NHL Recaps: Saturday, Feb 6, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Montreal Canadiens

Ottawa Senators

Montreal Canadiens edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at OTT. Jeff Petry (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Perry, Petry, Toffoli, Drouin and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:09 together.

•MTL's first power-play unit (Perry, Petry, Toffoli, Drouin and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:09 together.
•Jake Allen (MTL) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +7 against a season average of 28.2; the win.
•Mike Reilly (OTT) played 14:34, −4:48 down on his 19:22 season average over 54 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat St. Louis Blues 3–1

Arizona Coyotes beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 at STL. Jakob Chychrun (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Pitlick, Oesterle, Keller and Hayton) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 4:03 together.

•Jakob Chychrun had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:45.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:26.
•Conor Garland had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.

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New York Islanders edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at home. Jordan Eberle (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Lee, Pulock, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:01 together.

•Jordan Eberle had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:18.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:33.
•Michael Dal Colle had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:56.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Mitch Marner had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:41.
•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:36.
•Wayne Simmonds had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:46.

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Calgary Flames beat Edmonton Oilers 6–4

Calgary Flames beat Edmonton Oilers 6–4 at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mikael Backlund had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:34.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:16.
•Dillon Dube had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.

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Anaheim Ducks edge San Jose Sharks 2–1 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 in a shootout at home. Isac Lundeström (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SJS: Donato–Balcers–Gambrell skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SJS: Donato–Balcers–Gambrell skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Marleau–Hertl–Meier skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Sorensen–Nieto–Gregor skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% 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
Mikael Backlund CGY	vs EDM	1	2	3	7	0	1	21:34	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs VAN	0	3	3	3	1	0	21:41	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	vs PIT	2	0	2	7	1	0	17:18	—
Wayne Simmonds TOR	vs VAN	2	0	2	5	0	0	13:46	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs VAN	2	0	2	4	0	1	20:36	—
Jakob Chychrun ARI	at STL	2	0	2	3	1	1	22:45	—
Milan Lucic CGY	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	3	1	13:48	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at CGY	1	1	2	4	3	0	28:16	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at NYI	1	1	2	3	2	0	22:33	—
Dillon Dube CGY	vs EDM	1	1	2	2	0	1	17:08	—
Zach Hyman TOR	vs VAN	1	1	2	1	3	0	20:53	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs EDM	1	1	2	1	0	0	16:13	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Eberle–Nelson–Dal Colle skated 12:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Donato–Balcers–Gambrell skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Marleau–Hertl–Meier skated 9:37 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 SJS: Sorensen–Nieto–Gregor skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen MTL	at OTT	W	35	1	.971
Devan Dubnyk SJS	at ANA	O	33	1	.970
Matt Murray OTT	vs MTL	L	32	2	.938
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs EDM	W	32	4	.875
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs PIT	W	31	3	.903
Braden Holtby VAN	at TOR	L	31	5	.839
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs VAN	W	28	1	.964
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at CGY	L	28	6	.786
Ryan Miller ANA	vs SJS	W	27	1	.963
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NYI	L	26	4	.846
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at STL	W	25	1	.960
Ville Husso STL	vs ARI	L	18	2	.889

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