NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 14, 2023

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

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Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals

Carolina Hurricanes edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at WSH. Joe Snively (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Frederik Andersen (CAR) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +11 against a season average of 25.0; the win.

•Joe Snively had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:36.
•Stefan Noesen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 8:03.
•Frederik Andersen (CAR) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +11 against a season average of 25.0; the win.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Chicago Blackhawks 4–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–0 at home. Jonathan Drouin (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Jarred Tinordi (CHI) played 3:03, −13:43 down on his 16:46 season average over 43 games.

•Jonathan Drouin had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:33.
•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:26.
•Joel Armia had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:22.

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New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Ryan Graves (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Laine, Boqvist and Marchenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:02 together.

•Adam Boqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:32.
•Ryan Graves had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:51.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Laine, Boqvist and Marchenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:02 together.

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Ottawa Senators edge New York Islanders 3–2 (SO)

Ottawa Senators beat New York Islanders 3–2 in a shootout at NYI. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kevin Mandolese (OTT) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +8 against a season average of 39.7; the win.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 20:38.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:47.
•Kevin Mandolese (OTT) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +8 against a season average of 39.7; the win.

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St. Louis Blues rout Florida Panthers 6–2

St. Louis Blues beat Florida Panthers 6–2 at home. Ivan Barbashev (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Ivan Barbashev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:23.
•Brayden Schenn had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:31.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Seattle Kraken 3–2 (SO)

Winnipeg Jets beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 in a shootout at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. SEA's first power-play unit (Bjorkstrand, Wennberg, McCann, Dunn and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:33 together.

•SEA's first power-play unit (Bjorkstrand, Wennberg, McCann, Dunn and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:33 together.
•New look for WPG: Lowry–Appleton–Barron skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Philipp Grubauer (SEA) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +16 against a season average of 23.8; the overtime loss.

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Boston Bruins edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at DAL. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jake Oettinger (DAL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +8 against a season average of 28.6; the overtime loss.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:17.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:51.
•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in a shootout at COL. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +15 against a season average of 31.3; the win.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:48.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +15 against a season average of 31.3; the win.
•Denis Malgin (COL) played 5:24, −5:36 down on his 11:00 season average over 64 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at SJS. Rickard Rakell (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +9 against a season average of 30.1; the win.

•Rickard Rakell had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:44.
•Sidney Crosby had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:37.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:52.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ivan Barbashev STL	vs FLA	1	2	3	3	1	1	15:23	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	at SJS	1	2	3	1	1	1	19:44	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at SJS	0	3	3	2	1	0	19:37	—
Jonathan Drouin MTL	vs CHI	0	3	3	2	0	0	14:33	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at SJS	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:52	—
Brayden Schenn STL	vs FLA	2	0	2	2	1	1	16:23	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at NYI	1	1	2	9	2	0	20:38	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at DAL	1	1	2	8	1	3	21:17	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs TBL	1	1	2	7	1	0	22:48	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs BOS	1	1	2	5	2	0	19:51	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at STL	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:31	—
Joe Snively WSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	3	0	0	13:36	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Oshie–Strome–Snively skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Lowry–Appleton–Barron skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Hayden–Donato–Geekie skated 4:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kevin Mandolese OTT	at NYI	W	48	2	.958
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at COL	W	46	3	.935
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at WPG	O	40	2	.950
Casey DeSmith PIT	at SJS	W	39	1	.974
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs BOS	O	37	3	.919
Frederik Andersen CAR	at WSH	W	36	2	.944
Jordan Binnington STL	vs FLA	W	36	2	.944
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs TBL	O	35	3	.914
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs OTT	O	34	2	.941
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at CBJ	W	33	2	.939
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs NJD	L	32	3	.906
Jaxson Stauber CHI	at MTL	L	31	4	.871
Linus Ullmark BOS	at DAL	W	31	2	.935
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs CAR	L	30	3	.900
David Rittich WPG	vs SEA	W	29	2	.931
Spencer Knight FLA	at STL	L	27	5	.815
Aaron Dell SJS	vs PIT	L	27	2	.926
Jake Allen MTL	vs CHI	W	22	0	.1000

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