NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 18, 2022

4 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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Nashville Predators

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:24.
•Roman Josi had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 30:17.
•Brady Skjei had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:39.

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Florida Panthers rout Minnesota Wild 6–2

Florida Panthers beat Minnesota Wild 6–2 at MIN. Mason Marchment (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Mason Marchment had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:55.
•Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:21.
•Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:09.

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Dallas Stars edge Chicago Blackhawks 1–0 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 1–0 in a shootout at CHI. New look for CHI: Kane–Hagel–Reichel skated 13:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Kane–Hagel–Reichel skated 13:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Kubalik–Strome–DeBrincat skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (93.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Lafferty–Kurashev–Dach skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at VGK. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Arvidsson and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:39 together.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:46.
•Max Pacioretty had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:27.
•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:40.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mason Marchment FLA	at MIN	3	0	3	5	1	0	13:55	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs NSH	2	1	3	3	2	1	16:24	—
Roman Josi NSH	at CAR	0	3	3	6	2	3	30:17	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at VGK	2	0	2	5	2	0	18:46	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	vs LAK	2	0	2	2	0	0	16:27	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	at MIN	1	1	2	5	0	3	23:21	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs FLA	1	1	2	4	2	2	18:40	—
Brady Skjei CAR	vs NSH	1	1	2	3	3	0	21:39	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:01	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	vs NSH	1	1	2	1	0	3	24:17	—
Anthony Duclair FLA	at MIN	1	1	2	1	1	0	17:09	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs NSH	0	2	2	4	1	0	16:49	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Kane–Hagel–Reichel skated 13:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kubalik–Strome–DeBrincat skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (93.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Lafferty–Kurashev–Dach skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot MIN	vs FLA	L	34	4	.882
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CHI	W	34	0	.1000
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs NSH	W	31	3	.903
Laurent Brossoit VGK	vs LAK	O	31	4	.871
Juuse Saros NSH	at CAR	L	29	4	.862
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs DAL	O	29	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at MIN	W	26	2	.923
Jonathan Quick LAK	at VGK	W	24	3	.875

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