NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 22, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Ottawa Senators

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Ottawa Senators 3–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Ottawa Senators 3–0 at OTT. Anthony Duclair (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Duchene–Panarin skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anthony Duclair had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:00.
•New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Duchene–Panarin skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +6 against a season average of 33.5; the loss.

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Minnesota Wild edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at DET. Luke Kunin (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Vanek, Athanasiou, Mantha, Larkin and Hronek) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:05 together.

•Luke Kunin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:02.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:39.
•Filip Hronek had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:37.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at CHI. J.T. Compher (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•J.T. Compher had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:05.
•Carl Soderberg had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:50.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:29.

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Calgary Flames edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at home. TJ Brodie (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Derek Grant (ANA) played 16:52, +5:16 up on his 11:36 season average over 55 games.

•TJ Brodie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:32.
•Derek Grant (ANA) played 16:52, +5:16 up on his 11:36 season average over 55 games.
•New look for ANA: Kesler–Gibbons–Rowney skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 at VGK. Jacob Trouba (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Jacob Trouba had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:19.
•Patrik Laine had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:58.
•Adam Lowry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:45.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
J.T. Compher COL	at CHI	2	1	3	3	1	0	18:05	—
Jacob Trouba WPG	at VGK	0	3	3	2	2	1	24:19	—
Carl Soderberg COL	at CHI	2	0	2	5	3	1	18:50	—
Patrik Laine WPG	at VGK	2	0	2	4	1	1	17:58	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at CHI	1	1	2	4	2	2	20:29	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at VGK	1	1	2	4	0	1	16:11	—
Adam Lowry WPG	at VGK	1	1	2	2	6	0	15:45	—
TJ Brodie CGY	vs ANA	1	1	2	2	0	2	17:32	—
Luke Kunin MIN	at DET	1	1	2	1	0	0	18:02	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs MIN	0	2	2	7	1	0	21:39	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	vs COL	0	2	2	4	1	1	23:45	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at VGK	0	2	2	2	0	2	18:56	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Duchene–Panarin skated 10:26 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 CBJ: Dubinsky–Nash–Robinson skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Duclair–Bjorkstrand–Dubois skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Nielsen–Vanek–Mantha skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Kesler–Gibbons–Rowney skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Perry–Rakell–Ritchie skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Semyon Varlamov COL	at CHI	W	44	3	.932
Craig Anderson OTT	vs CBJ	L	40	3	.925
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs MIN	L	35	3	.914
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at VGK	W	32	3	.906
Collin Delia CHI	vs COL	L	30	4	.867
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at DET	W	28	2	.929
Ryan Miller ANA	at CGY	L	28	2	.929
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs WPG	L	28	5	.821
Mike Smith CGY	vs ANA	W	26	1	.962
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at OTT	W	22	0	.1000

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