NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 9, 2023

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

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Colorado Avalanche

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Colorado Avalanche 5–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Colorado Avalanche 5–0 at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Point and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:19 together.

•Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:05.
•Alex Killorn had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:03.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:16.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Edmonton Oilers 2–1 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Edmonton Oilers 2–1 in a shootout at home. Evander Kane (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for EDM: Kane–McDavid–Ryan skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for EDM: Kane–McDavid–Ryan skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Evander Kane (EDM) played 25:15, +6:43 up on his 18:32 season average over 40 games.
•Scott Laughton (PHI) played 23:49, +5:36 up on his 18:13 season average over 77 games.

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Florida Panthers beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Florida Panthers beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at home. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +9 against a season average of 31.1; the loss.

•Eric Staal had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:42.
•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:18.
•Eetu Luostarinen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:37.

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New Jersey Devils beat Seattle Kraken 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Seattle Kraken 3–1 at home. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Palat, Hamilton, Bratt and Hischier) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Dougie Hamilton had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:08.
•Ondrej Palat had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:34.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Palat, Hamilton, Bratt and Hischier) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:03 together.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at home. Blake Coleman (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Bertuzzi, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:32 together.

•DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Bertuzzi, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:32 together.
•New look for DET: Perron–Veleno–Berggren skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ville Husso (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

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Vancouver Canucks edge New York Islanders 6–5

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 6–5 at NYI. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:20.
•Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:48.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Minnesota Wild 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 5–1 at MIN. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:23 together.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:02.
•Jonathan Marchessault had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:56.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:23 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brock Boeser VAN	at NYI	1	3	4	5	2	0	17:20	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs COL	2	1	3	5	1	2	19:05	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at NYI	2	1	3	3	3	2	23:48	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs VAN	1	2	3	1	1	0	20:07	—
Alex Killorn TBL	vs COL	0	3	3	0	2	0	18:03	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs SJS	2	0	2	7	0	1	18:18	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	vs SEA	2	0	2	5	0	3	21:08	—
Eric Staal FLA	vs SJS	2	0	2	4	1	0	15:42	—
Bo Horvat NYI	vs VAN	1	1	2	4	0	0	21:12	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs COL	1	1	2	3	1	1	18:16	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at MIN	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:02	—
Noah Dobson NYI	vs VAN	1	1	2	1	1	0	23:01	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Kane–McDavid–Ryan skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Wennberg–Donato skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Haula–Zetterlund–Sharangovich skated 8:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Perron–Veleno–Berggren skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Copp–Fabbri–Rasmussen skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (5.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at FLA	L	40	2	.950
Stuart Skinner EDM	at PHI	O	36	1	.972
Ville Husso DET	vs CGY	W	36	1	.972
Carter Hart PHI	vs EDM	W	35	1	.971
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs SJS	W	34	1	.971
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs SEA	W	34	1	.971
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs VAN	L	34	6	.824
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at TBL	L	32	5	.844
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs COL	W	30	0	.1000
Collin Delia VAN	at NYI	W	29	5	.828
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at NJD	L	26	2	.923
Logan Thompson VGK	at MIN	W	24	1	.958
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs VGK	L	23	5	.783
Dan Vladar CGY	at DET	L	17	2	.882
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs VGK	—	8	0	.1000
Adin Hill VGK	at MIN	—	4	0	.1000

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