NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 12, 2019

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

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Chicago Blackhawks

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:29.
•David Krejci had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:41.
•Danton Heinen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:28.

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Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 3–1 at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Sheary–Reinhart–Rodrigues skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:13.
•New look for BUF: Sheary–Reinhart–Rodrigues skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Sobotka–Thompson–Smith skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Florida Panthers 3–0

Dallas Stars beat Florida Panthers 3–0 at FLA. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for DAL: Radulov–Seguin–Hintz skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:13.
•Alexander Radulov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:53.
•New look for DAL: Radulov–Seguin–Hintz skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Washington Capitals 3–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Washington Capitals 3–0 at home. Nick Foligno (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Markus Nutivaara (CBJ) played 11:15, −6:31 down on his 17:46 season average over 79 games.

•Markus Nutivaara (CBJ) played 11:15, −6:31 down on his 17:46 season average over 79 games.
•John Carlson (WSH) played 21:44, −3:22 down on his 25:06 season average over 79 games.
•Alexander Wennberg (CBJ) played 18:06, +3:04 up on his 15:02 season average over 74 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Micheal Ferland (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Williams, Faulk, Niederreiter, Teravainen and Aho) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Micheal Ferland had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:29.
•Teuvo Teravainen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:57.
•Justin Williams had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:46.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames 6–3 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:10.
•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:20.
•Elias Lindholm had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:13.

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St. Louis Blues rout New Jersey Devils 8–3

St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey Devils 8–3 at home. Ivan Barbashev (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Alex Pietrangelo had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:07.
•Ivan Barbashev had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:07.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:10.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at NSH. Luke Glendening (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Kronwall, Vanek, Athanasiou, Mantha and Larkin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:49 together.

•Luke Glendening had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.
•Nick Jensen had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:30.
•Ryan Johansen had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Minnesota Wild 5–4

Philadelphia Flyers beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 at MIN. Jared Spurgeon (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PHI won it by committee.

•Jared Spurgeon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:09.
•James van Riemsdyk had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:45.
•Luke Kunin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:10.

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Winnipeg Jets edge New York Rangers 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat New York Rangers 4–3 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Kreider, Zuccarello, Hayes and Zibanejad) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:05 together.

•Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:47.
•Mika Zibanejad had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:53.
•Joe Morrow had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:19.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at COL. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:16.
•Kasperi Kapanen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:36.
•Nazem Kadri had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:58.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at VGK. Richard Panik (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Nick Cousins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:55.
•Richard Panik had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:55.
•Derek Stepan had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:53.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Marchand BOS	vs CHI	1	3	4	3	1	1	20:29	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs CGY	1	3	4	3	0	1	18:10	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs NYR	2	1	3	6	0	0	20:47	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at FLA	2	1	3	4	1	0	21:13	—
Ivan Barbashev STL	vs NJD	2	1	3	4	1	0	13:07	—
Alex Pietrangelo STL	vs NJD	2	1	3	3	1	2	21:07	—
David Krejci BOS	vs CHI	2	1	3	2	0	0	16:41	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	vs CHI	1	2	3	5	0	1	15:18	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at COL	1	2	3	4	0	1	18:16	—
Jared Spurgeon MIN	vs PHI	1	2	3	3	0	1	23:09	—
Danton Heinen BOS	vs CHI	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:28	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs CGY	1	2	3	2	1	0	16:20	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Sheary–Reinhart–Rodrigues skated 12:16 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 BUF: Sobotka–Thompson–Smith skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Seguin–Hintz skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Comeau–Benn–Dickinson skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Dadonov–Hoffman–Barkov skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at VGK	W	43	2	.953
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at STL	L	39	8	.795
Anthony Stolarz PHI	at MIN	W	39	4	.897
Collin Delia CHI	at BOS	L	37	6	.838
Anders Nilsson OTT	vs CAR	L	37	4	.892
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NYR	W	37	3	.919
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at WPG	L	36	4	.889
Frederik Andersen TOR	at COL	W	36	2	.944
Jimmy Howard DET	at NSH	W	34	2	.941
Braden Holtby WSH	at CBJ	L	31	2	.935
Anton Khudobin DAL	at FLA	W	30	0	.1000
David Rittich CGY	at TBL	L	27	6	.778
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs DET	L	27	3	.889
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs CHI	W	26	3	.885
Curtis McElhinney CAR	at OTT	W	26	1	.962
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs PHI	L	26	5	.808
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs NYI	W	25	1	.960
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs ARI	L	25	4	.840
Jordan Binnington STL	vs NJD	W	23	3	.870
Robin Lehner NYI	at BUF	L	22	3	.864
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CGY	W	22	3	.864
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs WSH	W	20	0	.1000
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs DAL	L	18	2	.889
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs TOR	L	17	4	.765
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs TOR	—	11	1	.909

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