Weekend Recap, 10/05: Connor 5 points, Sorokin shutout

Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4: 23 games, every number below from the box scores.

Kyle Connor (WPG) had the weekend's best fantasy line, 3 goals and 2 assists in 2 games. Ilya Sorokin saved +3.57 goals above expected across 1 start. NYR went 2-0-0.

Top 5 skaters

Kyle Connor, WPG LW

3G 2A, 14 shots, 20.5 minutes a night, 1 power-play points. 99.4% owned on ESPN.

Fri vs BOS: 1G 1A, 9 SOG, 1 PPP; Sun @ DET: 2G 1A, 5 SOG.

Sebastian Aho, CAR C

3G 1A, 8 shots, 19.6 minutes a night, 3 power-play points. 98.4% owned on ESPN.

Fri vs WSH: 1G, 2 SOG, 1 PPP; Sat @ PHI: 2G 1A, 6 SOG, 2 PPP.

Nick Schmaltz, UTA C

3G 0A, 11 shots, 17.5 minutes a night, 1 power-play points. 89.8% owned on ESPN.

Sat @ CBJ: 2G, 8 SOG, 1 PPP; Sun @ NYR: 1G, 3 SOG.

Cutter Gauthier, ANA LW

2G 2A, 9 shots, 19.3 minutes a night. 97.4% owned on ESPN.

Fri @ VGK: 1A, 5 SOG; Sun vs FLA: 2G 1A, 4 SOG.

Leo Carlsson, ANA C

1G 4A, 2 shots, 19.1 minutes a night. 86.2% owned on ESPN.

Fri @ VGK: 1G 1A, 1 SOG; Sun vs FLA: 3A, 1 SOG.

Every skater, all weekend

Three points or more in a game

• Nick Suzuki (MTL), Sat @ PIT: 1G 3A
• Evgeni Malkin (PIT), Sat vs MTL: 1G 2A
• Jake Guentzel (TBL), Sat vs WSH: 1G 2A
• Nathan MacKinnon (COL), Sat vs STL: 0G 3A
• Sebastian Aho (CAR), Sat @ PHI: 2G 1A
• Tommy Novak (PIT), Sat vs MTL: 2G 1A
• Martin Necas (COL), Sat vs STL: 2G 1A
• Dylan Guenther (UTA), Sat @ CBJ: 1G 2A
• Lane Hutson (MTL), Sat @ PIT: 0G 3A
• Igor Chernyshov (SJS), Sat vs LAK: 2G 1A
• Kyle Connor (WPG), Sun @ DET: 2G 1A
• Cole Perfetti (WPG), Sun @ DET: 1G 2A

Banger leagues: Kyle Connor led the weekend

2 hits, 2 blocks and 14 shots with 5 points, a banger value of 47.1. Behind him: Sebastian Aho (44.1), Dylan Guenther (36.7), Bobby McMann (36.2).

Goalies

Shutouts: Ilya Sorokin (NYI), Joel Hofer (STL), Dylan Garand (NYR).

Pickups: the best of the weekend on 30% of ESPN rosters or fewer

• Cole Perfetti (WPG LW, 12.6% owned): 1G 3A, 6 shots in 2 games
• Tommy Novak (PIT C, 5.6% owned): 2G 1A, 3 shots in 1 game
• Igor Chernyshov (SJS LW, 5.7% owned): 2G 1A, 2 shots in 1 game
• Dalibor Dvorsky (STL C, 0.6% owned): 2G 0A, 5 shots in 2 games
• Mackie Samoskevich (SEA RW, 1.0% owned): 2G 0A, 3 shots in 2 games

Injuries from the weekend

• Andrew Mangiapane (CHI), Day-To-Day: Lower Body: Day-to-Day
• Chase Stillman (DET), Out: Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 9
• Marco Kasper (DET), Day-To-Day: Upper Body: Day-to-Day
• Aaron Ekblad (FLA), Day-To-Day: Personal: Day-to-Day
• Aleksander Barkov (FLA), Out: Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 27
• Danila Yurov (MIN), Day-To-Day: Undisclosed: Day-to-Day
• Connor Brown (NJD), Day-To-Day: Lower Body: Day-to-Day
• Justus Annunen (NSH), Day-To-Day: Undisclosed: Day-to-Day
• Joseph Veleno (NYR), Day-To-Day: Lower Body: Day-to-Day
• Matthew Robertson (NYR), Day-To-Day: Not Injury Related: Day-to-Day
• Andre Burakovsky (OTT), Out: Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 6
• Jake Sanderson (OTT), Out: Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Oct 8
• Nikita Grebenkin (PHI), Out: Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 8
• Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI), Day-To-Day: Undisclosed: Day-to-Day
• Jacob Melanson (SEA), Out: Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 17
• Jacob Trouba (SJS), Day-To-Day: Illness: Day-to-Day
• Alexei Toropchenko (STL), Out: Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 14
• Emil Martinsen Lilleberg (TBL), Out: Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Oct 13
• Elvis Merzlikins (TOR), Out: Shoulder: IR. Expected to be out until at least Mar 30
• Raphael Lavoie (VGK), Day-To-Day: Undisclosed: Day-to-Day
• Matt Roy (WSH), Day-To-Day: Lower Body: Day-to-Day

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