NHL Recaps: Monday, Feb 19, 2024

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

Game recaps

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Anaheim Ducks

Buffalo Sabres

Anaheim Ducks edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at BUF. Troy Terry (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:54 together.

•Troy Terry had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:03.
•Mason McTavish had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:30.
•Frank Vatrano had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:59.

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Boston Bruins edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in a shootout at home. Jesper Boqvist (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +17 against a season average of 29.3; the win.

•Jesper Boqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:13.
•Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 29:39.
•Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +17 against a season average of 29.3; the win.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at STL. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TOR's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Liljegren) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:10 together.

•Mitch Marner had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:40.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:34.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Liljegren) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:10 together.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 10–7

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 10–7 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 3A.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a hat trick and 3 assists (6 points) on 4 shots in 21:23.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick and 3 assists (6 points) on 7 shots in 20:41.
•J.T. Miller had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 19:18.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Seattle Kraken 4–3 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Seattle Kraken 4–3 in overtime at SEA. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Alex Lyon (DET) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +11 against a season average of 30.1; the win.

•Jared McCann had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:52.
•Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:00.
•Will Borgen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:55.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Arizona Coyotes 6–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Arizona Coyotes 6–3 at ARI. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:03.
•Evan Bouchard had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:20.
•Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.

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Calgary Flames beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3

Calgary Flames beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3 at home. Sean Monahan (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CGY won it by committee.

•Sean Monahan had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:40.
•Nazem Kadri had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:23.
•Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:16.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout San Jose Sharks 4–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–0 at SJS. Alec Martinez (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for VGK: Stone–Karlsson–Stephenson skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alec Martinez had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:30.
•Mason Morelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:15.
•New look for VGK: Stone–Karlsson–Stephenson skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at home. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR won it by committee.

•Connor Bedard had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:18.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:09.
•Nick Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:37.

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Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at TBL. Mathieu Joseph (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for TBL: Paul–Eyssimont–Chaffee skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mathieu Joseph had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:11.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:33.
•Artem Zub had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:01.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Moritz Seider for DET @ SEA, 81.8 mph. Full game report →

Moritz Seider (DET @ SEA): Point shot, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 4 passes, 81.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs VAN	3	3	6	7	0	2	20:41	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	vs VAN	3	3	6	4	1	0	21:23	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at MIN	3	1	4	4	5	2	19:18	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs VAN	1	3	4	5	0	0	18:34	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs VAN	1	3	4	1	1	1	18:14	—
Sean Monahan WPG	at CGY	3	0	3	4	0	1	18:40	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	vs WPG	2	1	3	5	0	0	17:23	—
Troy Terry ANA	at BUF	1	2	3	1	0	1	18:03	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at ARI	1	2	3	1	0	1	19:03	—
Connor Bedard CHI	at CAR	1	2	3	1	1	0	20:18	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at STL	0	3	3	3	0	1	21:40	—
Alec Martinez VGK	at SJS	0	3	3	2	1	3	19:30	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Frederic–Brazeau–Boqvist skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Reaves–Kampf–Holmberg skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Robertson–McMann skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Karlsson–Stephenson skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hoffman–Kunin–Eklund skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Amadio–Howden–Cotter skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Paul–Eyssimont–Chaffee skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Tarasenko–Tkachuk–Pinto skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs DAL	W	46	3	.935
Alex Lyon DET	at SEA	W	41	3	.927
Petr Mrazek CHI	at CAR	L	41	5	.878
John Gibson ANA	at BUF	W	37	3	.919
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CGY	L	33	5	.848
Joey Daccord SEA	vs DET	O	32	4	.875
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs WPG	W	31	3	.903
Jake Oettinger DAL	at BOS	O	30	3	.900
Logan Thompson VGK	at SJS	W	29	0	.1000
Joel Hofer STL	vs TOR	L	28	3	.893
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs OTT	L	28	4	.857
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs VGK	L	26	4	.846
Casey DeSmith VAN	at MIN	L	25	8	.680
Stuart Skinner EDM	at ARI	W	25	3	.880
Matt Villalta ARI	vs EDM	L	25	5	.800
Anton Forsberg OTT	at TBL	W	25	2	.920
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at STL	W	21	2	.905
Spencer Martin CAR	vs CHI	W	17	3	.824
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs VAN	—	16	5	.688
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs ANA	L	14	4	.714
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs VAN	W	8	2	.750

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