on either team.

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Bedard Keeps Knocking on the Door for Chicago
October 16, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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Tarasov turned aside 17 of 18 shots, and Detroit still took the 26-18 shot edge in a game where Joseph Woll kept Philadelphia within reach. Larkin and Foerster both hit the post, and the Flyers are still hunting a first win.

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Red Wings Edge Winless Flyers Behind Tarasov
October 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM