NHL Recaps: Saturday, Feb 18, 2023

13 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

St. Louis Blues

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at STL. Bowen Byram (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Bowen Byram had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:22.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:15.
•J.T. Compher had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:05.

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Nashville Predators rout Florida Panthers 7–3

Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 7–3 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Roman Josi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:55.
•Ryan McDonagh had 3 assists (3 points) in 20:57.
•Tommy Novak had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:54.

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Boston Bruins rout New York Islanders 6–2

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 6–2 at home. Trent Frederic (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, DeBrusk and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:27 together.

•Trent Frederic had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:21.
•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:07.
•Nick Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:29.

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New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at PIT. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Nico Hischier had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 18:41.
•Evgeni Malkin had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:05.
•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:56.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at DAL. Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CBJ: Jenner–Laine–Marchenko skated 15:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mathieu Olivier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:41.
•Eric Robinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:35.
•Sean Kuraly had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:12.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Montreal Canadiens 5–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 5–1 at home. Michael Bunting (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for TOR: O'Reilly–Tavares–Marner skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Michael Bunting had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:46.
•Pierre Engvall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:19.
•Auston Matthews had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:30.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at home. Martin Necas (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Darcy Kuemper (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +6 against a season average of 29.4; the loss.

•Martin Necas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:03.
•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:13.
•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:29.

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Calgary Flames edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CGY: Toffoli–Dube–Ruzicka skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:30.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.
•Vincent Trocheck had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:37.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 3A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Beauvillier, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:04 together.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 20:28.
•Luke Schenn had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:45.
•Anthony Beauvillier had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:51.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Arizona Coyotes 6–5 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Arizona Coyotes 6–5 in a shootout at home. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Kevin Fiala had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:40.
•Clayton Keller had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:58.
•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:41.

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Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob MacDonald (SJS) played 21:52, +10:00 up on his 11:52 season average over 57 games.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:30.
•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:40.
•Jacob MacDonald (SJS) played 21:52, +10:00 up on his 11:52 season average over 57 games.

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Seattle Kraken beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

Seattle Kraken beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at home. Jordan Eberle (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) played 19:32, +3:06 up on his 16:26 season average over 49 games.

•Jordan Eberle had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:25.
•Matty Beniers had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:40.
•Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) played 19:32, +3:06 up on his 16:26 season average over 49 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 at home. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Shea Theodore had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:20.
•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:48.
•Corey Perry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:56.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs PHI	2	3	5	4	0	2	20:28	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at PIT	2	2	4	5	0	3	18:41	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	vs ARI	2	1	3	5	1	0	18:40	—
Jordan Eberle SEA	vs DET	2	1	3	4	0	0	16:25	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs FLA	1	2	3	5	1	2	22:55	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs WSH	1	2	3	4	1	1	15:03	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	0	0	20:20	—
Mathieu Olivier CBJ	at DAL	1	2	3	1	3	1	18:41	—
Luke Schenn VAN	vs PHI	0	3	3	0	6	1	18:45	—
Ryan McDonagh NSH	vs FLA	0	3	3	0	1	2	20:57	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs TBL	2	0	2	7	0	2	15:48	—
Anthony Beauvillier VAN	vs PHI	2	0	2	4	1	0	19:51	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Jenner–Laine–Marchenko skated 15:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Marchment–Dellandrea skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: O'Reilly–Tavares–Marner skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Wilson–Milano skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Toffoli–Dube–Ruzicka skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Dustin Tokarski PIT	vs NJD	L	42	4	.905
Jake Allen MTL	at TOR	L	41	5	.878
Arturs Silovs VAN	vs PHI	W	37	2	.946
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs CBJ	L	36	3	.917
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at CAR	L	35	4	.886
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at SJS	W	35	2	.943
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	L	33	4	.879
Kevin Lankinen NSH	vs FLA	W	33	3	.909
Jaroslav Halak NYR	at CGY	O	32	3	.906
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs ARI	W	32	5	.844
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at PIT	W	31	2	.935
Joseph Woll TOR	vs MTL	W	30	1	.967
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs BUF	L	30	3	.900
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at DAL	W	29	1	.966
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs NYI	W	28	2	.929
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at BOS	L	27	6	.778
Ville Husso DET	at SEA	L	26	4	.846
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs WSH	W	25	1	.960
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at VGK	L	25	4	.840
Adin Hill VGK	vs TBL	W	24	4	.833
Connor Ingram ARI	at LAK	O	23	0	.1000
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs DET	W	23	2	.913
Carter Hart PHI	at VAN	L	21	4	.810
Justus Annunen COL	at STL	W	20	1	.950
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs NYR	W	20	2	.900
Spencer Knight FLA	at NSH	—	14	2	.857
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at LAK	—	14	5	.643
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NSH	L	11	4	.636

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