NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 24, 2023

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

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Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 3–1 at FLA. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Craig Anderson (BUF) faced 50 shots and stopped 49 (.980), +18 against a season average of 31.7; the win.

•Tage Thompson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:27.
•Jeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:51.
•Craig Anderson (BUF) faced 50 shots and stopped 49 (.980), +18 against a season average of 31.7; the win.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Minnesota Wild 2–1 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 in overtime at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alex Goligoski (MIN) played 22:54, +5:21 up on his 17:33 season average over 45 games.

•William Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:41.
•Alex Goligoski (MIN) played 22:54, +5:21 up on his 17:33 season average over 45 games.
•Jake Middleton (MIN) played 23:37, +4:38 up on his 18:59 season average over 78 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at PHI. Jesse Ylonen (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Matheson, Anderson, Suzuki and Harvey-Pinard) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:30 together.

•Jesse Ylonen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:57.
•Mike Hoffman had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:53.
•Morgan Frost had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:03.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Ottawa Senators 4–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 4–0 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for OTT: Brassard–Watson–Greig skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:09.
•Sebastian Aho had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.
•New look for OTT: Brassard–Watson–Greig skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge New York Islanders 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 3–2 at NYI. Gabriel Vilardi (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Lee, Nelson, Horvat and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:05 together.

•NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Lee, Nelson, Horvat and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:05 together.
•Arthur Kaliyev (LAK) played 8:34, −3:10 down on his 11:44 season average over 55 games.
•Mikey Anderson (LAK) played 27:05, +5:30 up on his 21:35 season average over 76 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Winnipeg Jets 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 5–1 at WPG. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Devon Toews (COL) played 20:33, −4:37 down on his 25:10 season average over 79 games.

•J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:23.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:22.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:36.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tage Thompson BUF	at FLA	0	3	3	2	0	0	18:27	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	at FLA	2	0	2	6	0	0	16:51	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at WPG	1	1	2	6	1	0	20:22	—
J.T. Compher COL	at WPG	1	1	2	3	1	2	20:23	—
William Nylander TOR	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	0	1	17:41	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at WPG	1	1	2	3	1	0	21:36	—
Jesse Ylonen MTL	at PHI	1	1	2	1	0	0	14:57	—
Mike Hoffman MTL	at PHI	0	2	2	3	1	0	14:53	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs OTT	0	2	2	3	0	0	16:33	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs OTT	0	2	2	2	3	0	15:09	—
Morgan Frost PHI	vs MTL	0	2	2	2	2	0	18:03	—
Owen Tippett PHI	vs MTL	1	0	1	8	3	2	20:24	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Duclair–Reinhart–Lundell skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Brassard–Watson–Greig skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Joseph–Gauthier–Gambrell skated 5:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Craig Anderson BUF	at FLA	W	50	1	.980
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs BUF	L	33	3	.909
Antti Raanta CAR	vs OTT	W	32	0	.1000
Carter Hart PHI	vs MTL	L	31	5	.839
Cam Talbot OTT	at CAR	L	29	3	.897
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs LAK	L	28	3	.929
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at WPG	W	27	1	.963
Jake Allen MTL	at PHI	W	26	2	.923
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs COL	L	26	5	.808
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs MIN	W	25	1	.960
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at TOR	O	24	2	.917
Jonathan Quick LAK	at NYI	W	18	2	.889
David Rittich WPG	vs COL	—	10	0	.1000

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