NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 23, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at NJD. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Hall, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:53 together.

•Sam Reinhart had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:59.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Hall, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:53 together.
•Linus Ullmark (BUF) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +12 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime at WSH. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:42 together.

•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:15.
•Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:49.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:42 together.

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Chicago Blackhawks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 6–5 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–5 in a shootout at CBJ. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 23:43.
•Patrik Laine had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:39.
•Carl Soderberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:46.

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Ottawa Senators edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (SO)

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Derek Stepan (OTT) played 2:30, −13:14 down on his 15:44 season average over 19 games.

•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:26.
•Shea Weber had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:03.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:40.

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Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0

Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0 at DET. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Johansen, Granlund, Forsberg and Tolvanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:42 together.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:35.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 26:15.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Johansen, Granlund, Forsberg and Tolvanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:42 together.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 at VAN. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for EDM: Chiasson–Russell–Haas skated 6:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:58.
•Dominik Kahun had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:28.
•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:01.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane CHI	at CBJ	1	3	4	3	0	0	23:43	—
Patrik Laine CBJ	vs CHI	2	1	3	6	1	0	22:39	—
Carl Soderberg CHI	at CBJ	1	2	3	3	0	1	18:46	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at VAN	0	3	3	3	0	0	22:58	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	vs CHI	2	0	2	5	0	0	18:27	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	7	0	18:26	—
Shea Weber MTL	at OTT	2	0	2	3	4	4	22:03	—
Dominik Kahun EDM	at VAN	2	0	2	3	0	0	12:28	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at WSH	1	1	2	6	1	1	20:15	—
Dominik Kubalik CHI	at CBJ	1	1	2	6	1	0	14:45	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at DET	1	1	2	5	3	1	17:35	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	0	1	20:41	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Okposo–Eakin–Asplund skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Filppula–Nielsen–Namestnikov skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Haula–Sissons–Kunin skated 10:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Chiasson–Russell–Haas skated 6:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark BUF	at NJD	W	42	1	.976
Carey Price MTL	at OTT	O	39	4	.897
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs PIT	O	37	3	.919
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs BUF	L	36	3	.917
Matt Murray OTT	vs MTL	W	36	4	.889
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs CHI	O	34	5	.853
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs NSH	L	33	2	.939
Mike Smith EDM	at VAN	W	33	3	.909
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at CBJ	W	30	5	.833
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs EDM	L	29	4	.862
Pekka Rinne NSH	at DET	W	24	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	at WSH	W	22	2	.909

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