NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 20, 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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Florida Panthers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Florida Panthers 1–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 1–0 at home. James van Riemsdyk (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +7 against a season average of 33.5; the win.

•Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +7 against a season average of 33.5; the win.
•New look for FLA: McGinn–Brickley–McCann skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Denis Malgin (FLA) played 18:18, +4:32 up on his 13:46 season average over 50 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at NJD. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Dalpe–Sedlak–Hannikainen skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CBJ: Dalpe–Sedlak–Hannikainen skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Boyle–Hayes–Pietila skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 18:22, −4:16 down on his 22:38 season average over 76 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Jakub Voracek (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Couturier, Gostisbehere and Patrick) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:12 together.

•Jakub Voracek had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:11.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:41.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Couturier, Gostisbehere and Patrick) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:12 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at WSH. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +5 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:50.
•Ryan Callahan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:58.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +5 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

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Nashville Predators edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at DET. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

•Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:53.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:56.
•Ryan Ellis had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:01.

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San Jose Sharks edge St. Louis Blues 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 at STL. Mikkel Boedker (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Steen, Schenn, Tarasenko, Schwartz and Dunn) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:07 together.

•Logan Couture had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:48.
•Mikkel Boedker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:02.
•STL's first power-play unit (Steen, Schenn, Tarasenko, Schwartz and Dunn) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:07 together.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3

Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 at WPG. Dustin Byfuglien (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK won it by committee.

•Alec Martinez had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:43.
•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:53.
•Dustin Byfuglien had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:20.

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Boston Bruins edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at EDM. David Krejci (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Cam Talbot (EDM) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +15 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

•Cam Talbot (EDM) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +15 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.
•Riley Nash (BOS) played 9:43, −5:46 down on his 15:29 season average over 75 games.
•Drake Caggiula (EDM) played 16:39, +3:09 up on his 13:30 season average over 66 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Vancouver Canucks 5–4 in overtime at VAN. Tyson Barrie (COL) led the scoring with 1G 4A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 4 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:48 together.

•Tyson Barrie had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 29:44.
•COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 4 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:48 together.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 23:37.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyson Barrie COL	at VAN	1	4	5	3	3	0	29:44	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at VAN	1	3	4	6	1	1	23:37	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	vs MTL	2	1	3	2	0	0	20:11	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at VAN	1	2	3	2	0	0	22:17	—
Brayden Point TBL	at WSH	2	0	2	3	1	1	18:50	—
Dustin Byfuglien WPG	vs LAK	1	1	2	7	4	0	25:20	—
Brandon Sutter VAN	vs COL	1	1	2	6	1	0	19:58	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at VAN	1	1	2	4	4	0	21:42	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	vs NSH	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:53	—
Mikkel Boedker SJS	at STL	1	1	2	3	1	2	13:02	—
Patrik Laine WPG	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	0	0	14:19	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs LAK	1	1	2	2	3	0	21:53	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: McGinn–Brickley–McCann skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Dalpe–Sedlak–Hannikainen skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Boyle–Hayes–Pietila skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Raffl–Lindblom skated 11:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Danault–Galchenyuk–Hudon skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Brodziak–Berglund–Barbashev skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Blais skated 4:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot EDM	vs BOS	L	45	3	.933
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs FLA	W	40	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WSH	W	37	2	.946
Juuse Saros NSH	at DET	W	36	2	.944
Anders Nilsson VAN	vs COL	O	34	5	.853
Carey Price MTL	at PHI	O	33	3	.909
Martin Jones SJS	at STL	W	33	2	.939
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at WPG	W	33	3	.909
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs LAK	L	32	4	.875
Roberto Luongo FLA	at TOR	L	31	1	.968
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at NJD	W	31	1	.968
Jimmy Howard DET	vs NSH	L	29	3	.897
Semyon Varlamov COL	at VAN	W	28	4	.857
Alex Lyon PHI	vs MTL	W	27	2	.926
Carter Hutton STL	vs SJS	L	23	3	.870
Anton Khudobin BOS	at EDM	W	20	2	.900
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs CBJ	L	19	2	.895
Braden Holtby WSH	vs TBL	L	19	4	.789

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