NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 2, 2018

4 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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Washington Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 7–4

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 7–4 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:05.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:51.
•Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:44.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at CAR. Darren Helm (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Faulk, Teravainen, Lindholm and Aho) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:54 together.

•Darren Helm had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:30.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Faulk, Teravainen, Lindholm and Aho) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:54 together.
•Scott Darling (CAR) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +11 against a season average of 27.2; the loss.

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Final

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San Jose Sharks

Columbus Blue Jackets

San Jose Sharks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1

San Jose Sharks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 at CBJ. Kevin Labanc (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Hertl and Labanc) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:52 together.

•Kevin Labanc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:37.
•Logan Couture had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:24.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Hertl and Labanc) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:52 together.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Eric Staal had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:54.
•Jonas Brodin had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:18.
•Erik Haula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:52.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs WSH	2	2	4	5	1	2	19:05	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at PIT	2	1	3	5	2	0	19:51	—
Phil Kessel PIT	vs WSH	2	1	3	4	0	0	17:44	—
Eric Staal MIN	vs VGK	2	1	3	1	1	1	15:54	—
Darren Helm DET	at CAR	1	2	3	4	0	1	15:30	—
Jonas Brodin MIN	vs VGK	0	3	3	3	2	1	19:18	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	at PIT	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:58	—
Dmitry Orlov WSH	at PIT	1	1	2	2	2	0	23:27	—
Carl Hagelin PIT	vs WSH	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:08	—
Kevin Labanc SJS	at CBJ	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:37	—
Logan Couture SJS	at CBJ	1	1	2	1	0	1	18:24	—
Erik Haula VGK	at MIN	1	1	2	1	1	0	15:52	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Foligno–Wennberg–Panarin skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Pavelski–Donskoi–Meier skated 11:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Scott Darling CAR	vs DET	L	38	4	.895
Petr Mrazek DET	at CAR	W	37	1	.973
Malcolm Subban VGK	at MIN	L	35	4	.886
Braden Holtby WSH	at PIT	L	33	6	.818
Matt Murray PIT	vs WSH	W	33	4	.879
Martin Jones SJS	at CBJ	W	29	1	.966
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs SJS	L	28	3	.893
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs VGK	W	24	2	.917
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at PIT	—	6	1	.833

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