NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 17, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Philadelphia Flyers

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at PHI. Garnet Hathaway (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Garnet Hathaway had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:40.
•Gerry Mayhew had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:01.
•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:58.

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Detroit Red Wings edge New York Rangers 3–2 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout at NYR. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Thomas Greiss (DET) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +12 against a season average of 27.2; the win.

•Thomas Greiss (DET) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +12 against a season average of 27.2; the win.
•Dylan Larkin (DET) played 24:36, +5:01 up on his 19:35 season average over 70 games.
•Michael Rasmussen (DET) played 6:54, −7:43 down on his 14:37 season average over 79 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:42.
•Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:12.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:51.

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Montreal Canadiens edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Anderson–Suzuki–Caufield skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cole Caufield had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:04.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:10.
•Jeff Petry had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:17.

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Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at BUF. Nick Holden (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Nick Holden (OTT) played 25:15, +5:28 up on his 19:47 season average over 75 games.

•Nick Holden had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:15.
•Nick Holden (OTT) played 25:15, +5:28 up on his 19:47 season average over 75 games.
•New look for OTT: Watson–Gambrell–Kelly skated 4:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 4–1

New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Nelson, Pageau, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:24 together.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:09.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:03.
•Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:49.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Seattle Kraken 5–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Seattle Kraken 5–3 at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:18.
•Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:08.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:40.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–4 at CHI. Patrik Laine (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Patrik Laine had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:20.
•Boone Jenner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:59.
•Egor Chinakhov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:26.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Anaheim Ducks 7–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks 7–3 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:10.
•Derek Ryan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:47.
•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:29.

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Vancouver Canucks edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at SJS. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VAN won it by committee.

•Timo Meier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 20:19.
•Alexander Barabanov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:36.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrik Laine CBJ	at CHI	3	0	3	5	0	0	19:20	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs VAN	2	1	3	8	2	1	20:19	—
Garnet Hathaway WSH	at PHI	2	1	3	4	0	1	13:40	—
Alexander Barabanov SJS	vs VAN	1	2	3	3	1	0	18:27	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	at CHI	1	2	3	2	1	1	21:59	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs ANA	2	0	2	5	2	0	23:10	—
Gerry Mayhew PHI	vs WSH	2	0	2	4	2	1	15:01	—
Cole Caufield MTL	vs STL	2	0	2	3	0	0	21:04	—
Egor Chinakhov CBJ	at CHI	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:26	—
Warren Foegele EDM	vs ANA	1	1	2	4	1	0	12:35	—
Ryan Carpenter CHI	vs CBJ	1	1	2	4	1	0	13:12	—
Jordan Eberle SEA	at WPG	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:08	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Anderson–Suzuki–Caufield skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Byron–Evans–Pitlick skated 6:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Watson–Gambrell–Kelly skated 4:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Bergeron–Hall–Pastrnak skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jack Campbell TOR	vs PIT	W	46	1	.978
John Gibson ANA	at EDM	L	41	7	.829
Thomas Greiss DET	at NYR	W	39	2	.949
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs CBJ	L	36	6	.833
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at PHI	W	33	3	.909
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs DET	O	33	2	.939
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at CHI	W	32	4	.875
Mike Smith EDM	vs ANA	W	30	3	.900
Ville Husso STL	at MTL	O	30	3	.900
Tristan Jarry PIT	at TOR	L	29	4	.862
Thatcher Demko VAN	at SJS	W	28	4	.857
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at WPG	L	28	4	.857
Linus Ullmark BOS	at NYI	L	28	3	.893
James Reimer SJS	vs VAN	O	27	5	.815
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs STL	W	27	2	.926
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs BOS	W	27	1	.963
Craig Anderson BUF	vs OTT	L	27	2	.926
Martin Jones PHI	vs WSH	L	24	4	.833
Anton Forsberg OTT	at BUF	W	24	1	.958
Eric Comrie WPG	vs SEA	W	23	3	.870

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