NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 12, 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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Montreal Canadiens

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.

•David Pastrnak had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:46.
•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.
•Carey Price (MTL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 5–3

Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at home. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Carter–Frk–Kempe skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Elias Lindholm had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:49.
•Kurtis MacDermid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:17.
•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 at home. Brandon Sutter (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 49 shots and stopped 49 (.1000), +16 against a season average of 33.0; the win.

•Brandon Sutter had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:02.
•Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 49 shots and stopped 49 (.1000), +16 against a season average of 33.0; the win.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Sutter, Miller, Horvat, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:54 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
David Pastrnak BOS	vs MTL	3	0	3	7	1	0	16:46	—
Brandon Sutter VAN	vs CHI	1	2	3	1	0	0	19:02	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	at LAK	2	0	2	3	1	1	22:49	—
Kurtis MacDermid LAK	vs CGY	1	1	2	1	3	1	12:17	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at LAK	0	2	2	5	0	0	23:48	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs CGY	0	2	2	4	1	0	19:50	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs MTL	0	2	2	2	1	0	17:08	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	at LAK	1	0	1	7	0	0	19:11	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at VAN	0	0	0	8	0	0	22:33	—
Dominik Kubalik CHI	at VAN	0	0	0	7	1	0	17:45	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Coyle–Heinen–Bjork skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Wagner–Nordstrom–Kuraly skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Carter–Frk–Kempe skated 11:26 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 CHI: Kane–Saad–Carpenter skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs CHI	W	49	0	.1000
Cal Petersen LAK	vs CGY	W	38	3	.921
Carey Price MTL	at BOS	L	37	3	.919
David Rittich CGY	at LAK	L	32	4	.875
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs MTL	W	29	1	.966
Corey Crawford CHI	at VAN	L	19	2	.895

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