NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 15, 2019

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

New York Rangers rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at BUF. Vladislav Namestnikov (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:14 together.

•Vladislav Namestnikov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:36.
•Jeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:26.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:10.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1 at home. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Curtis McElhinney (CAR) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +12 against a season average of 29.3; the win.

•Nino Niederreiter had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:48.
•Justin Williams had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:53.
•Sebastian Aho had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:44.

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New Jersey Devils edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in overtime at MIN. Mikael Granlund (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD won it by committee.

•Brad Hunt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 6:36.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:00.
•Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:59.

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Boston Bruins beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0

Boston Bruins beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0 at ANA. Sean Kuraly (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Krug and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:13 together.

•Sean Kuraly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:34.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Krug and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:13 together.
•New look for ANA: Henrique–Sprong–Terry skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% 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
Vladislav Namestnikov NYR	at BUF	2	1	3	2	1	1	17:36	—
Nino Niederreiter CAR	vs EDM	2	0	2	4	1	0	18:48	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs NYR	2	0	2	3	0	1	22:26	—
Mikael Granlund MIN	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	1	0	22:19	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at MIN	1	1	2	4	1	2	20:32	—
Kyle Palmieri NJD	at MIN	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:00	—
Marcus Johansson NJD	at MIN	1	1	2	1	2	0	23:59	—
Brad Hunt MIN	vs NJD	1	1	2	1	1	0	6:36	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	at BUF	1	1	2	1	0	0	14:10	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs EDM	0	2	2	5	0	0	19:44	—
Ryan Suter MIN	vs NJD	0	2	2	3	2	0	27:20	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at MIN	0	2	2	3	2	0	21:09	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Malone–Khaira–Puljujarvi skated 4:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Sprong–Terry skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs EDM	W	41	1	.976
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at BUF	W	33	2	.939
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at ANA	W	30	0	.1000
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs NYR	L	28	5	.821
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs NJD	O	28	5	.821
Kevin Boyle ANA	vs BOS	L	28	2	.929
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at CAR	L	27	3	.889
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at MIN	—	17	4	.765
Cory Schneider NJD	at MIN	W	15	0	.1000

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