NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2020

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Detroit Red Wings

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home. Darren Helm (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DET: Helm–Mantha–Larkin skated 10:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Darren Helm had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:23.
•Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:27.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:35.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in overtime at home. Zach Hyman (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for TOR: Nylander–Marner–Matthews skated 14:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:48.
•Alexander Kerfoot had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:30.
•New look for TOR: Nylander–Marner–Matthews skated 14:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Mark Pysyk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Simmonds, Palmieri, Coleman, Severson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:44 together.

•Mark Pysyk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:27.
•Mike Matheson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:14.
•Noel Acciari had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:36.

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New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Mathew Barzal had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:25.
•Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:13.
•Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:57.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in overtime at PIT. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Rust) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:53 together.

•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Rust) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:53 together.
•Anthony Cirelli (TBL) played 6:00, −12:38 down on his 18:38 season average over 67 games.
•Matt Murray (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +10 against a season average of 27.8; the overtime loss.

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Minnesota Wild rout Vegas Golden Knights 4–0

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–0 at home. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Fiala) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:02 together.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:02.
•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:09.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Fiala) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:02 together.

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New York Rangers beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

New York Rangers beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at WPG. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +8 against a season average of 35.3; the win.

•Chris Kreider had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:48.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.
•Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:05.

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Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Perry, Faksa, Hintz, Gurianov and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:14 together.

•Jamie Benn had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:40.
•Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:30.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Perry, Faksa, Hintz, Gurianov and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:14 together.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Ottawa Senators 3–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Ottawa Senators 3–0 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for OTT: Boedker–Ennis–White skated 4:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.
•New look for OTT: Boedker–Ennis–White skated 4:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Marcus Hogberg (OTT) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 23:36.
•Kailer Yamamoto had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:04.
•Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:02.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs CHI	1	3	4	4	0	0	23:36	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs CAR	3	0	3	3	3	1	13:40	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	vs VGK	1	2	3	6	0	0	15:02	—
Mark Pysyk FLA	at NJD	1	2	3	2	1	0	11:27	—
Mike Matheson FLA	at NJD	1	2	3	2	1	0	12:14	—
Noel Acciari FLA	at NJD	1	2	3	1	0	0	13:36	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs PHI	0	3	3	3	0	0	20:25	—
Darren Helm DET	at BUF	2	0	2	5	0	0	16:23	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at WPG	2	0	2	5	0	0	14:48	—
Kailer Yamamoto EDM	vs CHI	2	0	2	4	0	1	20:04	—
Zach Hyman TOR	vs ARI	2	0	2	2	2	1	20:48	—
Ryan Strome NYR	at WPG	1	1	2	6	0	1	19:05	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Helm–Mantha–Larkin skated 10:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Nylander–Marner–Matthews skated 14:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Hoffman–Connolly–Trocheck skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Hornqvist–Zucker skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Karlsson skated 5:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Janmark–Kiviranta skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Boedker–Ennis–White skated 4:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Calvert–Nichushkin–Bellemare skated 5:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nieto–Kamenev–Jost skated 5:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% 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	at WPG	W	43	1	.977
Adin Hill ARI	at TOR	O	41	3	.927
Mike Smith EDM	vs CHI	W	41	3	.927
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs PHI	W	38	3	.921
Matt Murray PIT	vs TBL	O	38	2	.947
Jack Campbell TOR	vs ARI	W	37	2	.946
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at PIT	W	36	1	.972
Petr Mrazek CAR	at DAL	L	36	3	.917
Marcus Hogberg OTT	at COL	L	35	2	.943
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs OTT	W	34	0	.1000
Louis Domingue NJD	vs FLA	L	33	5	.848
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NYR	L	32	4	.875
Robin Lehner CHI	at EDM	L	30	4	.867
Carter Hutton BUF	vs DET	W	29	2	.931
Samuel Montembeault FLA	at NJD	W	28	3	.893
Alex Stalock MIN	vs VGK	W	26	0	.1000
Jonathan Bernier DET	at BUF	L	25	3	.880
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs CAR	W	25	1	.960
Brian Elliott PHI	at NYI	L	24	4	.833
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at MIN	L	20	4	.800
Malcolm Subban VGK	at MIN	—	5	0	.1000
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at WPG	—	1	0	.1000

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