NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 27, 2018

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Carolina Hurricanes

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at home. Charlie McAvoy (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:06.
•Riley Nash had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:53.
•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:30.

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New Jersey Devils edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 at PIT. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Zajac–Grabner–Noesen skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:06.
•Damon Severson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:52.
•Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:40.

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Washington Capitals edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Mark Borowiecki (OTT) played 1:53, −13:01 down on his 14:54 season average over 51 games.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:39.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:49.
•Matt Niskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:57.

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Florida Panthers edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in overtime at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Trocheck, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:14 together.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:09.
•Vincent Trocheck had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:46.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Trocheck, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:14 together.

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Minnesota Wild rout St. Louis Blues 8–3

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 8–3 at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 2A.

•Eric Staal had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 12:57.
•Jason Zucker had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 12:59.
•Mikael Granlund had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 13:56.

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Nashville Predators edge Winnipeg Jets 6–5

Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 6–5 at WPG. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 5A.

•Roman Josi had 5 assists (5 points) on 2 shots in 24:43.
•Craig Smith had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:17.
•Mark Scheifele had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:16.

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Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 2–0

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 2–0 at home. Devin Shore (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Ritchie) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 6:34 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Ritchie) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 6:34 together.
•New look for CGY: Stewart–Gaudreau–Monahan skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Radulov–Benn–Janmark skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at VGK. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Phaneuf, Carter, Brown, Kopitar and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:08 together.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:46.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Phaneuf, Carter, Brown, Kopitar and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:08 together.
•Jack Campbell (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +13 against a season average of 29.0; the win.

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San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at home. Joe Pavelski (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for SJS: Couture–Boedker–Hertl skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joe Pavelski had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:29.
•Evander Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:34.
•New look for SJS: Couture–Boedker–Hertl skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Eric Staal MIN	vs STL	3	2	5	4	0	0	12:57	—
Jason Zucker MIN	vs STL	1	4	5	4	0	0	12:59	—
Roman Josi NSH	at WPG	0	5	5	2	1	3	24:43	—
Mikael Granlund MIN	vs STL	2	2	4	2	0	3	13:56	—
Joe Pavelski SJS	vs EDM	1	3	4	3	1	1	16:29	—
Ryan Suter MIN	vs STL	0	3	3	1	2	1	23:34	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs OTT	2	0	2	6	0	0	16:39	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at MIN	2	0	2	4	2	1	19:10	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs NSH	2	0	2	4	1	0	21:16	—
Craig Smith NSH	at WPG	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:17	—
Charlie McAvoy BOS	vs CAR	1	1	2	3	2	4	23:06	—
Taylor Hall NJD	at PIT	1	1	2	3	2	1	19:06	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Zajac–Grabner–Noesen skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Gaborik–Smith–Dzingel skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Vrbata–Trocheck–Huberdeau skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Stewart–Gaudreau–Monahan skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Benn–Janmark skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Reaves–Carpenter–Nosek skated 5:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Couture–Boedker–Hertl skated 11:28 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 EDM: Strome–Aberg–Puljujarvi skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Pavelski–Kane–Donskoi skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jack Campbell LAK	at VGK	W	42	1	.976
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs TOR	W	39	2	.949
Pekka Rinne NSH	at WPG	W	39	5	.872
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at PIT	W	38	2	.947
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs NJD	L	38	3	.921
Ben Bishop DAL	vs CGY	W	38	0	.1000
Cam Talbot EDM	at SJS	L	36	4	.889
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs CAR	W	32	3	.906
Scott Darling CAR	at BOS	O	32	4	.875
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NSH	L	32	6	.813
Curtis McElhinney TOR	at FLA	O	31	3	.903
Philipp Grubauer WSH	vs OTT	W	30	2	.933
Maxime Lagace VGK	vs LAK	L	30	4	.867
Jon Gillies CGY	at DAL	L	26	2	.923
Martin Jones SJS	vs EDM	W	26	2	.923
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs STL	W	25	3	.880
Carter Hutton STL	at MIN	L	25	5	.800
Mike Condon OTT	at WSH	L	22	3	.864
Jake Allen STL	at MIN	—	8	3	.625

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