NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 20, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Ottawa Senators

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at home. Brandon Montour (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Dominik Kubalik (OTT) played 7:13, −4:58 down on his 12:11 season average over 73 games.

•Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:18.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:01.
•Dominik Kubalik (OTT) played 7:13, −4:58 down on his 12:11 season average over 73 games.

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New York Rangers beat Dallas Stars 3–1

New York Rangers beat Dallas Stars 3–1 at home. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:38 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:38 together.
•Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +13 against a season average of 29.2; the win.
•Thomas Harley (DAL) played 25:41, +4:44 up on his 20:57 season average over 78 games.

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New York Islanders edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at PIT. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +8 against a season average of 32.5; the win.

•Adam Pelech had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:48.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 20:10.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:06.

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Washington Capitals rout New Jersey Devils 6–2

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 6–2 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:59.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.
•Connor McMichael had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:20.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 6–3 at home. Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Gabriel Vilardi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:22.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:49.
•Marco Rossi had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:51.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at home. Ryan Johansen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VAN: Blueger–Garland–Bains skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Johansen had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:11.
•New look for VAN: Blueger–Garland–Bains skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Phillip Di Giuseppe (VAN) played 6:55, −5:18 down on his 12:13 season average over 50 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3 at VGK. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VGK: Amadio–Kolesar–Morelli skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alec Martinez had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:11.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:21.
•Ryan McDonagh had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:27.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:19 together.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:31.
•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:34.
•Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:30.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Drew Doughty for LAK vs CBJ, 81.8 mph. Full game report →

Drew Doughty (LAK vs CBJ): Rush, carried in, 1 pass, 81.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs NJD	2	1	3	5	2	0	17:59	—
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	vs MIN	2	1	3	4	0	1	18:22	—
Dylan Strome WSH	vs NJD	1	2	3	2	0	2	16:12	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs MIN	1	2	3	2	2	0	18:49	—
Marco Rossi MIN	at WPG	2	0	2	5	0	0	12:51	—
Connor McMichael WSH	vs NJD	2	0	2	3	1	0	17:20	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois LAK	vs CBJ	2	0	2	3	1	0	16:31	—
Ryan Johansen COL	vs VAN	2	0	2	2	0	0	12:11	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at PIT	1	1	2	8	0	0	20:10	—
Quinton Byfield LAK	vs CBJ	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:30	—
Drew Doughty LAK	vs CBJ	1	1	2	3	1	4	26:34	—
Brandon Montour FLA	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	1	0	24:18	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Eller–Smith–Puustinen skated 10:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Blueger–Garland–Bains skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Amadio–Kolesar–Morelli skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Laferriere skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% 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	vs DAL	W	42	1	.976
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at PIT	W	41	4	.902
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs NJD	W	39	2	.949
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs MIN	W	39	3	.923
Adin Hill VGK	vs NSH	L	39	4	.897
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at LAK	L	35	5	.857
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at FLA	O	34	3	.912
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	vs NYI	O	33	5	.848
Cam Talbot LAK	vs CBJ	W	33	1	.970
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs OTT	W	30	2	.933
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at WPG	L	29	5	.828
Nico Daws NJD	at WSH	L	26	6	.769
Thatcher Demko VAN	at COL	L	26	2	.923
Kevin Lankinen NSH	at VGK	W	26	3	.885
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at NYR	L	25	2	.920
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs VAN	W	25	1	.960

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