NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 25, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes rout Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 at home. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. J-F Berube (CBJ) faced 50 shots and stopped 46 (.920), +15 against a season average of 34.8; the loss.

•Nino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:13.
•J-F Berube (CBJ) faced 50 shots and stopped 46 (.920), +15 against a season average of 34.8; the loss.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, Slavin, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:32 together.

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St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jordan Kyrou had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:52.
•Ivan Barbashev had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.
•Dylan Cozens had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:23.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat New Jersey Devils 8–5

Chicago Blackhawks beat New Jersey Devils 8–5 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Patrick Kane had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 21:55.
•Brandon Hagel had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:38.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:23.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3 at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Gabriel Landeskog had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:40.
•Mikko Rantanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:00.
•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 14 shots in 22:13.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at home. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Dadonov–Smith–Karlsson skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nick Schmaltz had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:18.
•Jakob Chychrun had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:11.
•New look for VGK: Dadonov–Smith–Karlsson skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at ANA. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Arvidsson and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:25 together.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:39.
•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:17.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Arvidsson and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:25 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane CHI	vs NJD	3	1	4	6	1	0	21:55	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs WPG	3	0	3	7	2	1	16:40	—
Brandon Hagel CHI	vs NJD	3	0	3	5	1	0	19:38	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	vs BUF	2	1	3	4	0	0	17:52	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at ANA	2	1	3	3	1	0	18:39	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at CHI	1	2	3	5	1	0	19:23	—
Jonas Siegenthaler NJD	at CHI	1	2	3	4	1	3	22:08	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs NJD	0	3	3	5	2	0	21:14	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs WPG	0	3	3	3	2	0	19:00	—
Ivan Barbashev STL	vs BUF	0	3	3	2	1	0	17:04	—
Seth Jones CHI	vs NJD	0	3	3	1	1	2	24:57	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs WPG	2	0	2	14	2	0	22:13	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Trocheck–Necas–Jarvis skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Dadonov–Smith–Karlsson skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Eriksson–Ritchie–Hayton skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Grundstrom–Byfield skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
J-F Berube CBJ	at CAR	L	50	4	.920
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs VGK	W	44	1	.977
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at COL	L	42	6	.857
Ville Husso STL	vs BUF	W	38	3	.921
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs NJD	W	36	5	.861
Jon Gillies NJD	at CHI	L	35	6	.829
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at ARI	L	31	2	.935
Pavel Francouz COL	vs WPG	W	29	3	.897
Jonathan Quick LAK	at ANA	W	25	1	.960
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at STL	L	22	4	.818
John Gibson ANA	vs LAK	L	20	4	.800
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs CBJ	W	19	0	.1000
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs LAK	—	12	0	.1000

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