NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 15, 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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Chicago Blackhawks

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CHI: Kane–Domi–Kurashev skated 12:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:15.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:39.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:35.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0 (SO)

Arizona Coyotes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0 in a shootout at home. Connor Ingram (ARI) faced 47 shots and stopped 47 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 35.6; the win.

•Connor Ingram (ARI) faced 47 shots and stopped 47 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 35.6; the win.
•New look for TBL: Namestnikov–Paul–Colton skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Juuso Välimäki (ARI) played 26:10, +8:06 up on his 18:04 season average over 77 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Minnesota Wild 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 at MIN. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alexandar Georgiev (COL) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +12 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:09.
•Devon Toews had 2 assists (2 points) in 27:25.
•Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:37.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Edmonton Oilers 5–4 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 5–4 in a shootout at EDM. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET won it by committee.

•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:49.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:18.
•Robby Fabbri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:14.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Anaheim Ducks 7–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 7–3 at ANA. Cam Fowler (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF won it by committee.

•Cam Fowler had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:20.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:19.
•Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:47.

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New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks 6–4

New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks 6–4 at VAN. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Beauvillier, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:09 together.

•Artemi Panarin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:41.
•Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:11.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:16.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	at VAN	2	1	3	4	1	1	17:41	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs DET	2	1	3	3	0	1	22:49	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at VAN	2	1	3	3	0	0	17:11	—
William Nylander TOR	vs CHI	1	2	3	3	0	0	16:15	—
Cam Fowler ANA	vs BUF	2	0	2	2	0	1	20:20	—
John Tavares TOR	vs CHI	1	1	2	6	1	0	16:35	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at MIN	1	1	2	6	0	0	22:09	—
Rasmus Sandin TOR	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	1	0	18:33	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CHI	1	1	2	3	1	2	16:39	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at EDM	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:18	—
Kevin Shattenkirk ANA	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:58	—
Tyson Jost BUF	at ANA	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:32	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Kane–Domi–Kurashev skated 12:27 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 TBL: Namestnikov–Paul–Colton skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Perry–Maroon–Bellemare skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Gaudreau–Greenway–Steel skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Ingram ARI	vs TBL	W	47	0	.1000
Ville Husso DET	at EDM	W	45	4	.911
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs BUF	L	44	7	.841
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at MIN	W	43	2	.953
Petr Mrazek CHI	at TOR	L	42	5	.881
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs CHI	W	29	2	.931
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at VAN	W	29	4	.862
Arturs Silovs VAN	vs NYR	L	27	5	.815
Brian Elliott TBL	at ARI	O	26	0	.1000
Jack Campbell EDM	vs DET	O	23	4	.826
Eric Comrie BUF	at ANA	W	22	3	.864
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs COL	L	19	3	.842

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