NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 14, 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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Washington Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:37.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:14.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:09.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Colorado Avalanche 1–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 1–0 at home. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for COL: Saad–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 14:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for COL: Saad–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 14:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: Kadri–Donskoi–Burakovsky skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: Compher–Nichushkin–O'Connor skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% 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
Bryan Rust PIT	vs WSH	2	1	3	6	0	0	20:37	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs WSH	1	2	3	4	2	0	18:14	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs WSH	1	1	2	4	0	1	18:09	—
Cody Ceci PIT	vs WSH	0	2	2	3	1	3	17:04	—
Kris Letang PIT	vs WSH	0	2	2	2	3	2	23:43	—
Nicolas Hague VGK	vs COL	0	0	0	0	5	3	19:10	—
Bowen Byram COL	at VGK	0	0	0	0	5	3	23:07	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Saad–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 14:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kadri–Donskoi–Burakovsky skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Compher–Nichushkin–O'Connor skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Megna–Bellemare–Dries skated 6:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at PIT	L	36	4	.889
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs WSH	W	31	3	.903
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs COL	W	30	0	.1000
Philipp Grubauer COL	at VGK	L	24	1	.958

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.