NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 24, 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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New Jersey Devils

Pittsburgh Penguins

New Jersey Devils rout Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 at PIT. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:37 together.

•Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:41.
•Nico Hischier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:19.
•Jack Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:43.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ilya Mikheyev (TOR) played 4:39, −10:49 down on his 15:28 season average over 52 games.

•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:06.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:10.
•Ilya Mikheyev (TOR) played 4:39, −10:49 down on his 15:28 season average over 52 games.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Florida Panthers 6–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Florida Panthers 6–3 at FLA. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:33.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:44.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:25.

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New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 4–1

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Strome–Hunt–Panarin skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:05.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:03.
•New look for NYR: Strome–Hunt–Panarin skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 2–1 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 2–1 in a shootout at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 11:25, −9:41 down on his 21:06 season average over 76 games.

•Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 11:25, −9:41 down on his 21:06 season average over 76 games.
•New look for DAL: Glendening–Tufte–Peterson skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Radulov–Faksa–Raffl skated 4:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Calgary Flames 7–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Calgary Flames 7–1 at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:14 together.

•J.T. Miller had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:28.
•Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:01.
•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:36.

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Boston Bruins edge Seattle Kraken 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 in overtime at SEA. Jake DeBrusk (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Bergeron–Marchand–DeBrusk skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jake DeBrusk had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:46.
•Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:59.
•New look for BOS: Bergeron–Marchand–DeBrusk skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at home. Zach Parise (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Hertl, Meier and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:29 together.

•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:32.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:16.
•Tomas Hertl had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:31.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
J.T. Miller VAN	vs CGY	2	2	4	3	4	0	16:28	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at PIT	2	1	3	4	0	1	16:41	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs CGY	2	1	3	3	0	1	17:01	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at PIT	1	2	3	3	1	1	17:19	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at PIT	0	3	3	2	0	0	16:43	—
Bo Horvat VAN	vs CGY	2	0	2	6	5	3	16:36	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	at SEA	2	0	2	4	3	2	18:46	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs MIN	2	0	2	4	1	1	20:06	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	at FLA	1	1	2	3	2	2	10:44	—
Zach Parise NYI	at SJS	1	1	2	3	1	1	15:32	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs CBJ	1	1	2	3	1	0	19:33	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs WSH	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:03	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Tatar–Johnsson–Boqvist skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Bjugstad–Eriksson Ek skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Kase skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Strome–Hunt–Panarin skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Reaves–Goodrow–Rooney skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Eller–McMichael skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Glendening–Tufte–Peterson skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Faksa–Raffl skated 4:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Bergeron–Marchand–DeBrusk skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Johansson–Jarnkrok skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
James Reimer SJS	vs NYI	W	47	3	.936
J-F Berube CBJ	at FLA	W	42	3	.929
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs BOS	O	39	3	.923
Nico Daws NJD	at PIT	W	38	1	.974
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs WSH	W	37	1	.973
Petr Mrazek TOR	vs MIN	W	30	1	.967
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CGY	W	30	1	.967
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DAL	W	28	1	.964
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at SJS	O	28	3	.893
Jonas Johansson FLA	vs CBJ	L	27	5	.815
Linus Ullmark BOS	at SEA	W	27	2	.926
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at TOR	L	24	2	.917
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at NYR	L	21	4	.810
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at VAN	L	21	3	.857
Jake Oettinger DAL	at NSH	O	20	1	.950
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NJD	L	19	5	.737
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs NJD	—	17	1	.941
Dan Vladar CGY	at VAN	—	17	4	.765

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