NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 28, 2020

5 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

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 5–2 at home. Jakub Voracek (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 4A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Couturier, Konecny and Provorov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:37 together.

•Jakub Voracek had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 14:42.
•Claude Giroux had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:42.
•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:45.

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Minnesota Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets

Minnesota Wild rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0 at CBJ. Zach Parise (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CBJ: Jenner–Matteau–Stenlund skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Zach Parise had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.
•Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:41.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at CAR. Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Pavel Francouz (COL) faced 47 shots and stopped 45 (.957), +17 against a season average of 30.2; the win.

•Teuvo Teravainen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:35.
•Tyson Jost had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:53.
•Samuel Girard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:11.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Karlsson–Stephenson skated 13:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Reilly Smith had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:01.
•New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Karlsson–Stephenson skated 13:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Cousins–Carrier–Roy skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 at home. Jason Zucker (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Danton Heinen (ANA) played 20:48, +6:26 up on his 14:22 season average over 66 games.

•Jason Zucker had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:27.
•Marcus Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:18.
•Danton Heinen (ANA) played 20:48, +6:26 up on his 14:22 season average over 66 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jakub Voracek PHI	vs NYR	0	4	4	3	0	0	14:42	—
Zach Parise MIN	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:12	—
Claude Giroux PHI	vs NYR	2	0	2	5	1	0	14:42	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs COL	2	0	2	5	0	1	20:35	—
Tyson Jost COL	at CAR	2	0	2	4	2	2	14:53	—
Jason Zucker PIT	at ANA	2	0	2	3	2	0	15:27	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs BUF	2	0	2	2	1	0	16:01	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs NYR	1	1	2	3	3	1	17:45	—
Samuel Girard COL	at CAR	1	1	2	3	1	2	18:11	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at CBJ	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:53	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs COL	0	2	2	4	0	1	21:54	—
Jordan Greenway MIN	at CBJ	0	2	2	3	1	3	14:41	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Jenner–Matteau–Stenlund skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Karlsson–Stephenson skated 13:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Cousins–Carrier–Roy skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Johansson–Vesey–Kahun skated 9:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Simmonds–Skinner–Lazar skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Blueger–Rodrigues–Tanev skated 5:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Pavel Francouz COL	at CAR	W	47	2	.957
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at PHI	L	40	5	.875
Robin Lehner VGK	vs BUF	W	34	2	.941
Anton Forsberg CAR	vs COL	L	32	3	.906
John Gibson ANA	vs PIT	W	30	2	.933
Carter Hart PHI	vs NYR	W	28	2	.929
Carter Hutton BUF	at VGK	L	27	3	.889
Alex Stalock MIN	at CBJ	W	24	0	.1000
Matt Murray PIT	at ANA	L	21	3	.857
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs MIN	L	15	4	.733
Matiss Kivlenieks CBJ	vs MIN	—	11	1	.909

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