NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 26, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

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Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 7–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 7–4 at home. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Dylan Cozens had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 8 shots in 15:41.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:27.
•T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:33.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:15 together.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 25:36.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:15 together.
•Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 44 shots and stopped 41 (.932), +14 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.

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New York Islanders rout Winnipeg Jets 4–0

New York Islanders beat Winnipeg Jets 4–0 at WPG. Adam Pelech (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WPG: Gagner–Connor–Dubois skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for WPG: Gagner–Connor–Dubois skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Ehlers skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Bailey–Koivula–Durandeau skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2

New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2 at home. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:05.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:13.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:21.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT won it by committee.

•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:52.
•Brian Dumoulin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:38.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:53.

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Nashville Predators rout Arizona Coyotes 6–2

Nashville Predators beat Arizona Coyotes 6–2 at ARI. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Roman Josi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:43.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:59.
•Tommy Novak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:27.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Seattle Kraken 5–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Seattle Kraken 5–1 at SEA. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Mitch Marner had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:00.
•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:08.
•Timothy Liljegren had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:13.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dylan Cozens BUF	vs WSH	3	1	4	8	0	0	15:41	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs CBJ	3	0	3	8	4	2	25:36	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs LAK	2	1	3	6	3	0	17:05	—
Roman Josi NSH	at ARI	2	1	3	5	0	4	20:43	—
Matt Duchene NSH	at ARI	1	2	3	5	0	0	18:59	—
Tommy Novak NSH	at ARI	1	2	3	4	0	0	16:27	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at SEA	0	3	3	1	0	0	16:00	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at SEA	2	0	2	5	0	0	14:08	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at PIT	1	1	2	4	1	0	19:10	—
Timothy Liljegren TOR	at SEA	1	1	2	4	0	1	21:13	—
Brayden Point TBL	at PIT	1	1	2	3	4	0	18:52	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	vs NSH	1	1	2	3	0	1	21:08	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Gagner–Connor–Dubois skated 8:18 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 WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Ehlers skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Koivula–Durandeau skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Lowry–Appleton–Jonsson-Fjallby skated 6:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at MIN	O	44	3	.932
Brian Elliott TBL	at PIT	L	36	7	.806
Connor Ingram ARI	vs NSH	L	34	6	.824
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs WSH	W	30	4	.867
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs TBL	W	29	3	.897
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs LAK	W	28	2	.929
Juuse Saros NSH	at ARI	W	27	2	.926
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at SEA	W	27	1	.963
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs CBJ	W	24	2	.917
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at WPG	W	23	0	.1000
David Rittich WPG	vs NYI	L	23	3	.870
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs TOR	L	21	4	.810
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at BUF	L	19	5	.737
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at BUF	—	18	2	.889
Pheonix Copley LAK	at NYR	—	14	2	.857
Martin Jones SEA	vs TOR	—	12	1	.917
Jonathan Quick LAK	at NYR	L	7	3	.571

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