NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 27, 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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Edmonton Oilers

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes edge Edmonton Oilers 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 2–1 at home. Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, Slavin, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:10 together.

•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:42.
•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:45.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Teravainen, Slavin, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:10 together.

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Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home. Michael Raffl (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jake Oettinger (DAL) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +12 against a season average of 28.3; the win.

•Michael Raffl had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:30.
•Jake Oettinger (DAL) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +12 against a season average of 28.3; the win.
•New look for DAL: Radulov–Tufte–Peterson skated 4:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues rout Chicago Blackhawks 4–0

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–0 at CHI. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Faulk and Kyrou) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:01 together.

•David Perron had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 16:00.
•Brayden Schenn had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:29.
•STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Faulk and Kyrou) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:01 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 5–3 at ARI. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:03.
•Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:47.
•Evgeny Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:10.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:35 together.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:33.
•Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:26.
•Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:59.

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Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 5–2 at NYR. Tyler Myers (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Horvat–Boeser–Podkolzin skated 12:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matthew Highmore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:34.
•Tyler Myers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:05.
•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:29.

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New York Islanders rout Anaheim Ducks 4–0

New York Islanders beat Anaheim Ducks 4–0 at ANA. Casey Cizikas (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYI: Parise–Palmieri–Pageau skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:24.
•Ross Johnston had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:51.
•New look for NYI: Parise–Palmieri–Pageau skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Seattle Kraken 3–1

San Jose Sharks beat Seattle Kraken 3–1 at home. Jasper Weatherby (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. James Reimer (SJS) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +10 against a season average of 30.2; the win.

•Jasper Weatherby had 2 assists (2 points) in 7:32.
•James Reimer (SJS) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +10 against a season average of 30.2; the win.
•New look for SJS: Bonino–Nieto–Reedy skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (14.3% 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
David Perron STL	at CHI	2	0	2	8	1	1	16:00	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at ARI	2	0	2	5	0	1	20:03	—
Michael Raffl DAL	vs BUF	2	0	2	3	0	1	16:30	—
Jakob Chychrun ARI	vs WPG	1	1	2	3	2	2	19:25	—
Nick Ritchie ARI	vs WPG	1	1	2	3	3	0	12:37	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs EDM	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:42	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at CBJ	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:33	—
Tyler Myers VAN	at NYR	1	1	2	2	2	2	21:05	—
Casey Cizikas NYI	at ANA	1	1	2	2	3	0	14:24	—
Matthew Highmore VAN	at NYR	1	1	2	2	1	1	13:34	—
Evgeny Svechnikov WPG	at ARI	1	1	2	2	1	1	15:10	—
Barrett Hayton ARI	vs WPG	1	1	2	2	1	0	13:47	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Sceviour–Kane–Draisaitl skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Tufte–Peterson skated 4:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kubalik–Kurashev–Slavin skated 5:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Jenner–Laine skated 12:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Horvat–Boeser–Podkolzin skated 12:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Parise–Palmieri–Pageau skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Rakell–Comtois–Zegras skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Lee–Nelson–Beauvillier skated 11:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Bonino–Nieto–Reedy skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs PIT	L	40	3	.925
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs BUF	W	40	2	.950
James Reimer SJS	vs SEA	W	40	1	.975
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs WPG	L	37	4	.892
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs STL	L	35	4	.886
Casey DeSmith PIT	at CBJ	W	34	2	.941
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at ANA	W	34	0	.1000
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NYR	W	33	2	.939
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs VAN	L	33	4	.879
Craig Anderson BUF	at DAL	L	31	4	.871
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs EDM	W	30	1	.967
Jordan Binnington STL	at CHI	W	30	0	.1000
Mike Smith EDM	at CAR	L	29	2	.931
Eric Comrie WPG	at ARI	W	29	3	.897
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at SJS	L	24	3	.875
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs NYI	L	22	4	.818

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