NHL Recaps: Saturday, Feb 26, 2022

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

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Edmonton Oilers

Florida Panthers

Edmonton Oilers edge Florida Panthers 4–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at FLA. Derek Ryan (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Duclair, Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:28 together.

•Derek Ryan had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:50.
•Aleksander Barkov had two goals (2 points) on 10 shots in 25:01.
•Anthony Duclair had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:57.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Washington Capitals 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 2–1 at home. Cam Atkinson (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:09 together.

•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:22.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:09 together.
•New look for PHI: Giroux–Atkinson–Farabee skated 13:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 1–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 1–0 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:43 together.

•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:43 together.
•Kris Letang (PIT) played 29:04, +3:20 up on his 25:44 season average over 77 games.
•Artemi Panarin (NYR) played 22:11, +3:01 up on his 19:11 season average over 74 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at OTT. Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Perreault–Pezzetta–Poehling skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:04.
•New look for MTL: Perreault–Pezzetta–Poehling skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Victor Mete (OTT) played 19:40, +5:11 up on his 14:29 season average over 36 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at NSH. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Point) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:13 together.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:35.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:17.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Point) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:13 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 10–7

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 10–7 at DET. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 4G 2A.

•Mitch Marner had 4 goals and 2 assists (6 points) on 6 shots in 15:07.
•Michael Bunting had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 13:39.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 14:33.

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Calgary Flames rout Minnesota Wild 7–3

Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 7–3 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:39.
•Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:45.
•Blake Coleman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:04.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VGK: Dadonov–Stephenson–Eichel skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VGK: Dadonov–Stephenson–Eichel skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Darcy Kuemper (COL) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 30.8; the win.
•New look for VGK: Carrier–Amadio–Roy skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at SJS. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Hertl, Meier and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:28 together.

•Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 20:27.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Hertl, Meier and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:28 together.
•Mario Ferraro (SJS) played 12:06, −11:05 down on his 23:11 season average over 62 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 5–2

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 5–2 at home. Matt Roy (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mathew Barzal (NYI) played 8:18, −9:51 down on his 18:09 season average over 72 games.

•Matt Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:21.
•Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:26.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mitch Marner TOR	at DET	4	2	6	6	0	0	15:07	—
Michael Bunting TOR	at DET	1	4	5	4	0	0	13:39	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at DET	1	3	4	4	0	1	14:33	—
Filip Hronek DET	vs TOR	1	3	4	4	0	1	18:31	—
Derek Ryan EDM	at FLA	3	0	3	4	0	0	13:50	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at SJS	2	1	3	8	1	0	20:27	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs MIN	2	1	3	4	1	0	14:39	—
Tyler Toffoli CGY	vs MIN	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:45	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs TOR	2	1	3	2	1	0	19:07	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at NSH	1	2	3	5	1	0	18:35	—
Justin Holl TOR	at DET	0	3	3	0	1	0	20:36	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs EDM	2	0	2	10	1	0	25:01	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Giroux–Atkinson–Farabee skated 13:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Brassard–van Riemsdyk–Mayhew skated 7:44 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 WSH: Eller–Snively–McMichael skated 4:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Perreault–Pezzetta–Poehling skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Dadonov–Stephenson–Eichel skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Carrier–Amadio–Roy skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kolesar–Howden–Rondbjerg skated 6:28 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 BOS: Foligno–Nosek–Froden skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at FLA	W	47	3	.936
James Reimer SJS	vs BOS	L	37	3	.919
Darcy Kuemper COL	at VGK	W	36	2	.944
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at LAK	L	34	4	.882
Juuse Saros NSH	vs TBL	L	33	3	.909
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at CGY	L	33	5	.848
Matt Murray OTT	vs MTL	L	32	2	.938
Carter Hart PHI	vs WSH	W	28	1	.964
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NSH	W	28	2	.929
Cal Petersen LAK	vs NYI	W	28	2	.929
Andrew Hammond MTL	at OTT	W	27	1	.963
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYR	W	27	0	.1000
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at PIT	L	26	1	.962
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs MIN	W	25	3	.880
Jack Campbell TOR	at DET	—	25	5	.800
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs TOR	L	25	6	.760
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs EDM	L	22	4	.818
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at PHI	L	22	2	.909
Laurent Brossoit VGK	vs COL	L	21	3	.857
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at SJS	W	16	1	.938
Thomas Greiss DET	vs TOR	—	14	4	.714
Petr Mrazek TOR	at DET	W	8	2	.750

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