NHL Recaps: Monday, Feb 8, 2021

6 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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New York Islanders

New York Rangers

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 2–0

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 2–0 at NYR. Matt Martin (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Noah Dobson (NYI) played 11:40, −4:50 down on his 16:30 season average over 45 games.

•Matt Martin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:30.
•Noah Dobson (NYI) played 11:40, −4:50 down on his 16:30 season average over 45 games.
•Andy Greene (NYI) played 20:53, +3:22 up on his 17:31 season average over 54 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at home. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Jenner–Bjorkstrand–Domi skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CBJ: Jenner–Bjorkstrand–Domi skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alexandre Texier (CBJ) played 9:38, −6:20 down on his 15:58 season average over 48 games.
•Dean Kukan (CBJ) played 5:57, −8:29 down on his 14:26 season average over 34 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at OTT. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Zack Kassian (EDM) played 0:33, −11:44 down on his 12:17 season average over 26 games.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:27.
•Zack Kassian (EDM) played 0:33, −11:44 down on his 12:17 season average over 26 games.
•New look for EDM: Ennis–Archibald–Khaira skated 8:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:53 together.

•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:53 together.
•Rasmus Sandin (TOR) played 5:00, −10:52 down on his 15:52 season average over 8 games.
•New look for VAN: Beagle–Roussel–Virtanen skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at NSH. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Sissons–Tolvanen skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anthony Cirelli had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:20.
•New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Sissons–Tolvanen skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: McCarron–Trenin–Olivier skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (SO)

Arizona Coyotes beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in a shootout at STL. Ryan O'Reilly (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ARI won it by committee.

•Ryan O'Reilly had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:14.
•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:03.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:51.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan O'Reilly STL	vs ARI	2	1	3	4	0	0	20:14	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at NSH	2	0	2	4	1	1	16:20	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at OTT	1	1	2	5	0	0	23:27	—
Clayton Keller ARI	at STL	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:51	—
Christian Dvorak ARI	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	2	24:03	—
David Perron STL	vs ARI	1	1	2	3	0	1	17:46	—
Matt Martin NYI	at NYR	1	1	2	2	2	0	10:30	—
Jakob Chychrun ARI	at STL	0	2	2	3	2	3	26:43	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	at STL	0	2	2	2	0	0	17:33	—
Josh Archibald EDM	at OTT	1	0	1	2	6	2	15:11	—
Alexander Edler VAN	at TOR	0	0	0	1	7	3	20:23	—
David Savard CBJ	vs CAR	0	0	0	0	6	6	25:08	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Jenner–Bjorkstrand–Domi skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Ennis–Archibald–Khaira skated 8:53 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 →
New look for VAN: Beagle–Roussel–Virtanen skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Sutter–Bailey–Gaudette skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Sissons–Tolvanen skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: McCarron–Trenin–Olivier skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 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%
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at STL	W	43	3	.930
Matt Murray OTT	vs EDM	L	34	2	.941
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs TBL	L	33	2	.939
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs VAN	W	32	1	.969
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at NYR	W	30	0	.1000
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NYI	L	30	2	.933
Mike Smith EDM	at OTT	W	28	1	.964
Jordan Binnington STL	vs ARI	O	26	3	.885
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs CAR	W	24	2	.917
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at NSH	W	24	1	.958
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at CBJ	L	22	3	.864
Braden Holtby VAN	at TOR	L	19	3	.842

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