NHL Recaps: Saturday, Feb 27, 2021

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0 at BUF. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Lazar–Reinhart–Olofsson skated 8:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:31.
•New look for BUF: Lazar–Reinhart–Olofsson skated 8:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Carter Hutton (BUF) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +13 against a season average of 26.2; the loss.

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Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Subban, Palmieri, Zacha, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:39 together.

•Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:02.
•Carl Hagelin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:36.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:36.

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Calgary Flames beat Ottawa Senators 6–3

Calgary Flames beat Ottawa Senators 6–3 at OTT. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mikael Backlund had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:49.
•Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:14.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:04.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at home. Mattias Ekholm (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NSH: Granlund–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mattias Ekholm had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:45.
•New look for NSH: Granlund–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Johansen–Cousins–Arvidsson skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (85% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Islanders 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 4–3 in overtime at NYI. Kris Letang (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:27 together.

•Kris Letang had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:06.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:04.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Dallas Stars 5–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 5–0 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Pavelski–Benn–Hintz skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:05.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:42.
•Mikhail Sergachev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:45.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Florida Panthers 4–3 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 4–3 in a shootout at FLA. Patric Hornqvist (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:00 together.

•Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:52.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:00 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Edmonton Oilers 4–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 4–0 at EDM. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TOR: Thornton–Tavares–Marner skated 14:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:32.
•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:07.
•New look for TOR: Thornton–Tavares–Marner skated 14:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at CHI. Evgeny Svechnikov (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Evgeny Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:04.
•Frans Nielsen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:55.
•Adam Boqvist had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:13.

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Minnesota Wild edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN won it by committee.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:43.
•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 30:54.
•Mathew Dumba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:39.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Arizona Coyotes 6–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 6–2 at ARI. Joonas Donskoi (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Joonas Donskoi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:01.
•Andre Burakovsky had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:32.
•Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:50.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Toffoli–Drouin–Suzuki skated 15:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:20.
•New look for MTL: Toffoli–Drouin–Suzuki skated 15:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +11 against a season average of 29.7; the win.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at ANA. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Jones–Comtois skated 8:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•William Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:48.
•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:24.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:56.

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St. Louis Blues edge San Jose Sharks 7–6

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 7–6 at SJS. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. STL won it by committee.

•Marco Scandella had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:28.
•Timo Meier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:28.
•Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:09.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Timo Meier SJS	vs STL	2	1	3	4	1	1	18:28	—
Marco Scandella STL	at SJS	2	1	3	3	1	5	25:28	—
Kris Letang PIT	at NYI	2	1	3	3	1	0	25:06	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	at OTT	1	2	3	4	0	1	20:49	—
Evander Kane SJS	vs STL	2	0	2	6	2	0	23:09	—
Mattias Ekholm NSH	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	0	1	20:45	—
William Karlsson VGK	at ANA	2	0	2	3	1	0	18:48	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at NYI	1	1	2	5	1	1	20:04	—
Sean Couturier PHI	at BUF	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:31	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at MIN	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:43	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	at ANA	1	1	2	4	0	3	26:24	—
Andrew Mangiapane CGY	at OTT	1	1	2	4	1	1	20:14	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Lazar–Reinhart–Olofsson skated 8:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Sheahan–Skinner–Mittelstadt skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Voracek–Laughton–Lindblom skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Eller–Sheary skated 11:27 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 NSH: Granlund–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 10:05 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 NSH: Johansen–Cousins–Arvidsson skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (85% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–McCann skated 13:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Benn–Hintz skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Thornton–Tavares–Marner skated 14:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Toffoli–Drouin–Suzuki skated 15:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Jones–Comtois skated 8:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cal Petersen LAK	at MIN	O	42	4	.905
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MTL	W	41	1	.976
Antti Raanta ARI	vs COL	L	40	5	.875
Carter Hutton BUF	vs PHI	L	39	3	.923
Jonathan Bernier DET	at CHI	W	36	3	.917
David Rittich CGY	at OTT	W	34	3	.912
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CAR	O	33	3	.909
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at NSH	L	33	2	.939
Matt Murray OTT	vs CGY	L	33	6	.818
Malcolm Subban CHI	vs DET	L	32	5	.844
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs PIT	O	31	4	.871
James Reimer CAR	at FLA	W	31	3	.903
Devan Dubnyk SJS	vs STL	L	31	7	.774
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CBJ	W	30	1	.967
Jack Campbell TOR	at EDM	W	30	0	.1000
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at ANA	W	30	2	.933
Mike Smith EDM	vs TOR	L	29	4	.862
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs LAK	W	28	3	.893
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NYI	W	27	3	.889
John Gibson ANA	vs VGK	O	27	3	.889
Philipp Grubauer COL	at ARI	W	25	2	.920
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at NJD	W	24	2	.917
Brian Elliott PHI	at BUF	W	23	0	.1000
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs WSH	L	23	4	.826
Jake Allen MTL	at WPG	O	21	2	.905
Ville Husso STL	at SJS	W	21	2	.905
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs DAL	W	20	0	.1000
Jordan Binnington STL	at SJS	—	19	4	.789
Anton Khudobin DAL	at TBL	L	16	5	.688
Jake Oettinger DAL	at TBL	—	5	0	.1000
Joey Daccord OTT	vs CGY	—	5	0	.1000

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