NHL Recaps: Saturday, Feb 10, 2018

9 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at BOS. Scott Wilson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jack Eichel (BUF) played 3:55, −16:28 down on his 20:23 season average over 66 games.

•Scott Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:51.
•Jack Eichel (BUF) played 3:55, −16:28 down on his 20:23 season average over 66 games.
•New look for BUF: O'Reilly–Kane–Reinhart skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 6–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 6–3 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 3A. TOR's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Kadri, Rielly and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:48 together.

•Mitch Marner had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 18:34.
•Patrick Marleau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:43.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:59.

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Nashville Predators edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout at MTL. Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 49 shots and stopped 47 (.959), +18 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

•Artturi Lehkonen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.
•Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 49 shots and stopped 47 (.959), +18 against a season average of 31.2; the win.
•New look for NSH: Hartnell–Bonino–Watson skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Namestnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:43 together.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:02.
•Andy Andreoff had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:33.
•Nicholas Shore had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:22.

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New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout New Jersey Devils 6–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 6–1 at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Keith Kinkaid (NJD) faced 50 shots and stopped 44 (.880), +20 against a season average of 29.6; the loss.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:16.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:34.
•Boone Jenner had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:30.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. Brock McGinn (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for COL: Compher–Rantanen–Jost skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock McGinn had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:45.
•Elias Lindholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:42.
•New look for COL: Compher–Rantanen–Jost skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0

Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 at home. Charlie Coyle (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Devan Dubnyk (MIN) faced 44 shots and stopped 44 (.1000), +15 against a season average of 29.5; the win.

•Charlie Coyle had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:52.
•Devan Dubnyk (MIN) faced 44 shots and stopped 44 (.1000), +15 against a season average of 29.5; the win.
•Gustav Olofsson (MIN) played 20:07, +7:32 up on his 12:35 season average over 40 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Arizona Coyotes 4–3 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Arizona Coyotes 4–3 in a shootout at ARI. Shayne Gostisbehere (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:23 together.

•Shayne Gostisbehere had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:14.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:23 together.
•Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +13 against a season average of 29.5; the overtime loss.

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San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 6–4

San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 6–4 at home. Joe Pavelski (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Joe Pavelski had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 18:07.
•Joakim Ryan had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:12.
•Zack Kassian had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:50.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mitch Marner TOR	vs OTT	2	3	5	5	2	0	18:34	—
Joe Pavelski SJS	vs EDM	2	2	4	6	1	2	18:07	—
Patrick Marleau TOR	vs OTT	1	2	3	6	1	0	15:43	—
Brock McGinn CAR	vs COL	2	0	2	5	2	1	15:45	—
Charlie Coyle MIN	vs CHI	2	0	2	3	1	2	14:52	—
Joakim Ryan SJS	vs EDM	2	0	2	3	0	3	19:12	—
Zack Kassian EDM	at SJS	2	0	2	3	2	0	13:50	—
Nazem Kadri TOR	vs OTT	1	1	2	6	2	0	17:59	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:34	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at SJS	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:06	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	vs NJD	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:16	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs LAK	1	1	2	1	1	2	17:02	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: O'Reilly–Kane–Reinhart skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Hartnell–Bonino–Watson skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Compher–Rantanen–Jost skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Soderberg–Bourque–Nieto skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Yakupov–Toninato–Greer skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Bouma–Hinostroza–Kampf skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Panik–Dvorak–Fischer skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (39.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at CBJ	L	50	6	.880
Pekka Rinne NSH	at MTL	W	49	2	.959
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs LAK	W	47	3	.936
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs CHI	W	44	0	.1000
Antti Raanta ARI	vs PHI	O	43	3	.930
Semyon Varlamov COL	at CAR	L	35	3	.914
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs NJD	W	35	1	.971
Carey Price MTL	vs NSH	O	32	2	.938
Aaron Dell SJS	vs EDM	W	31	4	.871
Mike Condon OTT	at TOR	L	30	2	.933
Cam Ward CAR	vs COL	W	30	1	.967
Al Montoya EDM	at SJS	L	29	5	.828
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs BUF	L	27	3	.889
Chad Johnson BUF	at BOS	W	27	2	.926
Brian Elliott PHI	at ARI	—	27	3	.889
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs OTT	W	25	3	.880
Jeff Glass CHI	at MIN	L	19	3	.842
Jonathan Quick LAK	at TBL	L	14	1	.929
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at TBL	—	14	3	.786
Craig Anderson OTT	at TOR	—	10	3	.700

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