NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

New York Rangers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:28 together.

•Artemi Panarin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:26.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:28 together.

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

Edmonton Oilers edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:49.
•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:44.
•Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:34.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Robert Thomas for STL @ EDM, 62.4 mph. Full game report →

Robert Thomas (STL @ EDM): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 62.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs CBJ	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:26	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs STL	1	2	3	4	4	0	24:49	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs STL	2	0	2	6	2	0	20:44	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	0	1	18:26	—
Robert Thomas STL	at EDM	1	1	2	1	0	1	22:34	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	at EDM	0	2	2	3	1	2	19:25	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs STL	0	2	2	2	0	0	20:22	—
Colton Parayko STL	at EDM	0	0	0	5	5	4	27:58	—
Tyler Tucker STL	at EDM	0	0	0	1	6	2	9:22	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Kreider–Zibanejad–Kakko skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jordan Binnington STL	at EDM	O	36	3	.917
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs STL	W	34	2	.941
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs CBJ	W	31	1	.968
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NYR	L	28	2	.929

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.