NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018

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

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Ottawa Senators

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in a shootout at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Jurco skated 14:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:40.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:08.
•New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Jurco skated 14:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Dallas Stars 2–0

Anaheim Ducks beat Dallas Stars 2–0 at home. Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Perry, Henrique, Lindholm and Montour) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:43 together.

•Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:13.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Perry, Henrique, Lindholm and Montour) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:43 together.
•New look for DAL: Seguin–Janmark–Elie skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Calgary Flames 7–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 7–3 at home. Dougie Hamilton (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK won it by committee.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:06.
•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:52.
•Luca Sbisa had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:46.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane CHI	vs OTT	1	1	2	5	1	0	23:40	—
Dougie Hamilton CGY	at VGK	1	1	2	4	1	1	21:52	—
Ryan Carpenter VGK	vs CGY	1	1	2	4	0	1	15:51	—
Ryan Getzlaf ANA	vs DAL	1	1	2	3	3	1	19:13	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	2	2	18:47	—
Luca Sbisa VGK	vs CGY	1	1	2	1	5	1	19:46	—
Alex Tuch VGK	vs CGY	1	1	2	1	1	1	17:06	—
Mark Stone OTT	at CHI	0	2	2	1	0	1	21:08	—
David Perron VGK	vs CGY	0	2	2	1	1	0	18:43	—
Duncan Keith CHI	vs OTT	0	0	0	7	1	1	26:48	—
Mark Borowiecki OTT	at CHI	0	0	0	1	9	3	19:26	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Jurco skated 14:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Hoffman–Duchene–Paajarvi skated 14:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Janmark–Elie skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 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%
Ryan Miller ANA	vs DAL	W	41	0	.1000
Mike Condon OTT	at CHI	O	38	2	.947
Anton Forsberg CHI	vs OTT	W	34	2	.941
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs CGY	W	31	3	.903
David Rittich CGY	at VGK	L	26	7	.731
Ben Bishop DAL	at ANA	L	17	2	.882

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