NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

10 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

Montreal Canadiens

New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Ryan Strome (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Ryan Strome had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:23.
•Adam Fox had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:35.
•Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:44.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at TBL. Dominik Kubalik (CHI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for CHI: Kane–Strome–Nylander skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dominik Kubalik had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:29.
•Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:15.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:32.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 5–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 5–3 at FLA. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TOR: Spezza–Tavares–Nylander skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:18.
•Justin Holl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:44.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:15.

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Boston Bruins edge Dallas Stars 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Dallas Stars 4–3 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Coyle, Krug and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:39.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:16.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:34.

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Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Bobby Ryan (OTT) led the scoring with 3G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Miller, Horvat, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Bobby Ryan had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:01.
•Chris Tierney had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:46.
•Connor Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:50.

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Minnesota Wild rout Detroit Red Wings 7–1

Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 7–1 at DET. Mathew Dumba (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mathew Dumba had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:00.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:47.
•Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:44.

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St. Louis Blues edge New York Islanders 3–2 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat New York Islanders 3–2 in overtime at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Lee, Pageau, Toews and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:46 together.

•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:38.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Lee, Pageau, Toews and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:46 together.
•Robert Bortuzzo (STL) played 4:07, −9:14 down on his 13:21 season average over 41 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NSH won it by committee.

•Mikael Backlund had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.
•Ryan Ellis had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 25:04.
•Mikael Granlund had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:58.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Washington Capitals 3–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Washington Capitals 3–0 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Patrik Laine (WPG) played 0:23, −19:19 down on his 19:42 season average over 67 games.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:52.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:56.
•Patrik Laine (WPG) played 0:23, −19:19 down on his 19:42 season average over 67 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge New Jersey Devils 3–2 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 in overtime at home. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for SJS: Couture–Kane–Gregor skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evander Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:34.
•New look for SJS: Couture–Kane–Gregor skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mario Ferraro (SJS) played 23:54, +8:09 up on his 15:45 season average over 60 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dominik Kubalik CHI	at TBL	3	0	3	6	1	0	16:29	—
Bobby Ryan OTT	vs VAN	3	0	3	3	4	2	15:01	—
Ryan Strome NYR	at MTL	2	1	3	6	0	0	15:23	—
Mathew Dumba MIN	at DET	2	1	3	3	1	0	20:00	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	at NSH	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:38	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at DET	1	2	3	2	0	0	12:47	—
Ryan Ellis NSH	vs CGY	0	3	3	4	0	0	25:04	—
Chris Tierney OTT	vs VAN	0	3	3	0	0	1	18:46	—
Mikael Granlund NSH	vs CGY	2	0	2	4	2	1	18:58	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at FLA	1	1	2	6	2	1	23:18	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs DAL	1	1	2	5	1	2	18:39	—
Adam Fox NYR	at MTL	1	1	2	5	0	2	21:35	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Kane–Strome–Nylander skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Spezza–Tavares–Nylander skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Komarov–Johnston–Koivula skated 4:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Eakin–Ehlers–Appleton skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Couture–Kane–Gregor skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Noesen–Kellman–Bergmann skated 4:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CGY	W	39	3	.923
Corey Crawford CHI	at TBL	W	38	2	.947
David Rittich CGY	at NSH	O	38	4	.895
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs DAL	W	34	3	.912
Carey Price MTL	vs NYR	L	34	4	.882
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at MTL	W	34	2	.941
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs VAN	W	34	2	.941
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs WSH	W	34	0	.1000
Thomas Greiss NYI	at STL	O	32	3	.906
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at WPG	L	31	2	.935
Cory Schneider NJD	at SJS	O	30	3	.900
Ben Bishop DAL	at BOS	L	28	4	.857
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs TOR	L	28	4	.857
Frederik Andersen TOR	at FLA	W	27	3	.889
Curtis McElhinney TBL	vs CHI	L	26	4	.846
Alex Stalock MIN	at DET	W	26	1	.962
Thatcher Demko VAN	at OTT	L	24	4	.833
Martin Jones SJS	vs NJD	W	23	2	.913
Jimmy Howard DET	vs MIN	L	17	5	.706
Jordan Binnington STL	vs NYI	W	17	2	.882
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs MIN	—	9	2	.778

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