NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 10, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at BUF. Jakub Voracek (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Voracek, Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Werenski and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:14 together.

•Jakub Voracek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:17.
•Tage Thompson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:01.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Voracek, Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Werenski and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:14 together.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Boston Bruins 6–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 6–0 at BOS. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, DeAngelo, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:34 together.

•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:53.
•Teuvo Teravainen had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:41.
•Sebastian Aho had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:05.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa Senators 2–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa Senators 2–0 at OTT. Jeff Carter (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Matt Murray (OTT) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +11 against a season average of 32.0; the loss.

•Matt Murray (OTT) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +11 against a season average of 32.0; the loss.
•Alex Formenton (OTT) played 18:26, +3:01 up on his 15:25 season average over 78 games.
•Brady Tkachuk (OTT) threw 7 hits and blocked 1 shot, a night for hits leagues.

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Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Joe Snively (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Wideman, Toffoli, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:34 together.

•Joe Snively had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:46.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:22.
•Justin Schultz had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:27.

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New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 7–4

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 7–4 at STL. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Nico Hischier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:07.
•Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:19.
•Brayden Schenn had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:51.

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Calgary Flames beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home. Rasmus Andersson (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob Markstrom (CGY) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +20 against a season average of 27.8; the win.

•Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:55.
•Rasmus Andersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:41.
•Mikael Backlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:39.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at home. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +17 against a season average of 29.7; the loss.

•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:43.
•Devon Toews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:44.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +17 against a season average of 29.7; the loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nico Hischier NJD	at STL	2	1	3	3	0	0	19:07	—
Joe Snively WSH	at MTL	2	1	3	3	0	0	12:46	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at BOS	1	2	3	4	4	1	12:53	—
Yegor Sharangovich NJD	at STL	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:19	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	at BOS	0	3	3	4	0	1	16:41	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at BOS	2	0	2	4	2	0	16:05	—
Brayden Schenn STL	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:51	—
Devon Toews COL	vs TBL	1	1	2	6	0	2	24:44	—
Brayden Point TBL	at COL	1	1	2	5	1	0	19:43	—
Jordan Staal CAR	at BOS	1	1	2	3	3	1	17:27	—
Rasmus Andersson CGY	vs TOR	1	1	2	2	0	2	20:41	—
Jakub Voracek CBJ	at BUF	1	1	2	2	0	0	17:17	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Hayden–Bjork–Cozens skated 4:47 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 TBL: Palat–Kucherov–Point skated 11:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Cirelli–Raddysh–Colton skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs TOR	W	48	2	.958
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at COL	L	47	3	.936
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at MTL	W	44	2	.955
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs CAR	L	43	6	.860
Matt Murray OTT	vs PIT	L	43	1	.977
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs TBL	W	38	2	.947
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs CBJ	O	34	4	.882
Frederik Andersen CAR	at BOS	W	34	0	.1000
Jon Gillies NJD	at STL	W	31	4	.871
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at BUF	W	27	3	.889
Jordan Binnington STL	vs NJD	L	27	5	.815
Jack Campbell TOR	at CGY	L	26	5	.808
Casey DeSmith PIT	at OTT	W	26	0	.1000
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs WSH	L	14	4	.714
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs WSH	—	8	0	.1000

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