NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 20, 2020

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

Game recaps

Final

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs rout Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 at home. Jake Muzzin (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–Kahun skated 12:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jake Muzzin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:02.
•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:55.
•New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–Kahun skated 12:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge San Jose Sharks 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 at home. Nikita Gusev (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NJD: Gusev–Zacha–Bratt skated 8:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nikita Gusev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:29.
•New look for NJD: Gusev–Zacha–Bratt skated 8:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +6 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at WSH. Ben Chiarot (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brett Kulak (MTL) played 27:21, +10:24 up on his 16:57 season average over 55 games.

•Ben Chiarot had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:05.
•Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:24.
•Brett Kulak (MTL) played 27:21, +10:24 up on his 16:57 season average over 55 games.

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Final / OT

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Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at CBJ. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Travis Konecny had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:04.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:06.
•Nick Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:17.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Ottawa Senators 5–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 5–1 at OTT. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Laine and Pionk) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:22 together.

•Mark Scheifele had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:42.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:40.
•Neal Pionk had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:24.

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St. Louis Blues edge Arizona Coyotes 1–0

St. Louis Blues beat Arizona Coyotes 1–0 at home. Ryan O'Reilly (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +14 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.

•Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +14 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.
•New look for ARI: Soderberg–Kessel–Hayton skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jordan Oesterle (ARI) played 22:05, +5:09 up on his 16:56 season average over 57 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK won it by committee.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:06.
•Alec Martinez had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:10.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:21.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Florida Panthers 5–4

Los Angeles Kings beat Florida Panthers 5–4 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 3A. LAK won it by committee.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.
•Aleksander Barkov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:34.
•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:15.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mark Scheifele WPG	at OTT	3	1	4	5	0	3	20:42	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at LAK	1	3	4	2	1	0	19:20	—
Travis Konecny PHI	at CBJ	1	2	3	4	0	1	16:04	—
Jake Muzzin TOR	vs PIT	1	2	3	2	1	4	23:02	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at LAK	2	0	2	6	2	0	22:34	—
Ben Chiarot MTL	at WSH	2	0	2	4	4	3	28:05	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at VGK	2	0	2	4	1	0	18:06	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs TBL	1	1	2	5	0	2	16:21	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	vs PHI	1	1	2	4	2	0	21:44	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at OTT	1	1	2	3	0	1	20:40	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	0	1	16:14	—
Drew Doughty LAK	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	0	0	23:15	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–Kahun skated 12:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Malgin skated 12:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Blueger–Lafferty–Tanev skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Gusev–Zacha–Bratt skated 8:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Kovalchuk–Byron–Domi skated 11:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Soderberg–Kessel–Hayton skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Antti Raanta ARI	at STL	L	46	1	.978
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at LAK	L	40	5	.875
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs SJS	W	37	1	.973
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs WPG	L	34	5	.853
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs PHI	O	33	4	.879
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at VGK	L	33	5	.848
Carey Price MTL	at WSH	W	32	3	.906
Braden Holtby WSH	vs MTL	O	32	4	.875
Brian Elliott PHI	at CBJ	W	31	3	.903
Matt Murray PIT	at TOR	L	30	4	.867
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at OTT	W	30	1	.967
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs FLA	W	29	4	.862
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs TBL	W	27	3	.889
Martin Jones SJS	at NJD	L	25	2	.920
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs PIT	W	24	0	.1000
Jordan Binnington STL	vs ARI	W	14	0	.1000

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