NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 23, 2023

10 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

Washington Capitals

Anaheim Ducks beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at WSH. Cam Fowler (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Kuznetsov and Gustafsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:33.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Kuznetsov and Gustafsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:19 together.
•New look for ANA: Grant–Carrick–Comtois skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Tampa Bay Lightning 6–5 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–5 in overtime at TBL. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. BUF won it by committee.

•Brayden Point had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 21:36.
•Tage Thompson had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:16.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:22.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2 at PIT. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 19:32.
•Kris Letang had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:30.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:30.

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New Jersey Devils edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at home. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Dawson Mercer had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:09.
•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:39.
•Sean Durzi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:44.

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Minnesota Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0 at CBJ. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Foligno–Eriksson Ek–Boldy skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Foligno–Eriksson Ek–Boldy skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Pederson–Bemstrom–Foudy skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Roslovic–Laine–Johnson skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–1

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–1 at home. Andrew Copp (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Ben Harpur (NYR) played 2:50, −11:30 down on his 14:20 season average over 41 games.

•Andrew Copp had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:07.
•Michael Rasmussen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:13.
•David Perron had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:22.

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Vancouver Canucks edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at STL. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +11 against a season average of 29.9; the overtime loss.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 10 shots in 22:33.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:35.
•Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +11 against a season average of 29.9; the overtime loss.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stephenson, Theodore, Amadio and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:01.
•Jakob Pelletier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:04.
•Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:38.

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Boston Bruins edge Seattle Kraken 6–5

Boston Bruins beat Seattle Kraken 6–5 at SEA. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:48.
•David Krejci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:13.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:08.

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Nashville Predators rout San Jose Sharks 6–2

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 6–2 at SJS. Mikael Granlund (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mikael Granlund had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:48.
•Matt Duchene had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:12.
•Nino Niederreiter had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:37.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	at PIT	2	2	4	7	0	1	19:32	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs BUF	1	3	4	2	2	1	21:36	—
Tage Thompson BUF	at TBL	3	0	3	4	3	0	17:16	—
Mikael Granlund NSH	at SJS	2	1	3	6	0	1	15:48	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs LAK	2	1	3	3	1	1	20:09	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at STL	1	2	3	10	1	1	22:33	—
Andrew Copp DET	vs NYR	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:07	—
Matt Duchene NSH	at SJS	0	3	3	3	0	0	20:12	—
Kris Letang PIT	vs EDM	2	0	2	5	1	0	22:30	—
Nino Niederreiter NSH	at SJS	2	0	2	2	1	1	18:37	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs BUF	1	1	2	7	3	4	26:03	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at SEA	1	1	2	6	0	0	17:48	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Grant–Carrick–Comtois skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Dowd–Aube-Kubel skated 8:45 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 MIN: Foligno–Eriksson Ek–Boldy skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Pederson–Bemstrom–Foudy skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Roslovic–Laine–Johnson skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Perron–Copp–Rasmussen skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Joshua–Studnicka–Aman skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Froese–Kolesar–Howden skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	at WSH	W	43	2	.953
Eric Comrie BUF	at TBL	W	41	5	.878
Jordan Binnington STL	vs VAN	O	41	3	.927
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at SEA	W	41	5	.878
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs BOS	L	33	6	.818
Pheonix Copley LAK	at NJD	O	32	4	.875
Ville Husso DET	vs NYR	W	31	1	.968
James Reimer SJS	vs NSH	L	31	6	.806
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at CBJ	W	30	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs EDM	L	29	6	.793
Dan Vladar CGY	at VGK	O	29	4	.862
Laurent Brossoit VGK	vs CGY	W	28	3	.893
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs MIN	L	25	2	.920
Stuart Skinner EDM	at PIT	W	24	2	.917
Juuse Saros NSH	at SJS	W	24	2	.917
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BUF	O	23	6	.739
Jaroslav Halak NYR	at DET	L	23	4	.826
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs LAK	W	22	3	.864
Arturs Silovs VAN	at STL	W	22	2	.909
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs ANA	L	20	3	.850
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs EDM	—	15	1	.933

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