NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 14, 2020

4 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

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for MTL: Cousins–Drouin–Domi skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sidney Crosby had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:23.
•Jason Zucker had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:57.
•New look for MTL: Cousins–Drouin–Domi skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1

New York Rangers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 at CBJ. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Gerbe–Foligno–Jenner skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.
•New look for CBJ: Gerbe–Foligno–Jenner skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Bjorkstrand–Stenlund skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at WPG. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WPG: Wheeler–Copp–Ehlers skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:42.
•New look for WPG: Wheeler–Copp–Ehlers skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +4 against a season average of 31.0; the loss.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Haula–Niederreiter–Necas skated 10:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:51.
•Nino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:02.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:15.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs MTL	0	3	3	3	1	1	18:23	—
Jason Zucker PIT	vs MTL	2	0	2	2	0	0	16:57	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs SJS	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:42	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at CBJ	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:10	—
Nino Niederreiter CAR	vs NJD	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:02	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs NJD	1	1	2	1	0	0	13:51	—
Brett Pesce CAR	vs NJD	0	2	2	3	0	0	22:15	—
Brandon Tanev PIT	vs MTL	0	1	1	3	10	1	15:29	—
Ilya Kovalchuk MTL	at PIT	0	0	0	8	1	0	15:45	—
Patrik Laine WPG	vs SJS	0	0	0	7	1	0	23:39	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs SJS	0	0	0	7	0	0	24:57	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Cousins–Drouin–Domi skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Thompson–Lehkonen–Evans skated 7:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–Agozzino–Lafferty skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Gerbe–Foligno–Jenner skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Bjorkstrand–Stenlund skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Milano–Dubois–Bemstrom skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Wheeler–Copp–Ehlers skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Sorensen–Gambrell–True skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Haula–Niederreiter–Necas skated 10:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at CBJ	W	37	1	.973
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs NJD	W	37	2	.946
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs MTL	W	35	1	.971
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs SJS	L	35	3	.914
Aaron Dell SJS	at WPG	W	32	2	.938
Louis Domingue NJD	at CAR	L	30	5	.833
Carey Price MTL	at PIT	L	27	3	.889
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs NYR	L	27	2	.926

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