NHL Recaps: Saturday, Feb 19, 2022

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

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Buffalo Sabres

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at BUF. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +4 against a season average of 31.0; the loss.

•Tage Thompson had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:09.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:27.
•Jeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:52.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:45.
•Tyson Barrie had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:29.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:05 together.

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Boston Bruins edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Mike Reilly (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BOS: Lazar–Nosek–DeBrusk skated 12:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mike Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:17.
•New look for BOS: Lazar–Nosek–DeBrusk skated 12:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Erik Brannstrom (OTT) played 27:23, +7:46 up on his 19:37 season average over 52 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

St. Louis Blues beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at TOR. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Pavel Buchnevich had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:18.
•William Nylander had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:11.
•Alexander Kerfoot had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:03.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3

Los Angeles Kings beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3 at ARI. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 3:42 together.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:24.
•Drew Doughty had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:22.
•Anze Kopitar had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:49.

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Calgary Flames edge Seattle Kraken 2–1

Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 2–1 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Philipp Grubauer (SEA) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +10 against a season average of 26.9; the loss.

•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:08.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:45.
•Philipp Grubauer (SEA) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +10 against a season average of 26.9; the loss.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Vancouver Canucks 7–4

Anaheim Ducks beat Vancouver Canucks 7–4 at VAN. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ANA won it by committee.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:02.
•Trevor Zegras had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:34.
•Adam Henrique had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:47.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tage Thompson BUF	vs COL	3	0	3	3	0	0	18:09	—
Drew Doughty LAK	at ARI	2	1	3	5	2	1	26:22	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at ARI	2	1	3	5	2	0	16:24	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at WPG	1	2	3	6	0	1	21:45	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs ANA	1	2	3	3	4	0	16:02	—
Trevor Zegras ANA	at VAN	0	3	3	2	0	0	15:34	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at ARI	0	3	3	0	0	1	19:49	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	at TOR	2	0	2	7	2	0	18:18	—
Nicolas Deslauriers ANA	at VAN	2	0	2	4	2	0	15:00	—
Adam Henrique ANA	at VAN	2	0	2	3	0	1	12:47	—
William Nylander TOR	vs STL	2	0	2	2	0	0	15:11	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at BUF	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:27	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Okposo–Asplund–Mittelstadt skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Connor–Dubois–Vesalainen skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Lazar–Nosek–DeBrusk skated 12:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Foligno–Haula–Studnicka skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Sheahan–Blackwell–Czarnik skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs LAK	L	39	5	.872
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs EDM	L	39	3	.923
Ville Husso STL	at TOR	W	37	3	.919
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at CGY	L	37	2	.946
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs COL	L	35	4	.886
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs BOS	O	33	3	.909
Jack Campbell TOR	vs STL	L	33	5	.848
Darcy Kuemper COL	at BUF	W	32	3	.906
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at OTT	W	31	2	.935
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at WPG	W	24	2	.917
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs SEA	W	23	1	.957
Cal Petersen LAK	at ARI	W	23	3	.870
John Gibson ANA	at VAN	W	20	4	.800
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs ANA	L	14	5	.643
Jaroslav Halak VAN	vs ANA	—	11	2	.818

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