NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 18, 2024

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

New York Islanders

New York Rangers edge New York Islanders 6–5 (OT)

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6–5 in overtime at NYI. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:45.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:12.
•Noah Dobson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:39.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Colorado Avalanche edge Arizona Coyotes 4–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 4–3 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Jack Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:37.
•Mathew Dumba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:48.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 23:33.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Los Angeles Kings edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at PIT. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:51 together.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:04.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:51 together.
•New look for PIT: Eller–Puljujarvi–Phillips skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Erik Gustafsson for NYR @ NYI, 71.4 mph. Full game report →

Erik Gustafsson (NYR @ NYI): Point shot, 0 passes, 71.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at NYI	2	1	3	5	9	0	21:45	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at NYI	1	2	3	4	0	1	23:12	—
Noah Dobson NYI	vs NYR	0	3	3	3	1	3	20:39	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at PIT	2	0	2	5	3	1	21:04	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs ARI	1	1	2	9	3	0	23:33	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs NYR	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:26	—
Mathew Dumba ARI	at COL	1	1	2	2	4	3	20:48	—
Jack Johnson COL	vs ARI	1	1	2	1	0	2	12:37	—
Adam Fox NYR	at NYI	0	2	2	4	1	0	25:26	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	at NYI	0	2	2	3	0	0	19:03	—
Bowen Byram COL	vs ARI	0	2	2	2	0	1	16:53	—
Matias Maccelli ARI	at COL	0	2	2	0	0	0	18:10	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Eller–Puljujarvi–Phillips skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at NYI	W	41	5	.878
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs NYR	O	37	6	.865
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at COL	L	37	4	.892
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs LAK	L	34	2	.941
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs ARI	W	30	3	.900
Cam Talbot LAK	at PIT	W	30	1	.967

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