NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023

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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Colorado Avalanche

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in overtime at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +12 against a season average of 30.1; the win.

•Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:07.
•Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +12 against a season average of 30.1; the win.
•New look for COL: Compher–Rantanen–Rodrigues skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime at TBL. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Timo Meier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:53.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 24:29.
•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:37.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Warren Foegele (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 6:01 together.

•Warren Foegele had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:38.
•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:53.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:41.

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New York Islanders rout Seattle Kraken 4–0

New York Islanders beat Seattle Kraken 4–0 at home. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Andre Burakovsky (SEA) played 0:21, −16:32 down on his 16:53 season average over 48 games.

•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:23.
•Andre Burakovsky (SEA) played 0:21, −16:32 down on his 16:53 season average over 48 games.
•Ryan Donato (SEA) played 20:27, +9:20 up on his 11:07 season average over 70 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Nashville Predators 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 5–1 at NSH. William Carrier (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 20:46, −3:16 down on his 24:02 season average over 72 games.

•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:23.
•Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:45.
•William Carrier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:31.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime at CHI. Jason Dickinson (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Kane–Johnson–Dickinson skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brett Leason had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:39.
•Jason Dickinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:30.
•Jayson Megna had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:38.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Timo Meier SJS	at TBL	2	1	3	5	2	0	20:53	—
Erik Karlsson SJS	at TBL	1	2	3	1	1	0	24:29	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs SJS	2	0	2	5	0	1	20:37	—
Warren Foegele EDM	at DET	2	0	2	4	3	0	13:38	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at DET	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:41	—
Evander Kane EDM	at DET	1	1	2	3	4	0	14:53	—
Jason Dickinson CHI	vs ANA	1	1	2	3	2	1	14:30	—
William Carrier VGK	at NSH	1	1	2	3	0	0	13:31	—
Brett Leason ANA	at CHI	1	1	2	2	1	1	11:39	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	at NSH	1	1	2	2	0	1	19:23	—
Phil Kessel VGK	at NSH	1	1	2	2	0	0	12:45	—
Jayson Megna ANA	at CHI	1	1	2	2	0	0	12:38	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Compher–Rantanen–Rodrigues skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Archibald–Blueger–Poehling skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Donato–Beniers skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kane–Johnson–Dickinson skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs COL	W	42	1	.976
Pavel Francouz COL	at PIT	O	38	2	.947
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at TBL	W	37	3	.919
Jack Campbell EDM	at DET	W	32	2	.938
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs SEA	W	32	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	vs VGK	L	29	4	.862
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at CHI	W	29	2	.931
Martin Jones SEA	at NYI	L	28	4	.857
Ville Husso DET	vs EDM	L	26	4	.846
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs ANA	O	26	3	.885
Brian Elliott TBL	vs SJS	O	22	4	.818
Adin Hill VGK	at NSH	W	17	1	.941

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