NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 28, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Toronto Maple Leafs

New York Islanders

New York Islanders rout Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1

New York Islanders beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Garret Sparks (TOR) faced 37 shots and stopped 31 (.838), +7 against a season average of 29.6; the loss.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:20.
•Cal Clutterbuck had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:44.
•Jordan Eberle had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:38.

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Final / OT

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Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime at home. Travis Sanheim (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brian Elliott (PHI) faced 40 shots and stopped 36 (.900), +12 against a season average of 28.5; the overtime loss.

•Travis Sanheim had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:16.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:15.
•Jakub Voracek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:13.

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Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at home. Noel Acciari (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Krug and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:38 together.

•Noel Acciari had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:04.
•Danton Heinen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:42.
•Torey Krug had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:57.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 4–2 at OTT. Josh Currie (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for EDM: Gagner–Malone–Rattie skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Josh Currie had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:49.
•New look for EDM: Gagner–Malone–Rattie skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mikko Koskinen (EDM) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +9 against a season average of 28.2; the win.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Brad Richardson (ARI) led the scoring with 4G 0A. New look for VAN: Leivo–Pearson–Pettersson skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brad Richardson had 4 goals (4 points) on 6 shots in 16:07.
•Richard Panik had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:14.
•Vinnie Hinostroza had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:49.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Florida Panthers 6–5 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Florida Panthers 6–5 in a shootout at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 3A. VGK won it by committee.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 20:47.
•Mike Hoffman had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:16.
•Reilly Smith had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:23.

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Dallas Stars edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at LAK. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Leipsic and Brodzinski) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:21 together.

•Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:22.
•Ben Lovejoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:13.
•Blake Comeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:31.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Richardson ARI	vs VAN	4	0	4	6	0	1	16:07	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at VGK	1	3	4	6	2	1	20:47	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs DAL	2	1	3	3	2	0	24:22	—
Vinnie Hinostroza ARI	vs VAN	0	3	3	2	5	0	16:49	—
Richard Panik ARI	vs VAN	0	3	3	1	0	2	16:14	—
Mike Hoffman FLA	at VGK	2	0	2	4	2	0	18:16	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs FLA	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:23	—
Travis Sanheim PHI	at CBJ	2	0	2	2	1	1	24:16	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	vs PHI	1	1	2	6	0	0	21:15	—
Noel Acciari BOS	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	5	1	14:04	—
Jon Merrill VGK	vs FLA	1	1	2	4	3	0	21:16	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	at CBJ	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:13	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Bailey–Barzal–Beauvillier skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Gagner–Malone–Rattie skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Boedker–Lindberg–Gibbons skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Leivo–Pearson–Pettersson skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Toffoli skated 12:20 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Roberto Luongo FLA	at VGK	O	46	5	.891
Louis Domingue TBL	at BOS	L	41	4	.902
Brian Elliott PHI	at CBJ	O	40	4	.900
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs VAN	W	39	2	.949
Garret Sparks TOR	at NYI	L	37	6	.838
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at OTT	W	37	2	.946
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs FLA	W	37	5	.865
Robin Lehner NYI	vs TOR	W	35	1	.971
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs DAL	O	33	4	.879
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs PHI	W	31	3	.903
Anton Khudobin DAL	at LAK	W	30	3	.900
Craig Anderson OTT	vs EDM	L	25	3	.880
Thatcher Demko VAN	at ARI	L	24	5	.792
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs TBL	W	21	1	.952

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