NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 23, 2022

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

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Colorado Avalanche

Detroit Red Wings

Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Gabriel Landeskog had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:51.
•Alex Newhook had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:19.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:54.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TBL won it by committee.

•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:30.
•Connor McDavid had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:02.
•Corey Perry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:07.

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Dallas Stars edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 in overtime at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +6 against a season average of 32.7; the overtime loss.

•Jamie Benn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:40.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:37.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Mittelstadt skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nick Suzuki had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:48.
•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:08.
•New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Mittelstadt skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at ARI. Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ARI: Nash–O'Brien–Fischer skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:45.
•Trevor Moore had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.
•New look for ARI: Nash–O'Brien–Fischer skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs BUF	2	1	3	3	0	2	20:48	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs WPG	1	2	3	2	4	1	17:44	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at TBL	0	3	3	1	0	1	22:30	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at DET	2	0	2	5	1	2	21:51	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at TBL	2	0	2	5	2	0	24:02	—
Viktor Arvidsson LAK	at ARI	2	0	2	4	0	0	15:45	—
Cole Caufield MTL	vs BUF	1	1	2	5	1	1	17:08	—
Corey Perry TBL	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	1	0	12:07	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:32	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at DAL	1	1	2	4	0	0	22:40	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs WPG	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:37	—
Zach Hyman EDM	at TBL	1	1	2	2	1	1	22:36	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Mittelstadt skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Nash–O'Brien–Fischer skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	O	39	3	.923
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs LAK	L	35	3	.914
Pavel Francouz COL	at DET	W	34	2	.941
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs BUF	W	32	0	.1000
Thomas Greiss DET	vs COL	L	30	4	.867
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs EDM	W	30	3	.900
Craig Anderson BUF	at MTL	L	28	3	.893
Mike Smith EDM	at TBL	L	22	4	.818
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WPG	W	22	2	.909
Cal Petersen LAK	at ARI	W	19	2	.895

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