NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 9, 2020

5 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

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DET: Athanasiou–Bertuzzi–Hirose skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andreas Athanasiou had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:26.
•New look for DET: Athanasiou–Bertuzzi–Hirose skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jonathan Bernier (DET) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +11 against a season average of 29.4; the win.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at BUF. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jimmy Vesey (BUF) played 25:52, +12:15 up on his 13:37 season average over 63 games.

•Jimmy Vesey (BUF) played 25:52, +12:15 up on his 13:37 season average over 63 games.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Vesey, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:09 together.
•New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Shore skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at home. Filip Chytil (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +8 against a season average of 35.3; the win.

•Filip Chytil had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:24.
•Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +8 against a season average of 35.3; the win.
•Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +11 against a season average of 29.1; the loss.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Laine and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:56 together.

•Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:51.
•Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:01.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:23.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Minnesota Wild 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 at MIN. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Fiala) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Jared Spurgeon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:33.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:55.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Fiala) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 2:35 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kyle Connor WPG	vs CHI	2	1	3	5	0	0	24:51	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	vs BOS	2	0	2	4	0	1	20:26	—
Andrew Copp WPG	vs CHI	1	1	2	6	0	1	20:01	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	vs COL	1	1	2	6	0	0	19:55	—
Jared Spurgeon MIN	vs COL	1	1	2	5	2	1	23:33	—
Patrik Laine WPG	vs CHI	1	1	2	1	2	1	22:23	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs CHI	0	2	2	5	1	1	22:48	—
Filip Chytil NYR	vs LAK	0	2	2	4	0	0	11:24	—
Tyler Toffoli LAK	at NYR	0	0	0	7	1	0	20:11	—
Joakim Ryan LAK	at NYR	0	0	0	3	4	4	23:46	—
Dmitry Kulikov WPG	vs CHI	0	0	0	2	7	2	21:04	—
Matt Roy LAK	at NYR	0	0	0	1	3	5	16:09	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Athanasiou–Bertuzzi–Hirose skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Wagner–Heinen–Lindholm skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Filppula–Erne–Perlini skated 6:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Shore skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Skinner–Sheary–Rodrigues skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Prokhorkin–Amadio–Grundstrom skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Di Giuseppe–Chytil–Kakko skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Donskoi–Landeskog–Compher skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs LAK	W	43	1	.977
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs BOS	W	40	1	.975
Jonathan Quick LAK	at NYR	L	40	3	.925
Pavel Francouz COL	at MIN	W	36	2	.944
Corey Crawford CHI	at WPG	L	34	3	.912
Ryan Miller ANA	at BUF	W	33	2	.939
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs COL	L	33	3	.909
Jonas Johansson BUF	vs ANA	L	28	3	.893
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CHI	W	26	2	.923
Tuukka Rask BOS	at DET	L	19	2	.895

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