NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 18, 2020

7 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Bjorkstrand, Werenski, Dubois and Bemstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:27 together.

•Travis Konecny had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:59.
•Jakub Voracek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:10.
•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:45.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 3A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Rust and McCann) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:25 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:54.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:25.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Rust and McCann) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:25 together.

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Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4 at home. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 18:03.
•Brandon Montour had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:23.
•Artem Anisimov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:07.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at home. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Andreas Athanasiou had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:38.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:03.
•Anthony Mantha had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:55.

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St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at home. Ivan Barbashev (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NJD: Palmieri–Hischier–Hughes skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ivan Barbashev had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:07.
•New look for NJD: Palmieri–Hischier–Hughes skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: O'Reilly–Schenn–Schwartz skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at NSH. Justin Williams (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Trevor van Riemsdyk (CAR) played 20:07, +5:22 up on his 14:45 season average over 48 games.

•Justin Williams had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:06.
•Trevor van Riemsdyk (CAR) played 20:07, +5:22 up on his 14:45 season average over 48 games.
•Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 12:17, −4:31 down on his 16:48 season average over 67 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3 at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Blake Wheeler had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:46.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:29.
•Dustin Brown had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:32.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jean-Gabriel Pageau OTT	vs BUF	2	2	4	5	1	1	18:03	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs TOR	1	3	4	3	0	1	19:54	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs LAK	2	1	3	5	1	0	17:46	—
Brandon Montour BUF	at OTT	2	1	3	2	0	2	21:23	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs LAK	1	2	3	6	0	0	17:29	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	1	1	17:25	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs CBJ	1	2	3	1	2	0	14:59	—
Artem Anisimov OTT	vs BUF	2	0	2	5	1	2	14:07	—
Ivan Barbashev STL	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	2	0	14:07	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	0	0	14:38	—
Dustin Brown LAK	at WPG	2	0	2	2	3	0	17:32	—
Victor Olofsson BUF	at OTT	1	1	2	6	0	0	21:40	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Rust–McCann–Kahun skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Palmieri–Hischier–Hughes skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: O'Reilly–Schenn–Schwartz skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Barbashev–Blais skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hutton BUF	at OTT	L	39	6	.846
Louis Domingue NJD	at STL	L	39	3	.923
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs TOR	W	36	2	.944
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs LAK	W	34	3	.912
Cal Petersen LAK	at WPG	L	34	5	.853
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CAR	L	30	4	.867
Carter Hart PHI	vs CBJ	W	29	1	.966
Petr Mrazek CAR	at NSH	W	29	1	.966
Craig Anderson OTT	vs BUF	W	27	4	.852
Carey Price MTL	at DET	L	25	4	.840
Frederik Andersen TOR	at PIT	L	24	5	.792
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs MTL	W	22	3	.864
Jordan Binnington STL	vs NJD	W	17	0	.1000
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at PHI	L	12	4	.667
Matiss Kivlenieks CBJ	at PHI	—	3	1	.667

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