NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2019

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

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Edmonton Oilers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs rout Edmonton Oilers 6–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 6–2 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:21.
•Andreas Johnsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:29.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:40.

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Calgary Flames edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at NJD. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:38 together.

•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:04.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:38 together.
•New look for NJD: Coleman–Lappin–Hischier skated 12:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge New York Rangers 4–3 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime at NYR. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Miller and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:10 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:19.
•Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:44.
•Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:06.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Alex Biega (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Kerfoot, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:51 together.

•Alex Biega had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:15.
•COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Kerfoot, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:51 together.
•Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +13 against a season average of 31.6; the overtime loss.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 at ANA. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 5:17 together.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:18.
•Erik Gustafsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:20.
•Jonathan Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:47.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mitch Marner TOR	vs EDM	1	2	3	1	0	0	17:21	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at NYR	0	3	3	3	3	0	20:19	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	at ANA	2	0	2	4	0	0	20:18	—
Andreas Johnsson TOR	vs EDM	2	0	2	3	0	1	15:29	—
John Tavares TOR	vs EDM	1	1	2	7	0	0	17:40	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at NYR	1	1	2	4	2	2	27:06	—
Jimmy Vesey NYR	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	1	1	19:44	—
Patrick Marleau TOR	vs EDM	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:56	—
William Nylander TOR	vs EDM	1	1	2	1	0	0	18:14	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	at ANA	0	2	2	3	0	0	21:47	—
Darnell Nurse EDM	at TOR	0	2	2	2	1	0	23:30	—
Alex Biega VAN	at COL	0	2	2	1	3	2	20:15	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Coleman–Lappin–Hischier skated 12:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Stafford–Zajac–Agostino skated 9:29 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 COL: Soderberg–Brassard–Compher skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at COL	O	45	2	.956
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs EDM	W	36	2	.944
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NYR	W	36	3	.917
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs CGY	L	35	2	.943
Ryan Miller ANA	vs CHI	L	35	4	.886
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs VAN	W	32	2	.938
Corey Crawford CHI	at ANA	W	32	3	.906
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs TBL	O	30	4	.867
Anthony Stolarz EDM	at TOR	—	20	2	.900
David Rittich CGY	at NJD	W	20	1	.950
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at TOR	L	16	4	.750

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