NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 6, 2020

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

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Detroit Red Wings

Buffalo Sabres

Detroit Red Wings edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout at BUF. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DET: Filppula–Abdelkader–Bertuzzi skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 26:22.
•Robby Fabbri had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:55.
•New look for DET: Filppula–Abdelkader–Bertuzzi skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at home. Jeff Petry (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Kovalchuk–Domi–Evans skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jeff Petry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:25.
•New look for MTL: Kovalchuk–Domi–Evans skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Carey Price (MTL) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +7 against a season average of 30.3; the win.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Ryan McDonagh (TBL) played 9:28, −11:28 down on his 20:56 season average over 49 games.

•Victor Hedman had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 27:56.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:03.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:37.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Florida Panthers 7–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Florida Panthers 7–2 at FLA. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Mark Stone had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 17:14.
•Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:04.
•Nate Schmidt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:05.

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New York Islanders beat Los Angeles Kings 5–3

New York Islanders beat Los Angeles Kings 5–3 at home. Kieffer Bellows (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Lewis–Prokhorkin–Amadio skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kieffer Bellows had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:16.
•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:34.
•Ben Hutton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:08.

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New Jersey Devils rout Philadelphia Flyers 5–0

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–0 at PHI. Miles Wood (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Simmonds, Palmieri, Coleman, Severson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Miles Wood had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:46.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Simmonds, Palmieri, Coleman, Severson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:17 together.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 46 shots and stopped 46 (.1000), +15 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: Calvert–Donskoi–Compher skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:18.
•New look for COL: Calvert–Donskoi–Compher skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: Nieto–Bellemare–Jost skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at STL. Andrew Copp (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Luca Sbisa (WPG) played 8:27, −9:42 down on his 18:09 season average over 43 games.

•Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.
•Jansen Harkins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:38.
•Luca Sbisa (WPG) played 8:27, −9:42 down on his 18:09 season average over 43 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2 at home. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Hunt, Dumba, Fiala, Donato and Kunin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:11 together.

•Brad Hunt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:16.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:45.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Hunt, Dumba, Fiala, Donato and Kunin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:11 together.

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Nashville Predators edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at CGY. Mikael Granlund (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CGY: Backlund–Bennett–Dube skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:47.
•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:44.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:58.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3 at ARI. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Trevor van Riemsdyk (CAR) played 21:07, +6:24 up on his 14:43 season average over 48 games.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:53.
•Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:23.
•Alex Goligoski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:36.

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San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3

San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3 at EDM. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Timo Meier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 17:43.
•Kevin Labanc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.
•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:37.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mark Stone VGK	at FLA	2	3	5	5	1	0	17:14	—
Timo Meier SJS	at EDM	2	1	3	8	2	1	17:43	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at ARI	2	1	3	5	1	0	13:53	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	at FLA	2	1	3	4	0	0	17:04	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at ARI	2	1	3	3	1	1	17:23	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs PIT	0	3	3	3	0	1	27:56	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at BUF	2	0	2	8	2	0	26:22	—
Kieffer Bellows NYI	vs LAK	2	0	2	4	1	1	11:16	—
Miles Wood NJD	at PHI	2	0	2	2	2	0	11:46	—
Cale Makar COL	at OTT	1	1	2	5	3	2	21:18	—
Anders Lee NYI	vs LAK	1	1	2	5	2	2	20:34	—
Nate Schmidt VGK	at FLA	1	1	2	5	1	1	25:05	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Filppula–Abdelkader–Bertuzzi skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Skinner–Lazar–Rodrigues skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Kovalchuk–Domi–Evans skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Prokhorkin–Amadio skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Andreoff–Aube-Kubel–Bunnaman skated 4:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Calvert–Donskoi–Compher skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nieto–Bellemare–Jost skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Anisimov–Duclair–Paul skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Pearson–Horvat–MacEwen skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Bennett–Dube skated 11:27 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at PHI	W	46	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	at CGY	W	39	2	.949
Carey Price MTL	vs ANA	W	37	2	.946
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at STL	W	37	2	.946
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at MIN	L	37	4	.892
Cam Talbot CGY	vs NSH	L	35	3	.914
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs COL	L	34	4	.882
James Reimer CAR	at ARI	W	33	3	.909
Jonathan Bernier DET	at BUF	W	32	3	.906
Jonathan Quick LAK	at NYI	L	32	4	.875
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PIT	W	31	2	.935
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs SJS	L	31	6	.806
Aaron Dell SJS	at EDM	W	31	3	.903
Antti Raanta ARI	vs CAR	L	30	4	.867
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs VGK	L	29	6	.793
Matt Murray PIT	at TBL	L	28	3	.893
John Gibson ANA	at MTL	O	27	3	.889
Philipp Grubauer COL	at OTT	W	26	1	.962
Alex Stalock MIN	vs VAN	W	26	2	.923
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at FLA	W	25	2	.920
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs LAK	W	25	3	.880
Jordan Binnington STL	vs WPG	L	24	3	.875
Jonas Johansson BUF	vs DET	O	21	3	.857
Brian Elliott PHI	vs NJD	L	17	4	.765
Samuel Montembeault FLA	vs VGK	—	10	1	.900
Alex Lyon PHI	vs NJD	—	2	1	.500

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