NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 8, 2024

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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Vancouver Canucks

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout Vancouver Canucks 4–0

Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 4–0 at home. Pavel Zacha (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Pavel Zacha (BOS) played 14:51, −3:18 down on his 18:09 season average over 77 games.

•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:51.
•Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:22.
•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:22.

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Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:14 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:47.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:14 together.
•Darcy Kuemper (WSH) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +12 against a season average of 28.5; the loss.

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Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CGY won it by committee.

•Jesper Bratt had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:21.
•Ondrej Palat had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:56.
•Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:51.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ryan Poehling (PHI) played 18:37, +3:40 up on his 14:57 season average over 76 games.

•Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:15.
•Ryan Poehling had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:37.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:28.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 4A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Teravainen, Bunting, Aho and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 16 attempts in 4:44 together.

•Martin Necas had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:43.
•Teuvo Teravainen had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 17:29.
•Samuel Girard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:53.

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New York Islanders rout Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2

New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alexander Romanov (NYI) played 13:34, −7:22 down on his 20:56 season average over 80 games.

•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:35.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:35.
•Alexander Romanov (NYI) played 13:34, −7:22 down on his 20:56 season average over 80 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at ARI. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ARI: Hayton–Guenther–Cooley skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ARI: Hayton–Guenther–Cooley skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Karlsson–Amadio–Brisson skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Kolesar–Howden–Rondbjerg skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (48.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Ryan Poehling for PHI vs WPG, 72.0 mph. Full game report →

Ryan Poehling (PHI vs WPG): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 72.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs COL	0	4	4	1	0	0	17:29	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs COL	3	0	3	5	0	0	15:43	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs WSH	1	2	3	3	0	2	17:47	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs CGY	0	3	3	3	0	1	19:21	—
Ondrej Palat NJD	vs CGY	2	0	2	3	1	0	13:56	—
Nico Hischier NJD	vs CGY	1	1	2	6	1	0	18:45	—
Bo Horvat NYI	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:35	—
Samuel Girard COL	at CAR	1	1	2	3	0	4	15:53	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	2	1	19:35	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs WPG	1	1	2	3	2	0	19:28	—
Andrew Mangiapane CGY	at NJD	1	1	2	3	0	1	17:51	—
Connor Zary CGY	at NJD	1	1	2	2	0	2	15:09	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Dowd–Malenstyn–Phillips skated 7:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Clutterbuck–Martin–Cizikas skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Hayton–Guenther–Cooley skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Amadio–Brisson skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kolesar–Howden–Rondbjerg skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (48.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at FLA	L	40	3	.925
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at NJD	W	40	3	.925
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs CGY	L	29	4	.862
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs WPG	W	29	1	.966
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs VGK	—	28	0	.1000
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at CAR	L	27	4	.852
Thatcher Demko VAN	at BOS	L	24	4	.833
Jonas Johansson TBL	at NYI	L	24	6	.750
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs WSH	W	23	2	.913
Adin Hill VGK	at ARI	W	22	2	.909
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at PHI	L	21	4	.810
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs TBL	W	20	2	.900
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs COL	W	18	2	.889
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs VAN	W	17	0	.1000
Antti Raanta CAR	vs COL	—	9	0	.1000
Connor Ingram ARI	vs VGK	L	6	3	.500

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