NHL Recaps: Monday, Feb 25, 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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Buffalo Sabres

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR won it by committee.

•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:22.
•Frederik Gauthier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 7:01.
•Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:58.

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New Jersey Devils edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 at home. Connor Carrick (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NJD: Stafford–Bastian–McLeod skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor Carrick had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:00.
•New look for NJD: Stafford–Bastian–McLeod skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Miles Wood (NJD) played 3:09, −10:43 down on his 13:52 season average over 62 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at home. Austin Wagner (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brayden Point (TBL) played 23:49, +4:58 up on his 18:51 season average over 78 games.

•Austin Wagner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 8:23.
•Steven Stamkos had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:23.
•Brayden Point (TBL) played 23:49, +4:58 up on his 18:51 season average over 78 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in a shootout at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Gagner, Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, Nurse and Draisaitl) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:00.
•P.K. Subban had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:39.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Gagner, Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, Nurse and Draisaitl) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:35 together.

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Florida Panthers edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at COL. Mike Hoffman (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:26 together.

•Mike Hoffman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:41.
•Keith Yandle had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:44.
•MacKenzie Weegar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:54.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Anaheim Ducks 4–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–0 at home. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Leivo, Hutton, Horvat, Boeser and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:57 together.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:23.
•Elias Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:04.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Leivo, Hutton, Horvat, Boeser and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:57 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mike Hoffman FLA	at COL	1	2	3	7	0	2	16:41	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at TOR	2	0	2	4	3	1	23:22	—
Bo Horvat VAN	vs ANA	2	0	2	4	3	0	19:23	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at NSH	2	0	2	2	1	0	25:00	—
Kasperi Kapanen TOR	vs BUF	1	1	2	6	3	0	17:58	—
P.K. Subban NSH	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	2	2	24:39	—
Sam Reinhart BUF	at TOR	1	1	2	4	2	0	18:44	—
Frederik Gauthier TOR	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	1	0	7:01	—
Austin Wagner LAK	at TBL	1	1	2	3	1	0	8:23	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs LAK	0	2	2	7	1	0	22:23	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at TOR	0	2	2	4	1	0	24:06	—
Keith Yandle FLA	at COL	0	2	2	4	0	1	19:44	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Stafford–Bastian–McLeod skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Leipsic–Brodzinski–Kempe skated 7:35 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 VAN: Spooner–Leivo–Horvat skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Perry–Rowney–Sprong skated 4:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Roberto Luongo FLA	at COL	W	39	3	.923
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at NSH	O	38	2	.947
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs FLA	O	38	4	.895
Cory Schneider NJD	vs MTL	W	35	1	.971
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs BUF	W	34	3	.912
Jack Campbell LAK	at TBL	O	34	3	.912
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs LAK	W	33	3	.909
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs ANA	W	29	0	.1000
Kevin Boyle ANA	at VAN	L	29	4	.862
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs EDM	W	27	2	.926
Carey Price MTL	at NJD	L	22	2	.909
Linus Ullmark BUF	at TOR	L	21	2	.905
Carter Hutton BUF	at TOR	—	12	3	.750

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