NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 15, 2022

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

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St. Louis Blues

Ottawa Senators

St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at OTT. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Brown, Formenton, Brannstrom, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:30 together.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:23.
•Robert Thomas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:40.
•Pavel Buchnevich had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:44.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in overtime at home. Kris Letang (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 2:52 together.

•Kris Letang had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:53.
•Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:54.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:44.

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Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 6–3

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 6–3 at home. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Dylan Cozens had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:22.
•Kyle Palmieri had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:35.
•Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:29.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at NJD. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TBL won it by committee.

•Dawson Mercer had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:50.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:35.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:05.

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New York Rangers edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (SO)

New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in a shootout at home. Filip Chytil (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYR: Hunt–Gauthier–Chytil skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYR: Hunt–Gauthier–Chytil skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Erik Haula (BOS) played 18:18, +3:15 up on his 15:03 season average over 77 games.
•Jake DeBrusk (BOS) played 18:07, +3:07 up on his 15:00 season average over 76 games.

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Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at NSH. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Wilson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:52 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:55.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Wilson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:52 together.
•Justin Schultz (WSH) played 4:50, −12:15 down on his 17:05 season average over 73 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–2

Calgary Flames beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–2 at home. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 41 shots and stopped 35 (.854), +8 against a season average of 32.5; the loss.

•Elias Lindholm had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:39.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:28.
•Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 41 shots and stopped 35 (.854), +8 against a season average of 32.5; the loss.

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Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1 at COL. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Seguin, Klingberg, Hintz and Robertson) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:20 together.

•Joe Pavelski had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:33.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:44.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:54.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2 at LAK. Evander Kane (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Devin Shore (EDM) played 2:57, −6:45 down on his 9:42 season average over 48 games.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:11.
•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:49.
•Devin Shore (EDM) played 2:57, −6:45 down on his 9:42 season average over 48 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Joe Pavelski DAL	at COL	2	2	4	5	2	3	19:33	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at OTT	2	1	3	5	1	0	17:23	—
Robert Thomas STL	at OTT	1	2	3	4	0	0	19:40	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at COL	1	2	3	2	2	1	18:44	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	1	0	18:50	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	vs CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	0	18:39	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	vs NYI	0	3	3	3	0	0	15:22	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	at OTT	0	3	3	2	0	0	18:44	—
Victor Olofsson BUF	vs NYI	2	0	2	5	0	0	14:29	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at NSH	2	0	2	4	2	1	16:55	—
Kyle Palmieri NYI	at BUF	2	0	2	3	2	0	13:35	—
Alex Tuch BUF	vs NYI	1	1	2	5	0	1	19:36	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Hunt–Gauthier–Chytil skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Johansen–Kunin–Tolvanen skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Backstrom–Sheary–Snively skated 8:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Toffoli–Monahan–Dube skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Oettinger DAL	at COL	W	47	1	.979
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at CGY	L	41	6	.854
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at BUF	L	39	4	.897
Carter Hart PHI	at PIT	O	34	5	.853
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at NSH	W	34	1	.971
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at NYR	O	34	1	.971
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs NYI	W	33	3	.909
Mike Smith EDM	at LAK	W	32	2	.938
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs BOS	W	32	1	.969
Matt Murray OTT	vs STL	L	31	4	.871
Jon Gillies NJD	vs TBL	L	30	6	.800
Cal Petersen LAK	vs EDM	L	27	3	.889
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs PHI	W	27	4	.852
Juuse Saros NSH	vs WSH	L	27	3	.889
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NJD	W	25	3	.880
Dan Vladar CGY	vs CBJ	W	20	2	.900
Ville Husso STL	at OTT	W	20	2	.900
Pavel Francouz COL	vs DAL	L	19	3	.842
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs STL	—	4	0	.1000
Nico Daws NJD	vs TBL	—	2	0	.1000

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