NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 16, 2020

9 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

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at home. Patric Hornqvist (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Filip Hronek (DET) played 10:22, −13:44 down on his 24:06 season average over 64 games.

•Patric Hornqvist had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:58.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:18.
•Filip Hronek (DET) played 10:22, −13:44 down on his 24:06 season average over 64 games.

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Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–1

Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–1 at NYR. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Artemi Panarin (NYR) played 24:51, +4:19 up on his 20:32 season average over 68 games.

•Artemi Panarin (NYR) played 24:51, +4:19 up on his 20:32 season average over 68 games.
•Marc Staal (NYR) played 12:27, −5:18 down on his 17:45 season average over 51 games.
•Ryan Strome (NYR) played 22:43, +3:11 up on his 19:32 season average over 69 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at CAR. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and Yamamoto) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:45 together.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:26.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 24:24.
•Josh Archibald had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:36.

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Anaheim Ducks rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. Adam Henrique (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Grant, Fowler, Rakell and Steel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:55 together.

•Adam Henrique had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:00.
•Derek Grant had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:46.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Grant, Fowler, Rakell and Steel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:55 together.

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Ottawa Senators edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in overtime at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Pageau, Duclair, Chabot, Batherson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:02 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:40.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:50.
•Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:40.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in a shootout at home. Joey Anderson (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 55 shots and stopped 52 (.945), +24 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

•Joey Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:14.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:34.
•Kevin Rooney had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:34.

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Nashville Predators edge St. Louis Blues 2–1

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 at home. Tyler Bozak (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.9; the win.

•Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.9; the win.
•New look for STL: Blais–Kyrou–Thomas skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Steen–Sundqvist–Barbashev skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home. Johan Larsson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Ristolainen, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:21 together.

•Johan Larsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:35.
•Colin Miller had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:18.
•Rasmus Ristolainen had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:00.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at home. Mason Appleton (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WPG: Harkins–Roslovic–Appleton skated 12:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mason Appleton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:54.
•Nathan Beaulieu had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:47.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:45.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs EDM	2	1	3	6	2	1	21:26	—
Patric Hornqvist PIT	vs DET	2	1	3	3	1	0	13:58	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs DAL	1	2	3	3	7	0	20:40	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at CAR	1	2	3	1	0	0	24:24	—
Josh Archibald EDM	at CAR	2	0	2	3	3	2	18:36	—
Adam Henrique ANA	at VAN	2	0	2	3	0	1	14:00	—
Mason Appleton WPG	vs CHI	1	1	2	5	0	0	13:54	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs DET	1	1	2	4	1	0	19:18	—
Joey Anderson NJD	vs CBJ	1	1	2	3	1	0	13:14	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at WPG	1	1	2	3	0	1	20:45	—
Derek Grant ANA	at VAN	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:46	—
Jean-Gabriel Pageau OTT	vs DAL	1	1	2	2	5	0	18:50	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Abdelkader–Perlini–Ehn skated 7:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (7.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Palmieri–Bratt–Hischier skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Blais–Kyrou–Thomas skated 7:38 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 STL: Steen–Sundqvist–Barbashev skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Harkins–Roslovic–Appleton skated 12:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 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%
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs CBJ	W	55	3	.945
Anton Khudobin DAL	at OTT	O	46	4	.913
Craig Anderson OTT	vs DAL	W	39	3	.923
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs STL	W	39	1	.974
John Gibson ANA	at VAN	W	38	1	.974
Corey Crawford CHI	at WPG	L	38	3	.921
Frederik Andersen TOR	at BUF	L	36	5	.861
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs BOS	L	33	2	.939
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CHI	W	33	2	.939
Mike Smith EDM	at CAR	W	31	3	.903
Matt Murray PIT	vs DET	W	28	1	.964
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs ANA	L	28	5	.821
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at NYR	W	26	1	.962
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NJD	O	26	3	.885
James Reimer CAR	vs EDM	O	24	4	.833
Jordan Binnington STL	at NSH	L	24	2	.917
Carter Hutton BUF	vs TOR	W	22	2	.909
Jonathan Bernier DET	at PIT	—	19	1	.947
Jimmy Howard DET	at PIT	L	16	4	.750

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