NHL Recaps: Monday, Feb 15, 2021

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

Game recaps

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St. Louis Blues

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes edge St. Louis Blues 1–0

Arizona Coyotes beat St. Louis Blues 1–0 at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Carl Gunnarsson (STL) played 21:34, +7:47 up on his 13:47 season average over 11 games.

•Carl Gunnarsson (STL) played 21:34, +7:47 up on his 13:47 season average over 11 games.
•Ivan Barbashev (STL) played 20:47, +7:38 up on his 13:09 season average over 37 games.
•New look for ARI: Hayden–Fischer–Hayton skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at BUF. Josh Bailey (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Hall, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Josh Bailey had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:16.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Hall, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:03 together.
•New look for BUF: Staal–Hall–Reinhart skated 13:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 in overtime at TOR. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT won it by committee.

•Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:24.
•Evgenii Dadonov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:46.
•Connor Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:25.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes rout Columbus Blue Jackets 7–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–3 at home. Brock McGinn (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Brock McGinn had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 11:05.
•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 12:13.
•Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:24.

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Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–4

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–4 at TBL. Alexander Volkov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA won it by committee.

•Alexander Volkov had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:27.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:32.
•Anton Stralman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:47.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in overtime at DET. Dominik Kubalik (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Nicolas Beaudin (CHI) played 19:00, +5:31 up on his 13:29 season average over 18 games.

•Dominik Kubalik had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:49.
•Nicolas Beaudin (CHI) played 19:00, +5:31 up on his 13:29 season average over 18 games.
•New look for CHI: Wallmark–Kampf–Johnson skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Edmonton Oilers 6–5

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 6–5 at EDM. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:56.
•Alex Chiasson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 10:28.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:45.

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Calgary Flames edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime at VAN. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:34 together.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:47.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:39.
•Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:31.

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San Jose Sharks edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Grant–Deslauriers–Rowney skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Logan Couture had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:30.
•New look for ANA: Grant–Deslauriers–Rowney skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS) played 24:45, +7:23 up on his 17:22 season average over 50 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brock McGinn CAR	vs CBJ	2	2	4	3	0	0	11:05	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs CBJ	1	3	4	3	0	0	12:13	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs OTT	2	1	3	5	0	1	22:24	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at EDM	1	2	3	2	0	2	20:56	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs WPG	2	0	2	7	2	0	22:45	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	2	1	16:24	—
Alex Chiasson EDM	vs WPG	2	0	2	4	2	0	10:28	—
Dominik Kubalik CHI	at DET	2	0	2	4	0	1	15:49	—
Evgenii Dadonov OTT	at TOR	2	0	2	3	0	1	17:46	—
Alexander Volkov TBL	vs FLA	2	0	2	2	0	1	9:27	—
Logan Couture SJS	vs ANA	1	1	2	5	2	1	18:30	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs CBJ	1	1	2	5	0	2	12:37	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Hayden–Fischer–Hayton skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Staal–Hall–Reinhart skated 13:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Sheahan–Fogarty–Thompson skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Wallmark–Kampf–Johnson skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Grant–Deslauriers–Rowney skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Donato–Gambrell–Leonard skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Marleau–Nieto–Noesen skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at EDM	W	45	5	.889
James Reimer CAR	vs CBJ	W	40	3	.925
Marcus Hogberg OTT	at TOR	W	38	5	.868
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at VAN	W	33	3	.909
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs OTT	O	31	6	.806
Chris Driedger FLA	at TBL	W	31	4	.871
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs NYI	L	29	3	.897
Malcolm Subban CHI	at DET	W	29	2	.931
John Gibson ANA	at SJS	L	29	3	.897
Martin Jones SJS	vs ANA	W	28	2	.929
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CGY	O	27	4	.852
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at CAR	L	25	5	.800
Thomas Greiss DET	vs CHI	O	24	3	.875
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs STL	W	24	0	.1000
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at BUF	W	21	1	.952
Curtis McElhinney TBL	vs FLA	L	21	6	.714
Jordan Binnington STL	at ARI	L	19	1	.947
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs WPG	L	13	2	.846
Mike Smith EDM	vs WPG	—	11	4	.636
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at CAR	—	9	2	.778

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