NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020

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

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New York Rangers

Chicago Blackhawks

New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at CHI. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:18.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:00.
•Dominik Kubalik had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:18.

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Dallas Stars edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at home. Corey Perry (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Pavelski–Radulov–Janmark skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Corey Perry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:47.
•Denis Gurianov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:06.
•New look for DAL: Pavelski–Radulov–Janmark skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins edge Edmonton Oilers 2–1 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Edmonton Oilers 2–1 in overtime at EDM. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) played 28:05, +7:44 up on his 20:21 season average over 64 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:17.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) played 28:05, +7:44 up on his 20:21 season average over 64 games.
•Patrick Russell (EDM) played 3:31, −8:02 down on his 11:33 season average over 44 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat New York Islanders 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Islanders 3–1 at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Derick Brassard (NYI) played 2:19, −11:33 down on his 13:52 season average over 65 games.

•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:50.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:04.
•Derick Brassard (NYI) played 2:19, −11:33 down on his 13:52 season average over 65 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at ANA. MacKenzie Weegar (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Sceviour–Connolly–Saarela skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:00.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:21.
•New look for FLA: Sceviour–Connolly–Saarela skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in a shootout at VAN. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VAN: Toffoli–Miller–Pettersson skated 12:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•J.T. Miller had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:54.
•Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:23.
•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 27:05.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at CHI	1	3	4	5	1	1	20:18	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at CHI	1	2	3	1	5	1	15:00	—
Dominik Kubalik CHI	vs NYR	2	0	2	3	4	0	14:18	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs MIN	2	0	2	3	2	2	20:54	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at EDM	1	1	2	6	0	1	18:17	—
MacKenzie Weegar FLA	at ANA	1	1	2	5	4	0	21:00	—
Corey Perry DAL	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	0	2	12:47	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	at CHI	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:26	—
Drake Caggiula CHI	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	6	0	10:15	—
Vincent Trocheck FLA	at ANA	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:21	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs MIN	0	2	2	5	0	1	27:05	—
Cale Makar COL	vs NYI	0	2	2	3	0	0	18:50	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Pavelski–Radulov–Janmark skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Donskoi–Compher–Nichushkin skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (80.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Nelson–Dal Colle–Beauvillier skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Sceviour–Connolly–Saarela skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Toffoli–Miller–Pettersson skated 12:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Robin Lehner CHI	vs NYR	L	41	6	.854
Ben Bishop DAL	vs ARI	W	41	2	.951
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at CHI	W	40	3	.925
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at ANA	W	36	1	.972
Mike Smith EDM	vs BOS	O	34	2	.941
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at VAN	W	34	3	.912
Adin Hill ARI	at DAL	L	33	3	.909
John Gibson ANA	vs FLA	L	31	3	.903
Tuukka Rask BOS	at EDM	W	29	1	.966
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at COL	L	29	3	.897
Pavel Francouz COL	vs NYI	W	28	1	.964
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs MIN	O	28	3	.893

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