NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023

10 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 6–1

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1 at home. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:36 together.

•Tim Stützle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:00.
•Austin Watson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:52.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:26.

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Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at TBL. Eetu Luostarinen (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Kucherov, Point and Sergachev) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 7:01 together.

•Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:44.
•Eric Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:18.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Kucherov, Point and Sergachev) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 7:01 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at BUF. Eric Robinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +11 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

•Eric Robinson had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:28.
•Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:53.
•Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:29.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Winnipeg Jets 6–5 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 6–5 in a shootout at WPG. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 4G 0A.

•Anze Kopitar had 4 goals (4 points) on 7 shots in 20:38.
•Josh Morrissey had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 25:59.
•Kevin Stenlund had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:31.

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Minnesota Wild edge New York Islanders 2–1 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat New York Islanders 2–1 in a shootout at home. Josh Bailey (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +10 against a season average of 30.1; the win.

•Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +10 against a season average of 30.1; the win.
•Matt Martin (NYI) played 18:24, +7:21 up on his 11:03 season average over 80 games.
•Scott Mayfield (NYI) played 25:02, +4:03 up on his 20:59 season average over 81 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 3–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 3–1 at NSH. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NSH: Jankowski–Sanford–Evangelista skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NSH: Jankowski–Sanford–Evangelista skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Novak–Sherwood–Tomasino skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Cody Glass (NSH) played 18:23, +3:40 up on his 14:43 season average over 71 games.

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Seattle Kraken beat St. Louis Blues 5–3

Seattle Kraken beat St. Louis Blues 5–3 at STL. Eeli Tolvanen (SEA) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Eeli Tolvanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:14.
•Morgan Geekie had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:30.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:07.

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Boston Bruins edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at CGY. Dmitry Orlov (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Linus Ullmark (BOS) faced 57 shots and stopped 54 (.947), +27 against a season average of 29.7; the win.

•Dmitry Orlov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:27.
•Jake DeBrusk had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:05.
•Patrice Bergeron had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:48.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at home. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Crouse–McBain–Maccelli skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:34.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:02.
•New look for ARI: Crouse–McBain–Maccelli skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Montreal Canadiens beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at SJS. Christian Dvorak (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Hoffman–Gurianov–Suzuki skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:13.
•New look for MTL: Hoffman–Gurianov–Suzuki skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Hertl–Johnsson–Zetterlund skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anze Kopitar LAK	at WPG	4	0	4	7	2	1	20:38	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs LAK	2	2	4	6	2	5	25:59	—
Eric Robinson CBJ	at BUF	3	0	3	6	3	0	17:28	—
Dmitry Orlov BOS	at CGY	2	1	3	3	1	4	22:27	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs DET	1	2	3	4	2	0	19:00	—
Eeli Tolvanen SEA	at STL	0	3	3	1	1	2	13:14	—
Kevin Stenlund WPG	vs LAK	2	0	2	3	1	1	16:31	—
Austin Watson OTT	vs DET	2	0	2	2	3	0	13:52	—
Morgan Geekie SEA	at STL	2	0	2	2	0	2	9:30	—
Eetu Luostarinen FLA	at TBL	1	1	2	5	3	3	20:44	—
Jack Quinn BUF	vs CBJ	1	1	2	4	1	0	15:29	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	at BUF	1	1	2	3	3	0	17:53	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Paul–Colton–Jeannot skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Jankowski–Sanford–Evangelista skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Novak–Sherwood–Tomasino skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Crouse–McBain–Maccelli skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kassian–O'Brien–Dauphin skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Gurianov–Suzuki skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Johnsson–Zetterlund skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Anderson–Drouin–Harvey-Pinard skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark BOS	at CGY	W	57	3	.947
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at BUF	W	41	3	.927
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	L	40	3	.925
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs NYI	W	40	1	.975
Jake Allen MTL	at SJS	W	39	1	.974
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs LAK	O	37	5	.865
Craig Anderson BUF	vs CBJ	L	35	4	.886
Juuse Saros NSH	vs PIT	L	33	2	.939
Alex Stalock CHI	at ARI	L	33	4	.879
Pheonix Copley LAK	at WPG	W	31	5	.839
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at MIN	O	31	1	.968
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs MTL	L	31	2	.935
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TBL	W	29	1	.966
Ville Husso DET	at OTT	L	27	6	.778
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NSH	W	25	1	.960
Martin Jones SEA	at STL	W	25	3	.880
Jordan Binnington STL	vs SEA	L	25	4	.840
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs CHI	W	24	1	.958
Mads Sogaard OTT	vs DET	W	17	1	.941
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs BOS	O	15	2	.867
Dan Vladar CGY	vs BOS	—	5	2	.600

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