NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 1, 2019

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

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Chicago Blackhawks

Buffalo Sabres

Chicago Blackhawks rout Buffalo Sabres 7–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Buffalo Sabres 7–3 at BUF. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. Cam Ward (CHI) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +9 against a season average of 33.7; the win.

•Patrick Kane had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:37.
•Drake Caggiula had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.
•Brandon Saad had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:16.

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Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at FLA. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 7:01 together.

•Filip Forsberg had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:12.
•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:32.
•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:33.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge New York Islanders 1–0 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 1–0 in a shootout at NYI. Thomas Greiss (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 41 (.1000), +13 against a season average of 27.6; the overtime loss.

•Thomas Greiss (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 41 (.1000), +13 against a season average of 27.6; the overtime loss.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 36 shots and stopped 36 (.1000), +4 against a season average of 32.3; the win.
•Nick Leddy (NYI) played 25:22, +3:52 up on his 21:30 season average over 81 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa Senators 5–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa Senators 5–3 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. OTT's first power-play unit (Ryan, Duchene, Dzingel, Tierney and Chabot) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:36 together.

•Bryan Rust had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:44.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:30.
•Phil Kessel had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:45.

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Washington Capitals edge Calgary Flames 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 4–3 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Lars Eller (WSH) played 6:07, −10:33 down on his 16:40 season average over 80 games.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:36.
•TJ Brodie had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:20.
•Lars Eller (WSH) played 6:07, −10:33 down on his 16:40 season average over 80 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in overtime at home. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. DET's first power-play unit (Kronwall, Vanek, Athanasiou, Mantha and Larkin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:53 together.

•Andreas Athanasiou had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:29.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:38.
•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stastny, Pacioretty, Schmidt, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:03 together.

•Shea Theodore had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:31.
•Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:30.
•Justin Williams had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:30.

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Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at home. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Granlund and Hunt) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:40 together.

•Tyler Seguin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:02.
•Andrew Cogliano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:15.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Granlund and Hunt) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:40 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane CHI	at BUF	2	2	4	4	1	0	21:37	—
Drake Caggiula CHI	at BUF	1	2	3	3	3	1	16:33	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	vs TOR	0	3	3	4	0	0	18:29	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at FLA	0	3	3	3	0	0	18:12	—
Viktor Arvidsson NSH	at FLA	2	0	2	5	1	1	16:32	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs MIN	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:02	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs OTT	2	0	2	4	0	0	16:44	—
Shea Theodore VGK	at CAR	2	0	2	3	0	1	22:31	—
Brandon Saad CHI	at BUF	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:16	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs OTT	2	0	2	3	0	0	20:30	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs CGY	1	1	2	6	2	1	24:36	—
Patrick Marleau TOR	at DET	1	1	2	3	1	0	17:19	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Trocheck–Huberdeau–Malgin skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Stephenson skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pirri–Eakin–Zykov skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Spezza–Cogliano–Nichushkin skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% 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 Ward CHI	at BUF	W	43	3	.930
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs TBL	O	41	0	.1000
Anders Nilsson OTT	at PIT	L	40	5	.875
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs OTT	W	40	3	.925
Mike Smith CGY	at WSH	L	40	4	.900
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NYI	W	36	0	.1000
Frederik Andersen TOR	at DET	O	33	3	.909
Maxime Lagace VGK	at CAR	L	31	4	.871
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at DAL	L	31	2	.935
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CGY	W	30	3	.900
Juuse Saros NSH	at FLA	W	28	1	.964
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs NSH	L	25	3	.880
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs VGK	W	25	2	.920
Carter Hutton BUF	vs CHI	L	22	4	.818
Ben Bishop DAL	vs MIN	W	22	1	.955
Jimmy Howard DET	vs TOR	W	21	2	.905
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs CHI	—	7	2	.714

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