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NHL Recaps: Saturday, Feb 17, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Los Angeles Kings
4
Buffalo Sabres
2

Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at BUF. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Thompson–Clifford–Toffoli skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •Anze Kopitar had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:39.
  • •Michael Amadio had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:16.
  • •Dustin Brown had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:53.
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Anaheim Ducks
3
Minnesota Wild
2

Anaheim Ducks edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout at MIN. Hampus Lindholm (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Perry, Henrique, Lindholm and Montour) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:51 together.

  • •Hampus Lindholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:33.
  • •ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Perry, Henrique, Lindholm and Montour) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:51 together.
  • •John Gibson (ANA) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +7 against a season average of 31.2; the win.
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Edmonton Oilers
0
Arizona Coyotes
1

Arizona Coyotes edge Edmonton Oilers 1–0

Arizona Coyotes beat Edmonton Oilers 1–0 at home. Christian Dvorak (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for EDM: Letestu–Kassian–Caggiula skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •New look for EDM: Letestu–Kassian–Caggiula skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +10 against a season average of 29.5; the win.
  • •New look for ARI: Panik–Rieder–Domi skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
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New Jersey Devils
4
Tampa Bay Lightning
3

New Jersey Devils edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 at TBL. Ben Lovejoy (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Eddie Lack (NJD) faced 51 shots and stopped 48 (.941), +29 against a season average of 22.1; the win.

  • •Ben Lovejoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.
  • •Sami Vatanen had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:25.
  • •Eddie Lack (NJD) faced 51 shots and stopped 48 (.941), +29 against a season average of 22.1; the win.
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Montreal Canadiens
3
Vegas Golden Knights
6

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at home. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Petry, Pacioretty, Gallagher, Galchenyuk and Drouin) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:09 together.

  • •Reilly Smith had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:02.
  • •Jonathan Marchessault had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.
  • •Nate Schmidt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:55.
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Detroit Red Wings
3
Nashville Predators
1

Detroit Red Wings beat Nashville Predators 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Nashville Predators 3–1 at NSH. Craig Smith (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:08 together.

  • •NSH's first power-play unit (Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:08 together.
  • •Luke Witkowski (DET) played 13:57, +7:18 up on his 6:39 season average over 30 games.
  • •Nick Jensen (DET) played 20:13, +4:01 up on his 16:12 season average over 80 games.
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Boston Bruins
1
Vancouver Canucks
6

Vancouver Canucks rout Boston Bruins 6–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Boston Bruins 6–1 at home. Loui Eriksson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Anders Nilsson (VAN) faced 45 shots and stopped 44 (.978), +14 against a season average of 31.5; the win.

  • •Loui Eriksson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:18.
  • •Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:09.
  • •Derrick Pouliot had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:11.
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Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Dougie Hamilton CGYvs FLA30351021:39—
Reilly Smith VGKvs MTL21340117:02—
Derick Brassard OTTvs NYR12340018:18—
Jonathan Toews CHIvs WSH12331116:59—
Aleksander Barkov FLAat CGY12320221:02—
Evgeni Malkin PITvs TOR12310219:31—
Bryan Rust PITvs TOR12310016:36—
Jonathan Marchessault VGKvs MTL03321017:08—
Anze Kopitar LAKat BUF20240222:39—
Loui Eriksson VANvs BOS20241117:18—
Mike Matheson FLAat CGY20230223:39—
Michael Amadio LAKat BUF20230011:16—

Line changes

  • New look for LAK: Thompson–Clifford–Toffoli skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for ANA: Cogliano–Grant–Silfverberg skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for MIN: Staal–Winnik–Stewart skated 4:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for EDM: Letestu–Kassian–Caggiula skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for ARI: Panik–Rieder–Domi skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for EDM: Cammalleri–Strome–Slepyshev skated 5:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for EDM: Maroon–Draisaitl–McDavid skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for VAN: Dowd–Virtanen–Goldobin skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
Eddie Lack NJDat TBLW513.941
Anders Nilsson VANvs BOSW451.978
Antti Raanta ARIvs EDMW400.1000
Frederik Andersen TORat PITL395.872
Craig Anderson OTTvs NYRW383.921
John Gibson ANAat MINW382.947
Jonathan Quick LAKat BUFW352.943
Marc-Andre Fleury VGKvs MTLW333.909
Juuse Saros NSHvs DETL332.939
Braden Holtby WSHat CHIL336.818
Roberto Luongo FLAat CGYW333.909
Cam Talbot EDMat ARIL321.969
Matt Murray PITvs TORW323.906
Petr Mrazek DETat NSHW321.969
Devan Dubnyk MINvs ANAO312.935
Robin Lehner BUFvs LAKL304.867
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBLvs NJDL284.857
Carey Price MTLat VGKL283.893
Henrik Lundqvist NYRat OTTL275.815
Anton Forsberg CHIvs WSHW201.950
Jon Gillies CGYvs FLA—152.867
David Rittich CGYvs FLAL154.733
Anton Khudobin BOSat VAN—152.867
Philipp Grubauer WSHat CHI—111.909
Tuukka Rask BOSat VANL84.500
Chad Johnson BUFvs LAK—60.1000
Brandon Halverson NYRat OTT—61.833
Antti Niemi MTLat VGK—63.500

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