NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 24, 2019

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

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New York Rangers

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge New York Rangers 6–5 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 6–5 in overtime at home. Brady Skjei (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brendan Smith (NYR) played 6:36, −8:50 down on his 15:26 season average over 62 games.

•Brady Skjei had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:17.
•Nicklas Backstrom had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:33.
•Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:14.

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San Jose Sharks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3

San Jose Sharks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at DET. Joe Pavelski (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Joe Pavelski had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:46.
•Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:28.
•Mike Green had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:38.

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Dallas Stars edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 at CHI. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 6:02 together.

•Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:31.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:35.
•Duncan Keith had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:46.

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Calgary Flames edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Calgary Flames beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at OTT. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for OTT: Ryan–Duclair–Brown skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for OTT: Ryan–Duclair–Brown skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +1 against a season average of 33.5; the loss.
•Filip Chlapik (OTT) played 7:55, −7:26 down on his 15:21 season average over 4 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in overtime at home. Jonas Brodin (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. STL's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Bozak, O'Reilly, Tarasenko and Schwartz) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:52 together.

•Jonas Brodin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:44.
•STL's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Bozak, O'Reilly, Tarasenko and Schwartz) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:52 together.
•New look for MIN: Parise–Granlund–Donato skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Alex Goligoski (ARI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Trouba, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:58 together.

•Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:30.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Trouba, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:58 together.
•Niklas Hjalmarsson (ARI) played 25:06, +5:28 up on his 19:38 season average over 81 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Joe Pavelski SJS	at DET	3	0	3	4	1	0	22:46	—
Brady Skjei NYR	at WSH	2	0	2	5	0	2	21:17	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	1	0	22:33	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	at CHI	1	1	2	5	2	0	19:31	—
Mats Zuccarello DAL	at CHI	1	1	2	4	0	1	13:35	—
Brent Burns SJS	at DET	1	1	2	4	0	0	26:28	—
Mike Green DET	vs SJS	1	1	2	2	2	2	21:38	—
Jimmy Vesey NYR	at WSH	1	1	2	2	2	0	21:14	—
Jonas Brodin MIN	vs STL	0	2	2	4	0	4	23:44	—
Logan Couture SJS	at DET	0	2	2	4	0	0	21:25	—
Duncan Keith CHI	vs DAL	0	2	2	3	2	1	23:46	—
Erik Gustafsson CHI	vs DAL	0	2	2	3	0	1	25:24	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Ryan–Duclair–Brown skated 6:25 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: Tierney–White–Tkachuk skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Parise–Granlund–Donato skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% 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	at CHI	W	47	3	.936
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs SJS	L	36	4	.889
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at WSH	O	35	6	.829
Craig Anderson OTT	vs CGY	L	35	2	.943
Jake Allen STL	at MIN	O	35	2	.943
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs WPG	W	35	1	.971
Pheonix Copley WSH	vs NYR	W	31	5	.839
Cam Ward CHI	vs DAL	L	29	4	.862
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs STL	W	28	1	.964
Aaron Dell SJS	at DET	W	23	3	.870
David Rittich CGY	at OTT	W	23	1	.957
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at ARI	L	23	3	.870

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