NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 3, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

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Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins edge Washington Capitals 1–0

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 1–0 at WSH. David Krejci (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +9 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

•Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +9 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.
•New look for BOS: Backes–Nordstrom–Frederic skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Torey Krug (BOS) played 18:20, −3:01 down on his 21:21 season average over 63 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL won it by committee.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:26.
•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:59.
•Max Domi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:25.

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Calgary Flames edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 at CAR. Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY won it by committee.

•Derek Ryan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:51.
•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:36.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:39.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at MTL	2	0	2	4	2	0	22:26	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs CGY	1	1	2	5	0	0	18:17	—
Jonathan Drouin MTL	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:59	—
Max Domi MTL	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:25	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	2	0	23:39	—
Dougie Hamilton CAR	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	1	0	21:36	—
Derek Ryan CGY	at CAR	1	1	2	2	0	1	11:51	—
Micheal Ferland CAR	vs CGY	0	2	2	4	1	0	15:02	—
Darnell Nurse EDM	at MTL	0	2	2	3	2	3	26:01	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at MTL	0	2	2	2	2	1	20:06	—
Justin Williams CAR	vs CGY	0	0	0	7	0	1	20:36	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at WSH	0	0	0	7	0	0	20:04	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Backes–Nordstrom–Frederic skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Braden Holtby WSH	vs BOS	L	39	1	.974
David Rittich CGY	at CAR	W	37	3	.919
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs CGY	L	32	4	.875
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at MTL	O	27	4	.852
Tuukka Rask BOS	at WSH	W	24	0	.1000
Carey Price MTL	vs EDM	W	24	3	.875

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.