NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 23, 2018

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

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Minnesota Wild

New York Rangers

Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 4–1 at NYR. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Coyle skated 14:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Eric Staal had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 15:52.
•Mikael Granlund had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 16:00.
•New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Coyle skated 14:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Carolina Hurricanes 6–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–1 at CAR. Phil Kessel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CAR: Teravainen–Lindholm–Aho skated 12:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:26.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:36.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:25.

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Winnipeg Jets rout St. Louis Blues 4–0

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–0 at STL. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:37 together.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:41.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:02.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:18.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at home. Nick Schmaltz (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. J-F Berube (CHI) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +12 against a season average of 30.6; the win.

•Jan Rutta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:56.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:47.
•Anthony Duclair had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:41.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at home. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•William Karlsson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:16.
•Reilly Smith had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:29.
•Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:28.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikael Granlund MIN	at NYR	2	2	4	7	0	2	16:00	—
Eric Staal MIN	at NYR	2	2	4	7	0	1	15:52	—
Phil Kessel PIT	at CAR	2	1	3	5	0	0	17:26	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs VAN	2	1	3	3	0	0	17:16	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at CAR	1	2	3	5	1	2	15:25	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at CAR	1	2	3	5	1	0	16:36	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs VAN	0	3	3	3	0	0	16:29	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs VAN	1	1	2	4	0	1	16:47	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at STL	1	1	2	3	1	0	17:41	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:02	—
Nick Schmaltz CHI	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	0	0	14:47	—
Daniel Sedin VAN	at VGK	1	1	2	3	0	0	14:28	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Coyle skated 14:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Kreider–Zibanejad–Buchnevich skated 12:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Zucker–Granlund skated 12:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Teravainen–Lindholm–Aho skated 12:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Hornqvist–Hagelin skated 12:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
J-F Berube CHI	vs SJS	W	43	1	.977
Cam Ward CAR	vs PIT	L	39	6	.846
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs MIN	L	37	4	.892
Martin Jones SJS	at CHI	L	35	2	.943
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at STL	W	34	0	.1000
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs VAN	W	33	3	.909
Matt Murray PIT	at CAR	W	28	1	.964
Anders Nilsson VAN	at VGK	L	25	5	.800
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at NYR	W	23	1	.957
Jake Allen STL	vs WPG	L	23	4	.826
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at VGK	—	8	0	.1000

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