NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 17, 2019

6 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

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 6–5

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 6–5 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Sidney Crosby had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:41.
•Evgeni Malkin had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:03.
•Kris Letang had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:30.

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St. Louis Blues rout Minnesota Wild 4–0

St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 4–0 at MIN. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. STL's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, Schenn, Tarasenko and Thomas) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 4:16 together.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:41.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:11.

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New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at home. Kyle Palmieri (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Johansson, Palmieri, Severson and Bratt) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:44 together.

•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:05.
•Andy Greene had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:09.
•Travis Zajac had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:47.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at DET. Oskar Lindblom (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DET: Bertuzzi–Mantha–Larkin skated 13:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Oskar Lindblom had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:21.
•Sean Couturier had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:05.
•New look for DET: Bertuzzi–Mantha–Larkin skated 13:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Aleksander Barkov had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 20:05.
•Max Domi had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:38.
•Keith Yandle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:18.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Washington Capitals 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home. Adam Henrique (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Adam Henrique had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:57.
•Jakob Silfverberg had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:14.
•Corey Perry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:32.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs MTL	3	1	4	7	0	0	20:05	—
Adam Henrique ANA	vs WSH	2	1	3	4	0	0	15:57	—
Kyle Palmieri NJD	vs BUF	1	2	3	4	4	0	19:05	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at MIN	1	2	3	3	0	1	16:41	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs NYR	0	3	3	1	2	0	21:41	—
Mats Zuccarello NYR	at PIT	2	0	2	8	4	1	24:44	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs NYR	2	0	2	7	2	1	18:03	—
Kris Letang PIT	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	0	2	25:30	—
Oskar Lindblom PHI	at DET	2	0	2	4	0	2	16:21	—
Max Domi MTL	at FLA	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:38	—
Jakob Silfverberg ANA	vs WSH	2	0	2	3	0	2	18:14	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at PIT	1	1	2	5	5	1	22:18	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Sheary–Rodrigues–Mittelstadt skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Bertuzzi–Mantha–Larkin skated 13:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs NYR	W	44	5	.886
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at PIT	L	41	6	.854
Braden Holtby WSH	at ANA	L	39	5	.872
Carter Hart PHI	at DET	W	38	1	.974
Cory Schneider NJD	vs BUF	W	35	1	.971
Jordan Binnington STL	at MIN	W	31	0	.1000
James Reimer FLA	vs MTL	W	31	3	.903
Alex Stalock MIN	vs STL	L	30	4	.867
Carey Price MTL	at FLA	L	26	2	.923
Ryan Miller ANA	vs WSH	W	25	2	.920
Carter Hutton BUF	at NJD	L	23	3	.870
Jimmy Howard DET	vs PHI	L	12	1	.917
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs PHI	—	10	1	.900
Antti Niemi MTL	at FLA	—	9	3	.667

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