NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 21, 2020

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

Carolina Hurricanes

New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2

New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 at CAR. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 24:20.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:41.
•Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:49.

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New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Jordan Eberle (NYI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for NYI: Ladd–Bailey–Dal Colle skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jordan Eberle had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:35.
•Anders Lee had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:58.
•New look for NYI: Ladd–Bailey–Dal Colle skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Nashville Predators 2–1 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville Predators 2–1 in overtime at home. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Keith, Toews, Kane, Kubalik and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 3:18 together.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 16:50.
•Duncan Keith had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:23.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Keith, Toews, Kane, Kubalik and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 3:18 together.

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St. Louis Blues rout Dallas Stars 5–1

St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 5–1 at DAL. Colton Parayko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Colton Parayko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:06.
•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:16.
•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:21.

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Boston Bruins edge Calgary Flames 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Calgary Flames 4–3 at CGY. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–Kuhlman skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikael Backlund had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.
•Patrice Bergeron had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:59.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:36.

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Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3 at EDM. Jared Spurgeon (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Jared Spurgeon had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:55.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:37.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:37.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Anaheim Ducks 1–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 1–0 at ANA. J.T. Compher (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for COL: Kamenev–Jost–Dries skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for COL: Kamenev–Jost–Dries skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nick Ritchie (ANA) played 17:54, +3:50 up on his 14:04 season average over 47 games.
•Ian Cole (COL) played 20:50, +3:11 up on his 17:39 season average over 64 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jared Spurgeon MIN	at EDM	3	0	3	6	1	3	21:55	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	vs DET	3	0	3	5	0	0	20:35	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs MIN	2	1	3	4	0	0	23:37	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at CAR	1	2	3	7	1	3	24:20	—
Colton Parayko STL	at DAL	1	2	3	3	1	2	23:06	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs NSH	2	0	2	8	0	0	16:50	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at CGY	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:59	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	vs BOS	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:22	—
Ryan Strome NYR	at CAR	1	1	2	5	1	2	21:49	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at CGY	1	1	2	5	1	0	18:36	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at CAR	1	1	2	2	0	0	19:41	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	at DAL	1	1	2	2	0	0	9:21	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Ladd–Bailey–Dal Colle skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Komarov–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Arvidsson skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–Kuhlman skated 11:28 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 COL: Kamenev–Jost–Dries skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Corey Crawford CHI	vs NSH	W	43	1	.977
Jonathan Bernier DET	at NYI	L	39	3	.923
Pekka Rinne NSH	at CHI	O	38	2	.947
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs MIN	L	38	4	.895
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs NYR	L	35	4	.886
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at CAR	W	29	2	.931
John Gibson ANA	vs COL	L	29	1	.966
Alex Stalock MIN	at EDM	W	26	3	.885
Pavel Francouz COL	at ANA	W	26	0	.1000
Cam Talbot CGY	vs BOS	L	23	4	.826
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs DET	W	22	1	.955
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at CGY	W	21	3	.857
Jake Allen STL	at DAL	W	19	1	.947
Ben Bishop DAL	vs STL	L	13	4	.692
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs STL	—	10	1	.900

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