NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 4, 2021

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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Washington Capitals

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 4–2

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 27:17, +7:58 up on his 19:20 season average over 44 games.

•Artemi Panarin had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:21.
•Ryan Strome had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:42.
•Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 27:17, +7:58 up on his 19:20 season average over 44 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Florida Panthers 6–5 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 6–5 in overtime at FLA. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Hornqvist, Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 4:28 together.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 14:55.
•Filip Forsberg had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 8 shots in 20:44.
•Matt Duchene had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:16.

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Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Dallas Stars 4–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 4–3 at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Radulov, Klingberg, Hintz and Gurianov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:28 together.

•Alexander Radulov had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:23.
•Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:50.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:30.

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Ottawa Senators edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at MTL. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for OTT: Paul–White–Batherson skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tim Stützle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:51.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:05.
•Phillip Danault had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:58.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Vancouver Canucks 7–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vancouver Canucks 7–3 at home. Jason Spezza (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Jason Spezza had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 12:17.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:20.
•William Nylander had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:56.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4

Chicago Blackhawks beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 23:18.
•Dominik Kubalik had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:39.
•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:54.

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Arizona Coyotes edge St. Louis Blues 4–3

Arizona Coyotes beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 at STL. Mike Hoffman (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI won it by committee.

•Mike Hoffman had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 19:13.
•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:45.
•Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:49.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at home. Mathieu Perreault (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Derek Ryan (CGY) played 2:18, −9:49 down on his 12:07 season average over 42 games.

•Mathieu Perreault had 3 assists (3 points) in 12:27.
•Mason Appleton had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:48.
•Derek Ryan (CGY) played 2:18, −9:49 down on his 12:07 season average over 42 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs NSH	3	2	5	3	1	0	14:55	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at FLA	2	3	5	8	0	0	20:44	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs CAR	1	3	4	4	0	0	23:18	—
Jason Spezza TOR	vs VAN	3	0	3	5	1	0	12:17	—
Dominik Kubalik CHI	vs CAR	1	2	3	4	0	1	15:39	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs VAN	1	2	3	4	0	1	19:20	—
Tim Stützle OTT	at MTL	1	2	3	1	2	1	14:51	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs WSH	0	3	3	5	0	0	20:21	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	at CBJ	0	3	3	4	0	0	20:23	—
William Nylander TOR	vs VAN	0	3	3	1	0	0	13:56	—
Mathieu Perreault WPG	vs CGY	0	3	3	0	0	0	12:27	—
Mike Hoffman STL	vs ARI	2	0	2	9	2	0	19:13	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Di Giuseppe–Howden–Lafrenière skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Koivu–Foligno–Jenner skated 12:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Paul–White–Batherson skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Dadonov–Norris–Tkachuk skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Lewis–Vesalainen–Gustafsson skated 4:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Antti Raanta ARI	at STL	W	43	3	.930
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs NSH	O	41	6	.854
Matt Murray OTT	at MTL	W	38	2	.947
Thatcher Demko VAN	at TOR	L	37	7	.811
James Reimer CAR	at CHI	L	34	5	.853
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs CAR	W	34	4	.882
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs WSH	W	33	2	.939
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at NYR	L	30	3	.900
Jordan Binnington STL	vs ARI	L	29	3	.897
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs DAL	W	28	3	.893
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at WPG	L	26	3	.885
Anton Khudobin DAL	at CBJ	L	25	4	.840
Juuse Saros NSH	at FLA	—	24	5	.792
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CGY	W	24	1	.958
Carey Price MTL	vs OTT	L	22	3	.864
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs VAN	W	19	3	.842
Pekka Rinne NSH	at FLA	W	12	0	.1000

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