NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 2, 2020

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Washington Capitals 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at WSH. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PIT: Galchenyuk–Lafferty–Angello skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Lars Eller had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:13.
•New look for PIT: Galchenyuk–Lafferty–Angello skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Sam Lafferty (PIT) played 5:41, −4:01 down on his 9:42 season average over 49 games.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at MTL. Pierre-Luc Dubois (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CBJ: Jenner–Milano–Bemstrom skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:34.
•Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•New look for CBJ: Jenner–Milano–Bemstrom skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in a shootout at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CAR: Foegele–Aho–Svechnikov skated 12:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:18.
•Oscar Fantenberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.
•Warren Foegele had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:24.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	at MTL	2	1	3	2	0	0	16:34	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at CAR	2	0	2	6	2	1	19:18	—
Lars Eller WSH	vs PIT	2	0	2	2	0	1	15:13	—
Tomas Tatar MTL	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	2	0	17:50	—
Oscar Fantenberg VAN	at CAR	0	2	2	2	4	2	14:45	—
Warren Foegele CAR	vs VAN	0	2	2	2	4	0	14:24	—
Patric Hornqvist PIT	at WSH	1	0	1	7	2	0	18:32	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs PIT	0	0	0	2	13	2	21:11	—
Jack Johnson PIT	at WSH	0	0	0	1	3	7	23:14	—
David Savard CBJ	at MTL	0	0	0	1	1	7	20:57	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Galchenyuk–Lafferty–Angello skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Milano–Bemstrom skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Foegele–Aho–Svechnikov skated 12:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Niederreiter–Teravainen skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
James Reimer CAR	vs VAN	W	35	3	.914
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs PIT	L	33	4	.879
Matt Murray PIT	at WSH	W	32	3	.906
Thatcher Demko VAN	at CAR	O	32	3	.906
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at MTL	W	30	3	.900
Carey Price MTL	vs CBJ	L	26	3	.885

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