NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 10, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

Full report

Boston Bruins

New York Rangers

Boston Bruins edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at NYR. Brendan Lemieux (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–DeBrusk skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brendan Lemieux had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:30.
•New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–DeBrusk skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Matt Grzelcyk (BOS) played 11:41, −8:17 down on his 19:58 season average over 36 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at MTL. Jake Muzzin (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for MTL: Toffoli–Armia–Kotkaniemi skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jake Muzzin had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:56.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:23.
•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:28.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jake Muzzin TOR	at MTL	0	3	3	1	3	1	19:56	—
Zach Hyman TOR	at MTL	1	1	2	3	3	2	18:23	—
John Tavares TOR	at MTL	0	2	2	3	0	0	15:28	—
Brendan Lemieux NYR	vs BOS	0	2	2	1	3	2	10:30	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	at NYR	0	1	1	7	3	0	14:08	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–DeBrusk skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Wagner–Kuraly–Frederic skated 7:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Toffoli–Armia–Kotkaniemi skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Tuukka Rask BOS	at NYR	W	35	2	.943
Frederik Andersen TOR	at MTL	W	35	2	.943
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs BOS	O	32	3	.906
Carey Price MTL	vs TOR	L	23	3	.870

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