NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 11, 2018

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

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Pittsburgh Penguins

St. Louis Blues

Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at STL. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Dominik Simon (PIT) played 17:04, +5:49 up on his 11:15 season average over 32 games.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:59.
•Dominik Simon had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:04.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in overtime at WSH. Tomas Tatar (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Tomas Tatar had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:28.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:43.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:48.

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New York Rangers beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1

New York Rangers beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1 at WPG. Mats Zuccarello (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +6 against a season average of 32.3; the win.

•Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +6 against a season average of 32.3; the win.
•Joel Armia (WPG) played 19:54, +7:24 up on his 12:30 season average over 78 games.
•Neal Pionk (NYR) played 15:11, −7:28 down on his 22:39 season average over 27 games.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Dallas Stars 6–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 6–0 at DAL. Reid Boucher (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Shore skated 6:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Reid Boucher had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:33.
•Jake Virtanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:20.
•New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Shore skated 6:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 at BUF. Ryan O'Reilly (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Kane, Ristolainen and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 5:44 together.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:48.
•Colin Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:16.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Kane, Ristolainen and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 5:44 together.

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Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Torey Krug (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Kuraly–Schaller–Acciari skated 10:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Torey Krug had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:57.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:25.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:21.

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Calgary Flames edge New York Islanders 3–2

Calgary Flames beat New York Islanders 3–2 at NYI. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jaroslav Halak (NYI) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +10 against a season average of 32.3; the loss.

•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:55.
•Michael Frolik had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:54.
•Jaroslav Halak (NYI) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +10 against a season average of 32.3; the loss.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at VGK. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Claude Giroux (PHI) played 13:04, −7:23 down on his 20:27 season average over 81 games.

•Sean Couturier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:25.
•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:04.
•Travis Konecny had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:21.

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San Jose Sharks edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in a shootout at ANA. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +8 against a season average of 31.2; the overtime loss.

•Logan Couture had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:03.
•Ondrej Kase had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:25.
•Nick Ritchie had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:45.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan O'Reilly BUF	vs COL	1	2	3	5	0	2	26:48	—
Sean Couturier PHI	at VGK	1	2	3	3	1	0	17:25	—
Reid Boucher VAN	at DAL	2	0	2	7	0	1	15:33	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at NYI	2	0	2	6	0	0	20:55	—
Torey Krug BOS	at NJD	2	0	2	4	2	2	18:57	—
Tomas Tatar DET	at WSH	2	0	2	4	1	1	16:28	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at STL	2	0	2	3	1	0	17:39	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at STL	1	1	2	4	3	0	16:59	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at NJD	1	1	2	4	1	1	17:25	—
Logan Couture SJS	at ANA	1	1	2	3	1	0	21:03	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs DET	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:43	—
Taylor Hall NJD	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	0	0	22:21	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Desharnais–Fast–Vesey skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Hendricks–Petan–Roslovic skated 5:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Shore skated 6:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Hanzal–Roussel–Ritchie skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Spezza–Janmark–Elie skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Pominville–O'Reilly–Kane skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Kuraly–Schaller–Acciari skated 10:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zajac–Noesen–Wood skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs CGY	L	42	3	.929
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at VGK	W	39	1	.974
John Gibson ANA	vs SJS	O	39	2	.949
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at WPG	W	38	1	.974
Anton Khudobin BOS	at NJD	W	38	3	.921
Matt Murray PIT	at STL	W	34	1	.971
Jonathan Bernier COL	at BUF	W	32	4	.875
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at DAL	W	30	0	.1000
Braden Holtby WSH	vs DET	O	29	5	.828
Jimmy Howard DET	at WSH	W	27	4	.852
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NYR	L	27	2	.926
Robin Lehner BUF	vs COL	L	27	5	.815
Martin Jones SJS	at ANA	W	27	2	.926
Eddie Lack NJD	vs BOS	L	26	4	.846
Mike Smith CGY	at NYI	W	25	2	.920
Jake Allen STL	vs PIT	L	22	3	.864
Kari Lehtonen DAL	vs VAN	—	21	2	.905
Ben Bishop DAL	vs VAN	L	20	4	.800
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs PHI	L	17	3	.824

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