NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Anaheim Ducks

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Anaheim Ducks 6–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Anaheim Ducks 6–1 at home. Nick Perbix (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Point and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:59 together.

•Nick Perbix had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:00.
•Ross Colton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:57.
•Alex Killorn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:49.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at WSH. Pius Suter (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Oshie, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Wilson and Gustafsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:25 together.

•Pius Suter had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Oshie, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Wilson and Gustafsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:25 together.
•Dylan Larkin (DET) played 2:54, −16:52 down on his 19:46 season average over 79 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Joel Armia (MTL) played 2:30, −12:45 down on his 15:15 season average over 42 games.

•Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:27.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:27.
•Christian Dvorak had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:23.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Calle Rosen (STL) played 7:11, −8:36 down on his 15:47 season average over 48 games.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:03.
•Seth Jarvis had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:50.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:59.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3 at BUF. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 5A.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 16:38.
•Mitch Marner had 5 assists (5 points) in 16:48.
•John Tavares had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 15:14.

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Minnesota Wild edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at home. Ryan Hartman (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jon Merrill (MIN) played 10:26, −4:47 down on his 15:13 season average over 72 games.

•Ryan Hartman had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:27.
•Jon Merrill (MIN) played 10:26, −4:47 down on his 15:13 season average over 72 games.
•Quinton Byfield (LAK) played 9:43, −4:26 down on his 14:09 season average over 52 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Vancouver Canucks 5–4 in a shootout at home. Andrei Kuzmenko (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +6 against a season average of 32.8; the win.

•Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:06.
•Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:44.
•Juuso Parssinen had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:28.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in a shootout at home. Tyler Johnson (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Laurent Brossoit (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 28.8; the overtime loss.

•Tyler Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:43.
•Laurent Brossoit (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 28.8; the overtime loss.
•Patrick Kane (CHI) played 25:01, +5:47 up on his 19:14 season average over 72 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 4:08 together.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 9 shots in 25:59.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:35.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 4:08 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mitch Marner TOR	at BUF	0	5	5	0	0	1	16:48	—
Ryan O'Reilly TOR	at BUF	3	1	4	5	0	0	16:38	—
John Tavares TOR	at BUF	1	3	4	3	0	0	15:14	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs PHI	2	1	3	9	1	0	25:59	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs STL	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:03	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs STL	1	2	3	4	0	0	13:50	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs PHI	1	2	3	1	1	1	21:35	—
Nick Perbix TBL	vs ANA	0	3	3	3	3	1	16:00	—
Andrei Kuzmenko VAN	at NSH	2	0	2	5	1	1	22:06	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	vs LAK	2	0	2	5	1	0	17:27	—
Pius Suter DET	at WSH	2	0	2	2	1	0	17:04	—
William Nylander TOR	at BUF	1	1	2	7	0	1	15:53	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Copp–Rasmussen–Berggren skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Dowd–Hathaway skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Blackwell–Seney–Katchouk skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Allison–Cates skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Brown–Bellows skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Lukas Dostal ANA	at TBL	L	44	6	.864
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at NJD	W	40	2	.950
Juuse Saros NSH	vs VAN	W	39	4	.897
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at CHI	O	39	2	.949
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs STL	W	36	1	.972
Jordan Binnington STL	at CAR	L	36	4	.889
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs VGK	W	36	2	.944
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs LAK	W	34	1	.971
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at BUF	W	32	3	.906
Ville Husso DET	at WSH	W	27	1	.963
Collin Delia VAN	at NSH	O	26	4	.846
Carter Hart PHI	at EDM	L	26	3	.885
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs PHI	W	26	2	.923
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs ANA	W	25	1	.960
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs DET	L	25	3	.880
Pheonix Copley LAK	at MIN	L	20	2	.900
Craig Anderson BUF	vs TOR	—	18	1	.944
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs MTL	L	17	4	.765
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs TOR	L	10	4	.600

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