NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 7, 2020

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Anaheim Ducks

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 in overtime at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 23:32.
•John Tavares had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:56.
•Mitch Marner had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:19.

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Buffalo Sabres edge New York Rangers 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 3–2 at NYR. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Carter Hutton (BUF) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

•Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:32.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:47.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:29.

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Final

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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0 at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Madison Bowey (DET) played 3:25, −14:46 down on his 18:11 season average over 52 games.

•Madison Bowey (DET) played 3:25, −14:46 down on his 18:11 season average over 52 games.
•New look for DET: Abdelkader–Larkin–Fabbri skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +13 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.

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Minnesota Wild edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at DAL. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Alexander Radulov (DAL) played 11:08, −5:42 down on his 16:50 season average over 59 games.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:18.
•Alexander Radulov (DAL) played 11:08, −5:42 down on his 16:50 season average over 59 games.
•Miro Heiskanen (DAL) played 20:34, −3:15 down on his 23:49 season average over 67 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Auston Matthews TOR	vs ANA	1	3	4	6	0	4	23:32	—
John Tavares TOR	vs ANA	2	1	3	4	1	2	21:56	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs ANA	0	3	3	3	0	0	24:19	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at DAL	2	0	2	4	0	0	14:18	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs BUF	1	1	2	5	0	0	20:47	—
Jimmy Vesey BUF	at NYR	1	1	2	4	3	0	15:32	—
Adam Henrique ANA	at TOR	1	1	2	2	2	0	17:23	—
Cam Fowler ANA	at TOR	0	2	2	4	0	0	25:53	—
Jack Eichel BUF	at NYR	0	2	2	1	0	1	21:29	—
Nick Foligno CBJ	vs DET	0	1	1	9	3	1	23:43	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs DET	0	0	0	8	0	0	18:14	—
Nick Ritchie ANA	at TOR	0	0	0	1	9	0	16:04	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Di Giuseppe–Lemieux–Chytil skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Abdelkader–Larkin–Fabbri skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Filppula–Bertuzzi–Perlini skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jimmy Howard DET	at CBJ	L	43	1	.977
Carter Hutton BUF	at NYR	W	39	2	.949
Ryan Miller ANA	at TOR	O	35	5	.857
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at DAL	W	33	2	.939
Ben Bishop DAL	vs MIN	L	31	3	.903
Jack Campbell TOR	vs ANA	W	30	4	.867
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs BUF	L	28	3	.893
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs DET	W	16	0	.1000

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