NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 12, 2021

2 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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Boston Bruins

New York Rangers

Boston Bruins edge New York Rangers 1–0

Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 1–0 at NYR. Nick Ritchie (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYR: Strome–Kakko–Lafrenière skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYR: Strome–Kakko–Lafrenière skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jeremy Lauzon (BOS) played 13:57, −4:53 down on his 18:50 season average over 40 games.
•New look for NYR: Blackwell–Di Giuseppe–Howden skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at ARI. Justin Faulk (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, Hoffman, O'Reilly, Faulk and Sundqvist) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:30 together.

•Justin Faulk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:02.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:59.
•STL's first power-play unit (Perron, Hoffman, O'Reilly, Faulk and Sundqvist) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:30 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Justin Faulk STL	at ARI	2	1	3	4	2	2	23:02	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at ARI	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:59	—
Jacob Trouba NYR	vs BOS	0	0	0	2	7	2	18:19	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Strome–Kakko–Lafrenière skated 7:10 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 NYR: Blackwell–Di Giuseppe–Howden skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs BOS	L	30	1	.967
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs STL	L	25	2	.920
Jordan Binnington STL	at ARI	W	25	1	.960
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at NYR	W	21	0	.1000

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