NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2020

3 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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Buffalo Sabres

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. J.T. Compher (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Landeskog, Compher, MacKinnon, Jost and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 3:47 together.

•J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:18.
•COL's first power-play unit (Landeskog, Compher, MacKinnon, Jost and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 3:47 together.
•New look for BUF: Simmonds–Johansson–Skinner skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 3–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 3–0 at home. Alec Martinez (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for EDM: Granlund–Russell–Haas skated 4:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alec Martinez had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:18.
•New look for EDM: Granlund–Russell–Haas skated 4:49 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 VGK: Reaves–Cousins–Carrier skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at home. Blake Lizotte (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Frk, Amadio, Vilardi, Walker and Lizotte) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:07 together.

•Blake Lizotte had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:17.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Frk, Amadio, Vilardi, Walker and Lizotte) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:07 together.
•New look for PIT: Crosby–Zucker–Sheary skated 13:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
J.T. Compher COL	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	0	0	21:18	—
Blake Lizotte LAK	vs PIT	1	1	2	2	0	3	15:17	—
Alec Martinez VGK	vs EDM	0	2	2	4	3	4	24:18	—
Rasmus Ristolainen BUF	at COL	0	0	0	1	7	8	24:13	—
Ryan Reaves VGK	vs EDM	0	0	0	1	9	0	11:48	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Simmonds–Johansson–Skinner skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Namestnikov–Bellemare–Kaut skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Granlund–Russell–Haas skated 4:49 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 →
New look for VGK: Reaves–Cousins–Carrier skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stephenson–Nosek–Roy skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Zucker–Sheary skated 13:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Lafferty–Rodrigues–Simon skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cal Petersen LAK	vs PIT	W	36	1	.972
Carter Hutton BUF	at COL	L	34	3	.912
Pavel Francouz COL	vs BUF	W	33	2	.939
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at VGK	L	33	3	.909
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs EDM	W	29	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	at LAK	L	22	2	.909

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