NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 19, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Chicago Blackhawks

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at home. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Nino Niederreiter had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:44.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:18.
•Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:25.

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Florida Panthers rout Detroit Red Wings 7–2

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–2 at DET. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:18.
•Keith Yandle had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:52.
•Patric Hornqvist had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:04.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at CGY. Rasmus Andersson (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Backlund–Mangiapane–Tkachuk skated 12:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Backlund–Mangiapane–Tkachuk skated 12:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Leivo–Lindholm skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) played 24:12, +5:53 up on his 18:19 season average over 55 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 2–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 2–0 at VAN. Mason Appleton (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WPG: Thompson–Lewis–Harkins skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for WPG: Thompson–Lewis–Harkins skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jay Beagle (VAN) played 7:32, −5:09 down on his 12:41 season average over 29 games.
•Brock Boeser (VAN) played 23:45, +4:31 up on his 19:14 season average over 55 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nino Niederreiter CAR	vs CHI	2	1	3	3	0	0	13:44	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at DET	1	2	3	4	1	0	14:18	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at CAR	1	2	3	4	0	0	24:18	—
Keith Yandle FLA	at DET	0	3	3	1	0	0	18:52	—
Patric Hornqvist FLA	at DET	2	0	2	3	0	0	12:04	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs CHI	1	1	2	5	2	0	15:20	—
Anthony Duclair FLA	at DET	1	1	2	4	2	0	13:44	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	vs CHI	1	1	2	2	0	0	25:25	—
MacKenzie Weegar FLA	at DET	1	1	2	1	2	0	21:01	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs CHI	0	2	2	6	0	0	16:48	—
Robby Fabbri DET	vs FLA	0	2	2	3	0	1	16:48	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at DET	0	2	2	1	0	0	12:38	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Backlund–Mangiapane–Tkachuk skated 12:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Leivo–Lindholm skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Neal–Chiasson–Haas skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Thompson–Lewis–Harkins skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at CAR	L	37	4	.892
Chris Driedger FLA	at DET	W	32	2	.938
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs WPG	L	30	1	.967
James Reimer CAR	vs CHI	W	29	3	.897
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at VAN	W	29	0	.1000
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs FLA	—	26	3	.885
David Rittich CGY	vs EDM	L	25	2	.920
Mike Smith EDM	at CGY	W	21	1	.952
Thomas Greiss DET	vs FLA	L	13	4	.692

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