NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 16, 2021

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

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New York Islanders

Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0 at BUF. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYI: Pageau–Beauvillier–Wahlstrom skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:25.
•Josh Bailey had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:04.

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Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at PIT. Richard Panik (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +14 against a season average of 28.2; the loss.

•Richard Panik had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:17.
•Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +14 against a season average of 28.2; the loss.
•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Kuznetsov skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 5–2 at NYR. Janne Kuokkanen (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Jacob Trouba (NYR) played 13:11, −8:32 down on his 21:43 season average over 37 games.

•Janne Kuokkanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:49.
•Nick Merkley had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:28.
•Jacob Trouba (NYR) played 13:11, −8:32 down on his 21:43 season average over 37 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Brandon Saad (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore and Glass) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:20 together.

•Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:19.
•Joonas Donskoi had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:57.
•William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:30.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Minnesota Wild 4–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota Wild 4–0 at home. Jaret Anderson-Dolan (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Johnson–Mayhew skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jaret Anderson-Dolan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:46.
•New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Johnson–Mayhew skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–Bjugstad–Hartman skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% 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
Janne Kuokkanen NJD	at NYR	0	3	3	1	0	0	14:49	—
Anders Lee NYI	at BUF	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:08	—
Nick Merkley NJD	at NYR	1	1	2	4	2	0	14:28	—
Brandon Saad COL	at VGK	1	1	2	3	0	2	16:19	—
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI	at BUF	1	1	2	2	2	0	19:25	—
Jaret Anderson-Dolan LAK	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	1	0	13:46	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs COL	0	2	2	2	0	2	17:30	—
Josh Bailey NYI	at BUF	0	2	2	1	0	1	17:04	—
Richard Panik WSH	at PIT	0	2	2	1	1	0	11:17	—
Joonas Donskoi COL	at VGK	0	2	2	1	0	0	14:57	—
Lars Eller WSH	at PIT	1	0	1	7	1	1	18:16	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Pageau–Beauvillier–Wahlstrom skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Sheahan–Asplund–Thompson skated 4:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Kuznetsov skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zacha–Merkley–Kuokkanen skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Burakovsky–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Johnson–Mayhew skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Bjugstad–Hartman skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Johansson–Greenway–Kaprizov skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Parise–Fiala–Eriksson Ek skated 4:49 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%
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs WSH	L	42	3	.929
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at NYR	W	39	2	.949
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NJD	L	36	4	.889
Philipp Grubauer COL	at VGK	W	29	2	.931
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs MIN	W	28	0	.1000
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at LAK	L	28	3	.893
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at PIT	W	27	1	.963
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs COL	L	25	3	.880
Carter Hutton BUF	vs NYI	L	23	2	.913
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at BUF	W	20	0	.1000

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