NHL Recaps: Monday, Feb 27, 2023

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

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Detroit Red Wings

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators rout Detroit Red Wings 6–2

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2 at home. Claude Giroux (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 3A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Bertuzzi, Larkin, Fabbri and Hronek) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:11 together.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:03.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:07.
•Artem Zub had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:39.

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Boston Bruins edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at EDM. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Hathaway–Nosek–Greer skated 4:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McDavid had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:27.
•Dmitry Orlov had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:17.
•New look for BOS: Hathaway–Nosek–Greer skated 4:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Dallas Stars 5–4 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 5–4 in overtime at DAL. Anthony Beauvillier (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 5:56 together.

•Anthony Beauvillier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:39.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:01.
•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 26:46.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Marchessault–Barbashev–Eichel skated 14:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:23.
•New look for VGK: Marchessault–Barbashev–Eichel skated 14:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Artturi Lehkonen (COL) played 15:37, −4:55 down on his 20:32 season average over 63 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at home. Mason McTavish (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Mason McTavish had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:28.
•Max Jones had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:56.
•Troy Terry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:55.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Claude Giroux OTT	vs DET	1	3	4	2	1	0	16:03	—
Anthony Beauvillier VAN	at DAL	2	1	3	2	2	0	17:39	—
Thomas Chabot OTT	vs DET	1	2	3	2	1	2	23:07	—
Andrei Kuzmenko VAN	at DAL	1	2	3	2	0	0	19:01	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at DAL	0	3	3	6	0	1	26:46	—
Mason McTavish ANA	vs CHI	0	3	3	4	1	0	18:28	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs BOS	2	0	2	5	0	1	24:27	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs VGK	2	0	2	3	4	1	19:23	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs VAN	1	1	2	4	1	0	19:49	—
Troy Terry ANA	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:55	—
Tyler Johnson CHI	at ANA	1	1	2	3	1	0	19:45	—
Max Jones ANA	vs CHI	1	1	2	1	2	0	14:56	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Hathaway–Nosek–Greer skated 4:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Marchessault–Barbashev–Eichel skated 14:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kolesar–Howden–Cotter skated 7:49 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%
Magnus Hellberg DET	at OTT	L	42	6	.857
Thatcher Demko VAN	at DAL	W	38	4	.895
Adin Hill VGK	at COL	L	33	2	.939
Petr Mrazek CHI	at ANA	L	33	4	.879
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs VGK	W	31	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs BOS	L	28	3	.893
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs CHI	W	26	2	.923
Cam Talbot OTT	vs DET	W	24	2	.917
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at EDM	W	24	2	.917
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs VAN	O	21	5	.762

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