NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 24, 2021

7 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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Carolina Hurricanes

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 at home. Alex Killorn (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for TBL: Goodrow–Gourde–Joseph skated 13:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Killorn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:29.
•New look for TBL: Goodrow–Gourde–Joseph skated 13:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TBL: Killorn–Stamkos–Johnson skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Florida Panthers 3–0

Dallas Stars beat Florida Panthers 3–0 at FLA. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Gustav Forsling (FLA) played 6:38, −13:38 down on his 20:16 season average over 42 games.

•Joe Pavelski had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:05.
•Gustav Forsling (FLA) played 6:38, −13:38 down on his 20:16 season average over 42 games.
•New look for DAL: Benn–Faksa–Gurianov skated 9:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge New York Rangers 4–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 4–3 at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. PHI won it by committee.

•Chris Kreider had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:32.
•Claude Giroux had 3 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 20:54.
•Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:46.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in overtime at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for TOR: Hyman–Marner–Matthews skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•William Nylander had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:19.
•Auston Matthews had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:23.
•New look for TOR: Hyman–Marner–Matthews skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Colorado Avalanche 6–2

Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 6–2 at COL. Nico Sturm (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Nico Sturm had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:18.
•Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:55.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:41.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (SO)

Arizona Coyotes beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in a shootout at home. Phil Kessel (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Maxime Comtois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:25.
•Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:56.

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Los Angeles Kings edge St. Louis Blues 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 at STL. Dustin Brown (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Blais skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Blais skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Marco Scandella (STL) played 10:39, −9:30 down on his 20:09 season average over 48 games.
•Olli Maatta (LAK) played 25:05, +8:52 up on his 16:13 season average over 40 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Chris Kreider NYR	at PHI	3	0	3	4	3	1	19:32	—
Claude Giroux PHI	vs NYR	0	3	3	8	0	0	20:54	—
William Nylander TOR	vs CGY	2	0	2	6	0	0	16:19	—
Nico Sturm MIN	at COL	2	0	2	4	0	1	11:18	—
Shayne Gostisbehere PHI	vs NYR	1	1	2	6	0	1	20:48	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	at COL	1	1	2	4	1	0	14:23	—
Marcus Foligno MIN	at COL	1	1	2	2	1	1	15:55	—
Erik Gustafsson PHI	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	0	1	16:46	—
Phil Kessel ARI	vs ANA	1	1	2	2	0	1	20:28	—
Maxime Comtois ANA	at ARI	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:25	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	at COL	1	1	2	1	0	1	12:41	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at PHI	0	2	2	4	1	0	20:20	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Goodrow–Gourde–Joseph skated 13:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Killorn–Stamkos–Johnson skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Maroon–Colton–Volkov skated 7:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Benn–Faksa–Gurianov skated 9:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Hyman–Marner–Matthews skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Spezza–Boyd–Barabanov skated 5:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Blais skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Khudobin DAL	at FLA	W	43	0	.1000
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at PHI	L	39	4	.897
David Rittich CGY	at TOR	O	39	2	.949
Cal Petersen LAK	at STL	W	36	1	.972
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at COL	W	32	2	.938
Ryan Miller ANA	at ARI	O	28	3	.893
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at TBL	L	27	2	.926
Brian Elliott PHI	vs NYR	W	27	3	.889
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CAR	W	25	0	.1000
Chris Driedger FLA	vs DAL	L	25	2	.920
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs MIN	L	24	5	.792
Michael Hutchinson TOR	vs CGY	W	22	1	.955
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs ANA	—	21	3	.857
Jordan Binnington STL	vs LAK	L	20	2	.900
Adin Hill ARI	vs ANA	W	14	0	.1000

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