NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 18, 2018

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

New York Rangers

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 7–4

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 7–4 at NYR. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:30.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:26.
•Brandon Manning had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:19.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2 at COL. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for COL: Landeskog–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 15:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McDavid had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:52.
•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:36.
•New look for COL: Landeskog–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 15:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at CAR. Sami Vatanen (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Vatanen, Hall, Bratt and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:49 together.

•Sami Vatanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:01.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Vatanen, Hall, Bratt and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:49 together.
•New look for CAR: Williams–Skinner–Ryan skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at CBJ. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Dean Kukan (CBJ) played 3:10, −10:07 down on his 13:17 season average over 10 games.

•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.
•Riley Sheahan had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:48.
•Jamie Oleksiak had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:58.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at DET. Gustav Nyquist (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) played 8:44, −5:47 down on his 14:31 season average over 47 games.

•Gustav Nyquist had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:11.
•Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) played 8:44, −5:47 down on his 14:31 season average over 47 games.
•Leo Komarov (TOR) played 12:12, −3:38 down on his 15:50 season average over 73 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Florida Panthers 7–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Florida Panthers 7–2 at home. Mathieu Perreault (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mathieu Perreault had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:12.
•Blake Wheeler had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:10.
•Tyler Myers had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:30.

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San Jose Sharks beat Dallas Stars 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Dallas Stars 5–2 at home. Joe Pavelski (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Joe Pavelski had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.
•Mikkel Boedker had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:54.
•Justin Braun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:10.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	at COL	3	0	3	5	0	0	19:52	—
Claude Giroux PHI	at NYR	1	2	3	4	1	0	17:30	—
Joe Pavelski SJS	vs DAL	1	2	3	4	0	0	19:50	—
Mathieu Perreault WPG	vs FLA	1	2	3	3	3	0	17:12	—
Travis Konecny PHI	at NYR	1	2	3	2	0	1	17:26	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	1	0	18:26	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs FLA	0	3	3	5	0	2	19:10	—
Tyler Myers WPG	vs FLA	0	3	3	3	1	3	20:30	—
Riley Sheahan PIT	at CBJ	2	0	2	4	0	1	17:48	—
Mikkel Boedker SJS	vs DAL	2	0	2	3	2	1	13:54	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs FLA	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:49	—
Mats Zuccarello NYR	vs PHI	1	1	2	7	1	1	19:36	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Landeskog–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 15:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Maroon–McDavid–Caggiula skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Williams–Skinner–Ryan skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Nordstrom–Di Giuseppe–Wallmark skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% 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 CAR	W	42	2	.952
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs EDM	L	39	3	.923
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs PHI	L	37	7	.811
Tristan Jarry PIT	at CBJ	W	37	2	.946
Petr Mrazek DET	vs TOR	L	34	3	.912
James Reimer FLA	at WPG	L	34	7	.794
Curtis McElhinney TOR	at DET	W	29	2	.931
Martin Jones SJS	vs DAL	W	28	2	.929
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs FLA	W	27	2	.926
Alex Lyon PHI	at NYR	W	26	1	.962
Cam Talbot EDM	at COL	W	26	2	.923
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs PIT	L	23	5	.783
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at SJS	—	23	1	.957
Cam Ward CAR	vs NJD	O	21	3	.857
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at NYR	—	14	3	.786
Ben Bishop DAL	at SJS	L	5	4	.200

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