NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018

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New York Islanders

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–1

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–1 at home. Jonathan Drouin (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jeff Petry (MTL) played 18:01, −5:33 down on his 23:34 season average over 81 games.

•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:14.
•Jeff Petry (MTL) played 18:01, −5:33 down on his 23:34 season average over 81 games.
•Mike Reilly (MTL) played 22:56, +8:07 up on his 14:49 season average over 56 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 in overtime at TBL. Jason Pominville (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TBL: Johnson–Miller–Erne skated 15:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jason Pominville had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:19.
•New look for TBL: Johnson–Miller–Erne skated 15:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Pominville–Wilson–Rodrigues skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at home. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Kyle Brodziak (STL) played 19:14, +5:51 up on his 13:23 season average over 80 games.

•Kyle Brodziak (STL) played 19:14, +5:51 up on his 13:23 season average over 80 games.
•Carter Hutton (STL) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +10 against a season average of 26.1; the win.
•New look for DET: Athanasiou–Bertuzzi–Larkin skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:58.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 20:30.
•Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:40.

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New York Rangers edge Vancouver Canucks 6–5 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks 6–5 in overtime at VAN. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR won it by committee.

•Bo Horvat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:38.
•Ryan Spooner had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:58.
•Brock Boeser had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:40.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bo Horvat VAN	vs NYR	1	2	3	5	0	1	22:38	—
Ryan Spooner NYR	at VAN	0	3	3	1	3	0	14:58	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs NYR	2	0	2	6	0	0	22:40	—
Kevin Hayes NYR	at VAN	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:47	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs CGY	1	1	2	8	0	0	20:30	—
Jason Pominville BUF	at TBL	1	1	2	7	2	0	18:19	—
Daniel Sedin VAN	vs NYR	1	1	2	6	0	0	14:37	—
Vladislav Namestnikov NYR	at VAN	1	1	2	3	0	3	17:57	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	at COL	1	1	2	3	0	0	23:58	—
Tyson Barrie COL	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	1	4	24:40	—
Jonathan Drouin MTL	vs NYI	1	1	2	1	0	1	14:14	—
Brendan Leipsic VAN	vs NYR	0	2	2	7	0	0	17:49	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Froese–Shaw–Scherbak skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Clutterbuck–Cizikas–Wagner skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Johnson–Miller–Erne skated 15:54 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 BUF: Pominville–Wilson–Rodrigues skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Josefson–Nolan–Griffith skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Pouliot–Larsson–Baptiste skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Athanasiou–Bertuzzi–Larkin skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sobotka–Soshnikov–Thompson skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (11.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at VAN	W	55	5	.909
Carter Hutton STL	vs DET	W	36	1	.972
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BUF	O	34	2	.941
David Rittich CGY	at COL	L	33	4	.879
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs CGY	W	32	2	.938
Antti Niemi MTL	vs NYI	W	28	1	.964
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at MTL	L	26	3	.885
Jimmy Howard DET	at STL	L	25	2	.920
Chad Johnson BUF	at TBL	W	22	1	.955
Anders Nilsson VAN	vs NYR	O	22	3	.864
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs NYR	—	5	3	.400

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