NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 16, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in overtime at CBJ. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Travis Konecny (PHI) played 21:37, +6:48 up on his 14:49 season average over 80 games.

•Travis Konecny (PHI) played 21:37, +6:48 up on his 14:49 season average over 80 games.
•Michal Neuvirth (PHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +11 against a season average of 25.2; the win.
•Shayne Gostisbehere (PHI) played 26:25, +5:02 up on his 21:23 season average over 77 games.

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New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0

New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 at CAR. John Tavares (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Thomas Greiss (NYI) faced 45 shots and stopped 45 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 32.6; the win.

•Thomas Greiss (NYI) faced 45 shots and stopped 45 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 32.6; the win.
•Lee Stempniak (CAR) played 7:02, −5:35 down on his 12:37 season average over 36 games.
•Ross Johnston (NYI) played 12:22, +3:10 up on his 9:12 season average over 23 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Colorado Avalanche 6–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Colorado Avalanche 6–1 at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Blake Wheeler had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:00.
•Mark Scheifele had 3 assists (3 points) in 17:01.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.

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Dallas Stars edge St. Louis Blues 2–1

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 at home. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Elie skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Elie skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Spezza–Ritchie–Smith skated 4:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Robert Bortuzzo (STL) played 9:07, −5:46 down on his 14:53 season average over 71 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs COL	2	1	3	5	1	2	17:00	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs COL	0	3	3	0	1	0	17:01	—
Patrik Laine WPG	vs COL	1	1	2	2	1	0	16:15	—
Dustin Byfuglien WPG	vs COL	0	2	2	3	0	1	14:56	—
Tyler Myers WPG	vs COL	0	2	2	1	1	2	21:11	—
Johnny Boychuk NYI	at CAR	1	0	1	2	7	2	20:47	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	vs PHI	0	0	0	8	0	1	18:41	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs NYI	0	0	0	4	8	0	19:24	—
Robert Hagg PHI	at CBJ	0	0	0	1	4	6	18:56	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Pitlick–Faksa–Elie skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Spezza–Ritchie–Smith skated 4:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 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%
Thomas Greiss NYI	at CAR	W	45	0	.1000
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at CBJ	W	36	1	.972
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs COL	W	31	1	.968
Ben Bishop DAL	vs STL	W	29	1	.966
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs PHI	O	25	2	.920
Cam Ward CAR	vs NYI	L	22	2	.909
Jonathan Bernier COL	at WPG	L	20	4	.800
Jake Allen STL	at DAL	L	16	2	.875
Semyon Varlamov COL	at WPG	—	8	2	.750

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