NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 21, 2019

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

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Washington Capitals

Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at TOR. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:08.
•Lars Eller had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:52.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:05 together.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Florida Panthers 4–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at FLA. Justin Williams (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Justin Williams had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:36.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:53.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:20.

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New Jersey Devils rout Ottawa Senators 4–0

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4–0 at home. Miles Wood (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Smith–Chlapik–Balcers skated 4:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (92.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Miles Wood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 8:59.
•Will Butcher had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:06.
•New look for OTT: Smith–Chlapik–Balcers skated 4:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (92.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 4–1 at NYR. Zach Parise (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Spurgeon, Zucker, Hunt and Donato) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:07 together.

•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:16.
•Eric Staal had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•Ryan Donato had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:58.

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San Jose Sharks rout Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0

San Jose Sharks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 at PIT. Brent Burns (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SJS's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Couture, Karlsson, Hertl and Labanc) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:33 together.

•Brent Burns had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:24.
•Tomas Hertl had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:43.
•Kevin Labanc had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:19.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Philadelphia Flyers 5–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 at home. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for PHI: Giroux–Raffl–Konecny skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brendan Gallagher had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:36.
•New look for PHI: Giroux–Raffl–Konecny skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MTL: Thompson–Peca–Lehkonen skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in a shootout at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BUF: Skinner–Eichel–Rodrigues skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BUF: Skinner–Eichel–Rodrigues skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TBL: Johnson–Kucherov–Point skated 12:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (74.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Carter Hutton (BUF) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +9 against a season average of 30.8; the overtime loss.

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Nashville Predators edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Boyle, Turris, Josi, Forsberg and Fiala) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:01 together.

•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:42.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Boyle, Turris, Josi, Forsberg and Fiala) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:01 together.
•New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Fiala skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jamie Benn had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:11.
•Radek Faksa had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:00.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:28.

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Edmonton Oilers edge New York Islanders 4–3 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders 4–3 in overtime at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, Nurse, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:05 together.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:26.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:31.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:01.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at VAN. Alex Galchenyuk (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Spooner–Boeser–Pettersson skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:24.
•Antoine Roussel had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:45.
•New look for VAN: Spooner–Boeser–Pettersson skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63% 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
Brendan Gallagher MTL	vs PHI	3	0	3	6	3	0	13:36	—
Justin Williams CAR	at FLA	2	1	3	5	0	0	19:36	—
Brent Burns SJS	at PIT	1	2	3	6	1	1	22:24	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs STL	2	0	2	5	3	0	20:11	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	at PIT	2	0	2	2	2	1	18:43	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	at DAL	1	1	2	5	0	1	22:28	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs NYI	1	1	2	4	1	3	23:31	—
Alex Galchenyuk ARI	at VAN	1	1	2	4	1	1	14:24	—
Miles Wood NJD	vs OTT	1	1	2	4	0	0	8:59	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at TOR	1	1	2	3	5	4	18:08	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	0	3	23:42	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs CAR	1	1	2	3	2	0	17:57	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Marleau–Brown–Nylander skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Smith–Chlapik–Balcers skated 4:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (92.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Stafford–Rooney–Anderson skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Ryan–White–Tkachuk skated 4:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Haley–Goodrow–Karlsson skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Giroux–Raffl–Konecny skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Thompson–Peca–Lehkonen skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Varone–Bailey skated 4:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Skinner–Eichel–Rodrigues skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Johnson–Kucherov–Point skated 12:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (74.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Killorn–Gourde–Cirelli skated 7:57 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 →
New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Fiala skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Leipsic–Kempe skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Turris–Jarnkrok–Arvidsson skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Spooner–Boeser–Pettersson skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Leivo–Motte–Horvat skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs STL	W	45	2	.956
Braden Holtby WSH	at TOR	W	42	2	.952
Robin Lehner NYI	at EDM	O	41	4	.902
Carter Hutton BUF	at TBL	O	40	1	.975
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs ARI	O	38	3	.921
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs MIN	L	34	3	.912
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at NYR	W	34	1	.971
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs SJS	L	33	4	.879
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at VAN	W	32	2	.938
Anders Nilsson OTT	at NJD	L	31	4	.871
Brian Elliott PHI	at MTL	—	31	2	.935
Petr Mrazek CAR	at FLA	W	30	3	.900
Cory Schneider NJD	vs OTT	W	30	0	.1000
Carey Price MTL	vs PHI	W	30	1	.967
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BUF	W	30	1	.967
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs LAK	W	29	1	.966
Jonathan Quick LAK	at NSH	L	29	2	.931
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs WSH	L	28	3	.893
Martin Jones SJS	at PIT	W	26	0	.1000
James Reimer FLA	vs CAR	L	25	4	.840
Jordan Binnington STL	at DAL	L	24	4	.833
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs NYI	W	23	3	.870
Carter Hart PHI	at MTL	L	9	3	.667

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