NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 27, 2024

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings rout Washington Capitals 8–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 8–3 at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Lucas Raymond had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:16.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:09.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.

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Florida Panthers edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Brandon Montour (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:33 together.

•Brandon Montour had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:00.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:01.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:33 together.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2 at home. Joel Armia (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +6 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

•Joel Armia had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:50.
•Jordan Harris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:34.
•Jake Evans had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:03.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 at home. Noah Cates (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Frost–Farabee–Brink skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Noah Cates had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:49.
•Travis Sanheim had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:40.
•Morgan Frost had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:29.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 at TOR. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Michael Amadio (VGK) played 18:41, +5:22 up on his 13:19 season average over 72 games.

•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:21.
•Shea Theodore had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:01.
•William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:02.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Minnesota Wild 3–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 at MIN. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Teravainen–Aho–Svechnikov skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:15.
•Ryan Hartman had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:18.
•New look for CAR: Teravainen–Aho–Svechnikov skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Novak) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Roman Josi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:54.
•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:47.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Novak) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:46 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home. Sean Monahan (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Laurent Brossoit (WPG) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +11 against a season average of 27.0; the win.

•Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:34.
•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:18.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:09.

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Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Kopitar–Turcotte–Byfield skated 5:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:27.
•Chris Tanev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:10.
•New look for LAK: Kopitar–Turcotte–Byfield skated 5:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Dallas Stars 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 5–1 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Drouin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:41 together.

•Andrew Cogliano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:18.
•Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:01.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:38.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime at VAN. Rickard Rakell (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Garland, Hronek and Suter) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:37 together.

•Rickard Rakell had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:28.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:39.
•Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:50.

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New Jersey Devils rout San Jose Sharks 7–2

New Jersey Devils beat San Jose Sharks 7–2 at SJS. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for SJS: Kunin–Zadina–Eklund skated 13:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nico Hischier had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 19:40.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 11 shots in 23:06.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:03.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brenden Dillon for WPG vs STL, 86.1 mph. Full game report →

Brenden Dillon (WPG vs STL): Off the faceoff, 1 pass, 86.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nico Hischier NJD	at SJS	1	3	4	6	0	0	19:40	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at TOR	2	1	3	4	3	0	19:21	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs OTT	2	1	3	4	0	0	21:54	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at SJS	1	2	3	11	0	1	23:06	—
Brandon Montour FLA	vs BUF	1	2	3	5	0	0	21:00	—
Gustav Nyquist NSH	vs OTT	1	2	3	3	0	1	16:47	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs WSH	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:16	—
Shea Theodore VGK	at TOR	0	3	3	3	0	3	22:01	—
Shayne Gostisbehere DET	vs WSH	2	0	2	5	0	1	20:09	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	at VAN	2	0	2	4	2	0	19:28	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs BUF	1	1	2	7	2	1	22:01	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs DAL	1	1	2	6	0	1	19:47	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Frost–Farabee–Brink skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Couturier–Lycksell skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Teravainen–Aho–Svechnikov skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Hartman–Duhaime–Dewar skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (8.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Saad–Neighbours skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Turcotte–Byfield skated 5:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Dubois–Anderson-Dolan–Laferriere skated 4:43 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 SJS: Kunin–Zadina–Eklund skated 13:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs PIT	O	40	4	.900
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs ARI	W	38	2	.947
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs STL	W	38	2	.947
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at FLA	L	37	3	.919
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at NSH	L	36	4	.889
Cam Talbot LAK	at CGY	L	36	3	.917
Tristan Jarry PIT	at VAN	W	35	3	.914
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs DAL	W	34	1	.971
Joel Hofer STL	at WPG	L	32	4	.875
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at DET	L	31	8	.742
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs VGK	L	31	5	.839
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs NJD	L	31	7	.774
Nico Daws NJD	at SJS	W	31	2	.935
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs BUF	W	30	2	.933
Adin Hill VGK	at TOR	W	30	2	.933
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at MIN	W	30	2	.933
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at PHI	L	29	4	.862
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs CAR	L	28	3	.893
Jake Oettinger DAL	at COL	L	27	5	.815
Juuse Saros NSH	vs OTT	W	25	1	.960
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs LAK	W	23	2	.913
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs TBL	W	22	2	.909
Alex Lyon DET	vs WSH	W	21	3	.857
Connor Ingram ARI	at MTL	L	20	3	.850
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs NJD	—	13	0	.1000

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