NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 4, 2018

3 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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Vegas Golden Knights

Washington Capitals

Vegas Golden Knights edge Washington Capitals 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at WSH. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Reilly Smith had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:08.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:24.
•Matt Niskanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:01.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at home. Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) played 11:35, −4:59 down on his 16:34 season average over 65 games.

•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:35.
•Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:39.
•Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) played 11:35, −4:59 down on his 16:34 season average over 65 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

San Jose Sharks beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at CAR. Brent Burns (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brent Burns (SJS) played 21:32, −3:45 down on his 25:17 season average over 81 games.

•Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:32.
•Brent Burns (SJS) played 21:32, −3:45 down on his 25:17 season average over 81 games.
•Elias Lindholm (CAR) played 12:09, −5:49 down on his 17:58 season average over 80 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Reilly Smith VGK	at WSH	2	0	2	8	0	0	18:08	—
Artturi Lehkonen MTL	vs OTT	2	0	2	4	2	0	11:35	—
Brent Burns SJS	at CAR	1	1	2	3	2	2	21:32	—
Matt Niskanen WSH	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	4	1	22:01	—
Ryan Carpenter VGK	at WSH	1	1	2	2	3	0	12:27	—
Tomas Plekanec MTL	vs OTT	1	1	2	2	1	1	13:39	—
Alex Tuch VGK	at WSH	1	1	2	2	0	0	16:24	—
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare VGK	at WSH	0	2	2	2	0	1	11:27	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at WSH	0	2	2	1	0	0	18:14	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs VGK	0	0	0	1	5	3	16:54	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mike Condon OTT	at MTL	L	35	4	.886
Philipp Grubauer WSH	vs VGK	L	31	4	.871
Aaron Dell SJS	at CAR	W	30	1	.967
Carey Price MTL	vs OTT	W	26	1	.962
Cam Ward CAR	vs SJS	L	26	3	.885
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at WSH	W	23	3	.870

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.