NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 20, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Carolina Hurricanes

Pittsburgh Penguins

Carolina Hurricanes edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at PIT. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, DeAngelo, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:46 together.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:46.
•Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:51.
•Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:55.

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Montreal Canadiens edge New York Islanders 3–2 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–2 in a shootout at NYI. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYI: Parise–Bailey–Pageau skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYI: Parise–Bailey–Pageau skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Brett Kulak (MTL) played 22:36, +4:55 up on his 17:41 season average over 73 games.
•New look for MTL: Lehkonen–Pezzetta–Poehling skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at CHI. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CHI: Lafferty–Hagel–Dach skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:19.
•Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:24.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:46.

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New York Rangers edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at OTT. Ryan Strome (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:52 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:50.
•Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:47.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:52 together.

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Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Buffalo Sabres 7–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 7–3 at home. Dean Kukan (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Craig Anderson (BUF) faced 38 shots and stopped 32 (.842), +8 against a season average of 30.5; the loss.

•Dean Kukan had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:54.
•Brendan Gaunce had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 7:41.
•Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:36.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Dallas Stars 3–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Dallas Stars 3–1 at home. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Gostisbehere, Schmaltz, Crouse and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:03 together.

•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:13.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:46.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Gostisbehere, Schmaltz, Crouse and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:03 together.

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Minnesota Wild rout Edmonton Oilers 7–3

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 7–3 at EDM. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Kevin Fiala had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:06.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:42.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:05.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SJS: Cogliano–Bonino–Gregor skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:16.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:08.
•Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dean Kukan CBJ	vs BUF	2	1	3	4	0	1	16:54	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at EDM	2	1	3	4	0	0	16:06	—
Brendan Gaunce CBJ	vs BUF	1	2	3	3	2	0	7:41	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	vs DAL	1	2	3	2	0	0	21:13	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at CHI	1	2	3	1	3	1	18:19	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at SJS	1	1	2	5	0	1	18:08	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs FLA	1	1	2	4	0	1	21:46	—
Clayton Keller ARI	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	0	0	24:46	—
Ryan Strome NYR	at OTT	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:47	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	at SJS	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:27	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs CAR	1	1	2	3	0	0	22:46	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	3	1	21:54	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Parise–Bailey–Pageau skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Lehkonen–Pezzetta–Poehling skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Lafferty–Hagel–Dach skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Gaudette–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Brown–Paul–Sanford skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Benn–Peterson skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Cogliano–Bonino–Gregor skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson BUF	at CBJ	L	38	6	.842
J-F Berube CBJ	vs BUF	W	36	3	.917
Logan Thompson VGK	at SJS	W	36	1	.972
James Reimer SJS	vs VGK	L	34	3	.912
Antti Raanta CAR	at PIT	W	34	3	.912
Filip Gustavsson OTT	vs NYR	L	33	2	.939
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs DAL	W	33	1	.970
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at EDM	W	33	3	.909
Andrew Hammond MTL	at NYI	W	32	2	.938
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at OTT	W	30	1	.967
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs CAR	L	30	4	.867
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs MTL	O	27	2	.926
Jake Oettinger DAL	at ARI	L	26	2	.923
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at CHI	W	24	2	.917
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs FLA	L	23	3	.870
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs MIN	—	15	3	.800
Mike Smith EDM	vs MIN	L	7	4	.429

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