NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 23, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at CBJ. Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +4 against a season average of 33.2; the loss.

•Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +4 against a season average of 33.2; the loss.
•Jacob Bryson (BUF) played 20:18, +5:47 up on his 14:31 season average over 35 games.
•Connor Clifton (BUF) played 20:03, +3:32 up on his 16:31 season average over 78 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime at CHI. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 30.0; the win.

•Josh Morrissey had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:34.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:51.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 30.0; the win.

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Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at EDM. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:02 together.

•Matt Boldy had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:51.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:02.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:12.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nikolaj Ehlers for WPG @ CHI, 74.2 mph. Full game report →

Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG @ CHI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 1 pass, 74.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Josh Morrissey WPG	at CHI	0	3	3	4	1	0	24:34	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at EDM	2	0	2	7	0	0	20:51	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at CHI	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:51	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	1	1	23:02	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs MIN	0	2	2	6	1	0	23:12	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs MIN	0	0	0	2	5	4	23:04	—
Mattias Ekholm EDM	vs MIN	0	0	0	2	3	5	21:02	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Monahan–Ehlers–Iafallo skated 9:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (92.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Namestnikov–Barron–Perfetti skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kane–Nugent-Hopkins–Draisaitl skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at EDM	W	43	2	.953
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs BUF	L	37	2	.946
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CHI	W	35	2	.943
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs WPG	O	31	3	.903
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at CBJ	W	26	1	.962
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs MIN	L	19	3	.842

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